7 Stocks you need to know for Wednesday
The NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed on Tuesday, January 2, in honor of President Gerald Ford.
Immucor (BLUD | charts | news | PowerRating) announces earnings on Wednesday afternoon, with analysts looking for $0.18 EPS.
InterVoice (INTV | charts | news | PowerRating) announces earnings on Wednesday after the close; look for $0.04 EPS.
Sonic (SONC | charts | news | PowerRating) reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday afternoon; watch for $0.19 EPS.
Apple (AAPL | charts | news | PowerRating) announced that the company was aware of CEO Steve Jobs' options deal, but that the deal was legal and Jobs did not benefit.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT | charts | news | PowerRating) announced a 3-year deal with the United Steelworkers union, which will save the company about $300 million a year.
It was reported that Marsh & McLennan (MMC | charts | news | PowerRating) agreed to sell its Putnam Investments money-management unit for $3.9 billion.
AT&T (T | charts | news | PowerRating) agreed to more government concessions in its takeover of BellSouth, which would be the largest telecommunications merger in U.S. history.