7 Stocks you need to know for today

General Electric (GE | charts | news | PowerRating) said it expects to deliver double-digit growth in earnings per share for the fourth quarter and 2006 (full story).

NVE Corporation (NVEC | charts | news | PowerRating) said Tuesday that it has been notified by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the expected grant today of a patent relating to Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (full story).

Martek Biosciences (MATK | charts | news | PowerRating) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.12 after the close Tuesday, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.10 (full story).

ADC Telecommunications (ADCT | charts | news | PowerRating) reported fourth quarter GAAP EPS of $0.38 after the bell Tuesday, beating consensus estimates of $0.18 (full story).

Danaher (DHR | charts | news | PowerRating) holds its annual analyst and investor meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Indevus Pharmaceuticals (IDEV | charts | news | PowerRating) agreed to acquire Valera Pharmaceuticals (VLRX | charts | news | PowerRating) in a stock transaction for $7.75 per share (full story).