7 Stocks you need to know for Monday

Arena Resources (ARD | charts | news | PowerRating) announces earnings Monday before the market opens; watch for $0.46 EPS.

Merix (MERX | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings after the bell Monday, with analysts looking for $0.12 EPS.

United Technologies (UTX | charts | news | PowerRating) made an offer to acquire the electronic security division of Rentokil Initial for $1.17 billion.

Eli Broad and Ron Burkle bested Sam Zell's $8 billion takeover offer for Tribune (TRB | charts | news | PowerRating) by $1 a share.

Oil prices are near their highs for this year. Watch oil producers and energy stocks like ConocoPhillips (COP | charts | news | PowerRating), Exxon Mobil (XOM | charts | news | PowerRating) and the US Oil Fund (USO | charts | news | PowerRating).