7 Stocks you need to know for Friday

Apollo Group (APOL | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Thursday afternoon, announcing $0.75 EPS over an expected $0.68 EPS.

Palm (PALM | charts | news | PowerRating) beat expectations this afternoon, with $0.17 EPS over a consensus of $0.15 EPS.

AZZ Incorporated (AZZ | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Friday before the bell, with analysts looking for $0.42 EPS.

When A. Schulman (SHLM | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings during trading on Friday, analysts will be watching for $0.25 EPS.

Beazer Homes (BZH | charts | news | PowerRating) announced the firing of the company's Chief Accounting Officer, after the manager attempted to destroy documents surrounding a pending federal investigation of the company's mortgage business.

General Mills (GIS | charts | news | PowerRating) fell on Thursday after the company announced that Q4 profits rose less than 1%.

General Motors (GM | charts | news | PowerRating) gained on Thursday after the company announced a sale of its Allison Transmission business for $5.6 billion