7 Stocks you need to know for Monday

Merix (MERX | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Monday morning before the bell; watch for -$0.08 EPS.

Qmed (QMED | charts | news | PowerRating) announces quarterly results on Monday afternoon, with analysts looking for -$0.54 EPS.

YUM! Brands (YUM | charts | news | PowerRating) is expected to report $0.45 EPS on Monday afternoon after the market closes.

Alcoa (AA | charts | news | PowerRating) officially kicks off the last earnings season of the year, when the company reports earnings on Tuesday afternoon.

Google (GOOG | charts | news | PowerRating) gained over 2.5% on Friday to $593.80, after Bear Stearns analysts predicted the company's stock will reach $700 by the end of 2008.

MetroPCS Communications (PCS | charts | news | PowerRating) fell nearly 10% after missing analyst new subscriber estimates; rival Leap Wireless International (LEAP | charts | news | PowerRating) also fell 8% on the news.