7 Stocks you need to know for Monday

Home improvement retailer, Lowe's Companies (LOW | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ), is expected to report Q4 earnings of $0.25.

Nordstrom (JWN | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ), the fashion specialty retailer, is expected to report Q4 earnings of $0.88.

Late on Friday, there was speculation that troubled bond insurer Ambac Financial (ABK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) is close to receiving a bailout.

LDK Solar (LDK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) is expected to report Q4 earnings of $0.41.

Analysts are looking for FirstEnergy (FE | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ), the electric utility holding company, to report Q4 earnings of $0.92.

Drug development company, Human Genome Sciences (HGSI | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ), is expected to report a Q4 loss of -$0.49.

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