7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Reporting earnings before the market opens on Thursday, Barrick Gold (ABX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to announce EPS of 0.46.

Casino stocks were among the more outstanding performers on Wednesday, with both Las Vegas Sands (LVS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and MGM Mirage (MGM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) spiking by more than 77% and 36%, respectively. Against this backdrop, Wynn Resorts (WYNN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports quarterly earnings Thursday after the market closes. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.59.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to report EPS of 0.98 when it announces quarterly earnings Thursday morning before the bell.

A Sanford C. Bernstein & Company analyst report that suggested Apple (AAPL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) may increase 2009 earnings with a sizable share buyback program helped boost the stock by more than 4% on Wednesday.

Exxon Mobil (XOM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings Thursday morning. Analysts are expecting the oil giant to report earnings per share of 2.39.