7 Stocks you need to know for Wednesday

Analysts are also expecting earnings per share of 0.77 from Coca Cola (KO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which also reports earnings Wednesday morning before the bell.

Microsoft (MSFT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) shares slid by more than 5% on Tuesday, as Credit Suisse cut its 2009 and 2010 earrnings forecast for the software maker, citing slowing PC demand.

JP Morgan Chase (JPM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to announce EPS of -0.17 during its quarterly earnings report Wednesday morning before the open.

Wells Fargo (WFC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), winner of the Wachovia (WB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) sweepstakes, will report earnings Wednesday morning before the market opens. Ahnalysts are expecting earnings per share of 0.42.

Reporting earnings before the market opens Wednesday morning, eBay (EBAY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to announce EPS of 0.41.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings Wednesday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.77