7 Stocks you need to know for Friday

The Dow lost 105.30. The Nasdaq Composite fell 41.58. And the S&P 500 closed lower by 12.74.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.

Google (GOOG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) beat analyst estimates by 14 cents in its earnings announcement after the market closed on Thursday.

Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 1.06 when Schlumberger (SLB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings Friday before the bell.

Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain resigned from recent acquirer Bank of America (BAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) on Thursday.

Microsoft (MSFT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) surprised the markets with an earlier than expected earnings miss and news that the software giant would eliminate 5,000 jobs company wide.

General Electric (GE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports quarterly earnings Friday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.37.

Investors aggressively unloaded shares of Aflac (AFL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) on Thursday following a Morgan Stanley report expressing concern over the company's investments in securities in both Europe and the U.K.

Announcing its quarterly earnings Friday before the opening bell, Xerox (XRX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to report EPS of 34 cents.