7 Stocks you need to know for Monday

Pfizer (PFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported that it was in talks to acquire competitor Wyeth (WYE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) as part of a strategy to deal with growing competition from generic drugs.

Caterpillar (CAT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) will report earnings Monday morning before the market opens. Earnings per share of 1.31 are what analysts are expecting from the company.

In the wake of Schlumberger's disappointing earnings announcement on Friday, Haliburton (HAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) will report quarterly earnings Monday morning. Analysts are expecting EPS of 73 cents.

McDonalds (MCD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to report EPS of 83 cents when it announces earnings Monday before the bell.

Reporting quarterly earnings Monday after the market opens, American Express (AXP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to announce earnings per share of 23 cents.

Also announcing earnings after the bell on Monday is Amgen (AMGN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating). Analysts are expecting EPS of 1.04 from the biotechnology company.