7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

The fear index VIX spiked higher today as worries of the viability of the economic recovery spooked the stock market. Negative housing data added to the bearish day. Word of CIT group obtaining a multi billion dollar rescue loan did little to lift the pessimistic overtones. The DJIA collapsed 119.48, the tech heavy Nasdaq fell 56.48 and the broad based S&P 500 gave back 26.78 to 1042.63.

Here are 7 stocks

you need to know for Thursday

Motorola (MOT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) has analysts awaiting a zero EPS for the third quarter announced prior to the start of trading.

A loss of 15 cents is the projected figure for Sprint Nextel's (S | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) third quarter before the bell.

Cereal king pin, Kellogg (K | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), has traders looking for a third quarter EPS of 83 cents prior to the open.

Before trading starts, Exxon Mobile (XOM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), will announce their 3rd quarter results with an expected EPS of $1.04.

Consumer product monster, Colgate Palmolive (CL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), has its sights set on a third quarter EPS of $1.11 prior to the opening bell.

$1.36/share loss is the projected third quarter figure for Brunswick Corp's (BC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) third quarter before the 9:30 AM EST.

Burger King (BKC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is forecasting fiscal first quarter 2010 EPS of 37 cents before the bell.