7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Thursday awaits investors with another large plate of major earning announcements. A snowy day on the Street of Dreams led to a lackluster, churning negative session. Suggestions from the Bernanke camp that discount rate increases are being considered pushed shares into negative territory by the close. Poor results from Dean Foods further added to the bearish tone. The DJIA slipped by 20.26, the Nasdaq fell 3.00 and the S&P 500 gave back 2.39.

Here are 7 stocks you need to know for Thursday.

9 cents/share is the projected before the bell figure for Alcatel-Lucent ( ALU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating).

Banking heavyweight, Credit Suisse Group ( CS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), is expecting to see an EPS of 80 cents prior to the open.

Soft drink maker, Pepsico Inc ( PEP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), is awaiting a pre-open EPS of 90 cents.

78 cents/share is the forecast number for Philip Morris International ( PM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) prior to the day's first trade.

Wrestling fans rejoice to see World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) expecting 18 cents before the open.

After the close, Cheesecake Factory Inc ( CAKE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) has its eyes focused on 23 cents/share.

$1.60/share is expected for Cephalon Inc ( CEPH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) after the final bell.