7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

A day chock full of earnings releases awaits investors Thursday. Jobless claims and durable goods orders are also on the economic agenda. A dovish Bernanke surprised traders who were expecting hawkish interest rate comments from the Fed Chief during his Congressional testimony. Stocks reacted by surging higher despite very negative numbers from new homes sales. New short sell regulations preventing shorting after a stock has fallen 10% was pushed into law today. Further chatter about re-instituting the uptick rule also swept the stock markets. Bulls remained in control on the session regardless of the new regulatory environment with the DJIA surging 91.75, the tech heavy Nasdaq advancing 22.46 and the S&P 500 climbing 10.64.

Here are 7 stocks you need to know for Thursday.

Wynn Resorts Ltd ( WYNN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expecting an EPS of 12 cents after the close.

Concert promoter, Live Nation Inc ( LYV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), hopes its loss does not exceed 53 cents after the close.

Retailer, Gap Inc ( GPS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), has traders expecting an EPS of 50 cents after final trade.

A 2 cent share loss awaits investors in Sirius Xm Radio ( SIRI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) before the opening bell.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. ( DPS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports before the open with a consensus estimate of 44 cents/share.

Las Vegas Sands ( LVS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is rolling the dice by refinancing $5 billion dollars of U.S. loans.

Cruise line, Carnival Corp ( CCL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), has reported record bookings in one of its brands.