7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Jobless claims and International Trade numbers hit the wire on Thursday. A full slate of earnings reports will also greet nimble investors on the second to final trading day of the week. Stocks vacillated between positive and negative today prior to ending higher on the session. A record wide Budget Deficit was countered by bullish employment data leading to a minor roller coaster like trading day. The Dow eased higher by 2.95, the tech heavy Nasdaq surged a relative 18.27 and the broad based S&P 500 advanced 5.17 .

Here are 7 stocks you need to know for Thursday.

Publisher John Wiley & Sons Cl A ( JWA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announces prior to the open with an estimated EPS of 74 cents.

Test preparation firm, Princeton Review ( REVU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), is looking at a loss of 6 cents prior to trading.

Dog taking to work Pete Musser's ex baby, Safeguard Scientific Inc ( SFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is forecast to lose $2.79/share before the open.

An EPS of 18 cents is slated prior to trading for Smithfield Foods Inc ( SFD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating).

The sun isn't shining brightly on Pacific Sunwear Of Cal ( PSUN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) who are looking at a loss of 30 cents after the close.

Gun maker, Smith & Wesson Hldg Corp ( SWHC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), is expecting a loss of 1 cent after the closing bell.

The FTC is investigating the Google ( GOOG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) proposed purchase of AdMob.