Stocks To Keep Your Eye On - 07/19/2007

- (AMD)/-.84
- (BAC)/1.20
- (BK)/.61
- (BAX)/.68
- (COF)/1.63
- (CAL)/1.85
- (CY)/.14
- (DHR)/.92
- (DJ)/.44
- (FCS)/.14
- (FDC)/.31
- (FSL)/.52
- (GPC)/.76
- (HOG)/1.13
- (HSY)/.35
- (HON)/.76
- (ITW)/.88
- (IRF)/.58
- (IGT)/.39
- (MAN)/1.20
- (MEL)/.62
- (MHK)/1.57
- (MOT)/.01
- (NUE)/1.15
- (OO)/.31
- (PPG)/1.53
- (STX)/.36
- (SHW)/1.44
- (SYK)/.61
- (STI)/1.44
- (UNP)/1.62
- (UNH)/.81

8:30 am
Initial Jobless Claims for last week are estimated to rise to 311K versus 308K the prior week.

A steam pipe explosion near Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal during the evening rush hour sent plumes of steam and debris into the air, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen more.

Board member David Li, a top Hong Kong businessman, may face civil charges in a Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation arising from News Corp.'s (NWS) $5 billion bid for U.S. media company, Dow Jones & Co Inc (DJ).

International Business Machines (IBM), the No. 1 technology services company announced late Wednesday that it beat profit expectations and upped its earning forecast, helped by acquisitions and growth in computer services.

Profits at Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH), the No. 1 medical insurer rose 22 percent, beating estimates, as its premimum revenue grew and margains improved.

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) and Nestle explored a merger earlier this year but a number of complications got in the way of a deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Watch CNH, CTV, and NOV for long breakouts.
Watch NCT, USB, and EAT for short breakdowns.