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HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks to watch on April 21

Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:26am EDT

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 NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on
Tuesday:
 DUPONT (DD.N)
 The agricultural and chemical company reported its
first-quarter results and cut its full-year outlook.
[ID:nN21442737]
 Shares of DuPont, a Dow component, closed Monday at
$26.74.
 IBM (IBM.N)
 The tech company late Monday reported first-quarter
earnings that beat expectations but its revenue fell more than
expected. [ID:nLL515328]
 Shares of IBM, a Dow component, slid 1.9 percent to $98.48
in premarket trade.
 COCA-COLA CO (KO.N)
 The soft drink company reported adjusted first-quarter
earnings that met expectations and a drop of 10 percent in its
quarterly revenue. [ID:nN21424155]
 Shares of the company, a Dow component, fell 1.2 percent to
$43.82 in premarket trade.
 CATERPILLAR (CAT.N)
 Shares of the company, a Dow component, fell 3.2 percent to
$29.51 in premarket trade after it reported a first-quarter
loss. [ID:nWNAB5440]
 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (UNH.N)
 The health insurance company reported first-quarter
earnings that beat expectations and affirmed its 2009 earnings
outlook. [ID:nN21445044]
 Shares closed Monday at $24.21.
 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (BK.N)
 The company reported a steep decline in its first-quarter
earnings and cut its dividend by 63 percent. [ID:nN21414260]
 The stock tumbled 9.1 percent to $25.48 in premarket
trade.
 UNITED TECH CORP (UTX.N)
 The diversified manufacturer reported a steep drop in its
quarterly profit and affirmed its full-year outlook.
[ID:nN21261703]
 Shares of the company, a Dow component, closed Monday at
$45.81.
 MERCK & CO (MRK.N)
 The pharmaceutical company reported its first-quarter
results and reduced its 2009 earnings outlook. [ID:nWNAB5420]
 Shares of the company, a Dow component, fell 2.8 percent to
$24.51 in premarket trade.
 SCHERING-PLOUGH SGP.N
 The pharmaceutical company reported first-quarter earnings
that beat expectations. [ID:nN21446210]
 Shares closed Monday at $23.05.
 LOCKHEED MARTIN (LMT.N)
 The defense contractor raised its full-year earnings
outlook and first-quarter earnings that topped expectations.
[ID:nN21449860]
 Shares closed Monday at $75.73.
 GENERAL MOTORS GM.N
 The Obama administration will make about $5 billion
available to GM to help the company restructure outside of
bankruptcy, an independent oversight report on the Treasury
Department's corporate rescue fund said on Tuesday.
[ID:nN20430590]
 Shares of GM, a Dow component, rose 5.4 percent to $1.75 in
premarket trade.
 AMERICAN EXPRESS (AXP.N)
 JPMorgan widened its first-quarter loss estimate on the
credit card company to 15 cents a share from a prior view of a
loss of 4 cents a share. [ID:nWNAB5330]
 Shares of the company, a Dow component, closed Monday at
$18.98.
 STATE STREET (STT.N)
 The institutional investor reported a drop in its quarterly
profit and said it had $5.9 billion in unrealized losses in its
investment portfolio. [ID:nN21449905]
 Shares of State Street slid 1.3 percent to $30.25 in
premarket.
 TD AMERITRADE (AMTD.O)
 The company reported second-quarter earnings that were in
line with expectations, but revenue that fell 58 percent from
the year-ago period. [ID:nN20404594]
 Shares closed Monday at $15.15.
 JOHNSON CONTROLS (JCI.N)
 The auto parts supplier swung to a second-quarter loss and
said it expects its third-quarter loss to be "significantly
lower." [ID:nN21449060]
 Shares closed Monday at $16.14.
 DELTA AIR LINES (DAL.N)
 The company reported its first-quarter results and said it
would reduce international capacity by 10 percent from the
prior year. [ID:nWNAB5410]
 Shares slid 6 cents to $6.75 in premarket trade.
 WESTERN UNION (WU.N)
 The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings that
beat expectations and gave a 2009 outlook. [ID:nWNAB5426]
 Shares closed Monday at $14.27.
 KINETIC CONCEPTS (KCI.N)
 The company reported a drop in its first-quarter earnings
and revenue that missed expectations. [ID:nBNG102230]
 The stock closed Monday at $22.63.
 JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC (JDAS.O)
 The software company posted quarterly results that missed
market estimates. [ID:nBNG376210]
 Shares dropped 7 percent in after-market trade.
 HEALTHWAYS INC (HWAY.O)
 The healthcare management provider reported adjusted
earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nBNG455829]
 Shares rose 11 percent in trading after the bell.
 CDC CORP (CHINA.O)
 The software company posted a wider fourth-quarter loss
from continuing operations, hurt by impairment charges and a
drop in software revenue.
 Shares fell 11 percent after the bell.
 (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)




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