Stocks to Watch on Aug. 20
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U.S. stocks to watch: GOOGLE INC.  GOOG.O Google shares jumped 18 percent in their long-awaited  stock market debut on Thursday after a scaled-down $1.67  billion IPO marked by missteps and lackluster market  conditions. The stock closed at $100.34.
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By Chicago Tribune  Sep. 18--EARNINGS RELEASES   Tuesday: AutoZone Inc., Oracle Corp.   Wednesday: AAR Corp., Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., CarMax Inc., Cintas Corp., Circuit City Stores Inc., Darden Restaurants Inc., Diamond Foods Inc.   Thursday: 3Com Corp., A.G.
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Plus: Samsung SDI swings to loss...Outstanding earnings for Apple...Xerox profits from color printers...Alltel profit, revenue rise.
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Stocks to watch on Tuesday: MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC. :
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Bargain hunters may want to keep an eye on this stock.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Nat&#39;l Assn. of Purchasing Management&#39;s regional business activity surveys rose in June. The Chicago-area gauge eased to 60.2 vs. 61.7, but still remains solid. The Milwaukee index jumped to 66 from 58. Better auto production and exports helped, and could boost national activity. The index for New York City rose to 451.5 from 450.2, and the outlook improved as well.
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Stocks were set to open higher Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow industrials aiming to push back above 10,000 mark. Oil prices remain in focus, with crude reaching above $50 a barrle in premarket trading.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Tuesday: DELL  INC. DELL.O: The world's largest personal computer maker said  the rate of market growth had not changed significantly and it  saw no reason to alter its guidance for the third quarter.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Monday include  Family Dollar Stores Inc., Staples Inc., Microsoft Corp., and  General Electric Co.
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Stocks were set to open little changed  on Tuesday as concerns over higher oil prices damaging  corporate profits weighed on sentiment, while retail sales  posted a larger-than-expected decline in August.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday  include Sears, Roebuck & Co., Kmart Holding Corp.,  Hewlett-Packard Co., and Network Appliance Inc.
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Stocks to watch on Wednesday: ORACLE CORP. :
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U.S. stocks to watch on Thursday:  DELTA AIR LINES DAL.N: The air carrier's pilots union said  late Wednesday it reached a tentative agreement with the  airline on cost savings.
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Plus: Electronic Arts lowers outlook, shares fall...Sony profit up, forecast cautious...Matsushita profit up 22 percent...Amazon's profit up, margins squeezed.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: ORACLE  CORP. ORCL.O, PEOPLESOFT INC. PSFT.O:
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A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week.
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Plus: Take-Two loss shrinks, but outlook falls short...Adobe profit up 21 percent...Dell income up 27 percent.