• Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) : Following tomorrow’s market close, online auction giant Amazon is going to report its first quarter results. Analysts are forecasting earnings of $0.61 per share, verses $0.41 during the same period last year.
• American Express Co. (AXP) : American Express will report Q1 earnings tomorrow after the market close, and Wall Street analysts are looking to see earnings of $0.63 per share. During the same period last year the company had earnings of $0.32.
• Pepsico (PEP) : Pepsi is going to be reporting Q1 numbers tomorrow. Analysts are expecting to see the company post earnings of $0.75 per share, verses $0.71 during the same period last year. The company will report numbers before the market open.
• Capital One Financial (COF) : Capital One will be reporting its first quarter numbers tomorrow, and analysts are forecasting earnings of $0.57 per share, verses a loss of $0.45 during the same period last year. Capital One will be reporting its earnings before the market opens in the morning.

• McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) : McDonald’s is going to be reporting its first quarter numbers tomorrow with analysts forecasting $0.96 per share, verses $0.83 during the same period last year. The company will be reporting its Q1 numbers before the market opens in the morning.
• The Boeing Company (BA) : Boeing is due to report its Q1 results tomorrow, and Wall Street has forecast earnings of $0.64 per share, verse $0.87 during the same period last year. Boeing earnings will be released before the market opens tomorrow.
• Amgen (AMGN) : Amgen will be reporting first quarter numbers tomorrow after the market closes. Analysts have forecast earnings of $1.24 per share, verses $1.08 during the same period last year.
• Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) : Qualcomm is going to be reporting fiscal Q2 earnings tomorrow, and analysts are forecasting $0.57 per share. During the same period last year the company had earnings of $0.41, and will be reporting after the market closes Wednesday.

• Coca Cola (KO) : Coca Cola will be reporting first quarter numbers tomorrow, and analysts have forecast $0.74 per share. During the same period last year Coca Cola had earnings of $0.65.
• Apple Computer (AAPL) : Apple is going to report fiscal second quarter numbers tomorrow, and analysts have forecast earnings of $2.43 per share, compared with $1.33 it earned during the same period last year.
• Altera Corp (ALTR) : Altera is due to reporting Q1 numbers, with Wall Street forecasts calling for $0.40 per share. For the same period last year the company had earnings of $0.15.
• State Street (STT) : State Street is going to report Q1 earnings tomorrow. Analysts have forecast $0.75 per share, verse $1.04 during the same period last year.

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• Google Inc. (GOOG) : Google will be reporting its first quarter numbers tomorrow after the market closes. Wall Street has forecast earnings of $6.57 per share. For the same period last year the company had earnings of $5.16. GOOG was up 0.38% on the day to $589.00. The company will report earnings after the market close.
• Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) : AMD will be releasing its first quarter results tomorrow, and analysts have forecast the company to report a loss of $0.07 per share. During the same period last year the company reported a loss of $0.66. The stock traded up 3.4% on the day to $9.89. The company will report earnings after the market close.
• Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Bank of America will be reporting its first quarter results on Friday with analyst forecasting $0.09 a share. For the same period last year the company had earnings of $0.44. The company will be reporting before the market opens on Friday.
• General Electric (GE) : General Electric will be reporting its first quarter results on Friday. Wall Street analysts have forecast earnings of $0.16, compared with $0.26 during the same period last year. The company will be reporting before the market opens Friday.

With hopes building that the economic recovery is on solid footing, Wall Street will be looking for Pier 1 earnings as an indicator of just how much money people are putting back into their homes.

For the quarter, analysts have forecast Pier 1 to report earnings of $0.31 per share. During the same period last year the company had a loss of $0.33 per share.

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) hit a new 52 week high today of 9.14 before afternoon profit taking came in and pushed shares lower. The stock has been very strong lately, and recently was considered to be the stock of the year from the writers of CrossingWallStreet. Shares finished the day down slightly at $8.94, down 0.45%.

Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) also rose to a new 52 week high today. Shares of the company hit a day today of $30.14. Shares of MSFT finished today trading session up 0.4% to $30.11, just three pennies off its new 52 week high.

Gold prices continue to rise, and Yamaha Gold (NYSE: AUY) has been benefiting from the recent gold rush, setting a new 52 week high earlier in the session at 13.49. After hitting another new high today, the profit takers came in and sold the stock off a bit, which ended the day slightly lower at $13.15, down 0.23%. Gold prices rose as high as 1146.5 but closed down 70 cents to 1,140.5.

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1. Gamestop (NYSE: GME): The video game retailer is due to report its third quarter numbers tomorrow morning before the opening bell. Analysts are expecting the company to show earnings of 30 cents per share. For the same period last year, the company had earnings of 34 cents per share. The stock is trading up 0.6% on the day.

2. Sears Holding (NASDAQ: SHLD): The retailer is going to be reporting its third quarter numbers tomorrow, and analysts are expecting to see a loss of $1.09. For the same period last year the company had a loss of 90 cents a share. The stock is trading down 1.2% on the day. The company will be reporting its numbers before the market opens.

3. Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS): The clothing retailer is going to be reporting its third quarter results tomorrow, and Wall Street is looking to see the company show 44 cents per share. For the same period last year the Gap had earnings of 35 cents per share. The stock is trading down 0.8% in today’s market.

A big day for retailers, and will give us a better view of just how strong the current recovery actually is.

Analyst upgrades:

• Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) was upgraded today to Neutral from Underperform by Buckingham.
• State Street Corp (NYSE: STT) was upgraded by CLSA to Outperform from Underperform and the broker lifted its price target on the stock to $62 from $45.
• JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) received an upgrade today from Fox-Pitt to Outperform from In Line with a $55 price target.
• Schlumberger (NYSE SLB) was upgraded by Citigroup today to Buy from Hold and the broker boosted its price target on the stock to $80 from $56.

Analyst downgrades:

• Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) was downgraded by Davenport from a Buy to Neutral
• Andarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) downgraded by JP Morgan to Neutral from Overweight
• Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) was lowered today by Citigroup to a Sell from Hold and the broker left its price target on the stock steady at $39.
• BJ Services (NYSE: BJS) downgraded by Citigroup to Sell from Hold and the broker lowered its price target on the stock to $14 from $16.