Shares of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) rose 2.6 percent to $23.60 in premarket trading after the company announced a plan to separate its AOL unit.

Lowe’s (LOW  18.45, -0.42, -2.23%) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 25 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet Research.

Mitsubishi MTU 6.32, +0.07, +1.12%) is scheduled to release fourth-quarter earnings. The Japanese banking giant is expected to report a loss of 15 cents per American depositary share.

Consolidated Edison  (ED 34.86, -0.16, -0.46%) and Schering-Plough Corp.(SGP  23.35, -0.28, -1.18%)  are both scheduled to hold their annual shareholders meetings.

Interesting artcle at cnn.money.com regarding Boeing stock. With the added input of two analysts.

NEW YORK (Fortune) — Boeing stock has plunged as air travel swoons globally. This year is expected to be only the third time air traffic has declined in its 50-year history.

Boeing Shares have dropped 60% since their peak in October of 2007, and earnings have sunk 50% in the first quarter as airlines delay or cancel orders, Boeing begins to cut production, and investors worry about Pentagon spending cuts.
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The vast majority of his mutual fund holdings are in the Vanguard FTSE Social Index fund (VFTSX).

According to the Vanguard site, the fund consists of mostly U.S. large and mid-sized companies that meet certain social and environmental criteria. The index tracks the performance of the FTSE4Good US Select.
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Microsoft may not be recession-proof but it turned in a strong performance in a year most companies would like to forget.

Profits jumped 25.7% to $17.7 billion on revenues of $60.4 billion as the software giant offset declining sales of its Windows operating system with increased revenues from its server and tools software products.

Apple Inc.  (AAPL: Apple Inc) is projected to post a fiscal second-quarter profit of $1.09 a share.

AT&T Inc. (T:AT&T Inc) is estimated to report a profit of 48 cents a share in the first quarter.

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD:McDonald’’s Corp) is likely to report a first-quarter profit of 82 cents a share, according to analysts.
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The expected launch of its SEQureDx™ Down syndrome test by Sequenom (SQNM) is delayed, due to the discovery by company officials of employee mishandling of R&D test data and results. Accordingly the company is no longer relying on the previously announced R&D test data and results.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc: +5.06

Goldman Sachs Group Inc: +4.02

State Street Corp: +3.92

DreamWorks Animation (Nasdaq: DWA) 25.17%

Massey Energy (NYSE: MEE) 23.62%

Suntech Power 16.43%

Yingli Green Energy 12.52%

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) 7.69%

Dollar Tree

A newcomer to the Fortune 500, Dollar Tree was also its best performing stock last year, returning nearly 61%. That was no small feat: As a group, the Fortune 500 sank 41%. The company cashed in on the recession, as a $1 (or less) price on everything from candy to glassware drove sales at more than 3,500 stores.

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