Oracle (ORCL  19.98, +0.01, +0.05%)  is expected to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 44 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.

Kroger (KR 21.86, +0.08, +0.37%) is forecast to post earnings of 62 cents a share in the first quarter, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.

Jabil Circuit (JBL 6.61, -0.24, -3.50%) is estimated to report a profit of 2 cents a share in the fiscal third quarter, according to analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.

H.B. Fuller Co. (FUL 16.76, -1.21, -6.73%) is expected to report earnings of 28 cents a share in the fiscal second quarter, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research

The best-performing real estate fund this week is the LMP Real Estate Income Fund building an 18% return. Top holdings saw gains of 33% in Glimcher Realty Trust, 26% in Macerich and 22% in Extra Space Storage.

Leading the list of companies that need more capital was Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), which faces a $33.9 billion shortfall. Following behind was Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500) and struggling auto finance firm GMAC, which will need to raise $13.7 billion and $11.5 billion respectively.

Beleaguered banking giant Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), which has taken hold of approximately $50 billion in government aid to date, is being asked to raise $5 billion, regulators said.
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• Edenor: shares rising by more than 50% over the past three months. Investors can follow stocks with the Argentina and Electric Utilities tags over in CAPS, where Edenor, though down by nearly 70% over the past year, is one of the top-rated stocks in both categories.

• Valmont Industries: Water, water everywhere — but we need some way to make the most of it. Step into Valmont Industries, which along with competitor Lindsay (NYSE: LNN) controls more than two-thirds of the market for efficient irrigation equipment, according to BusinessWeek.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Paychex Inc., Red Hat Inc. and SAIC Inc. Continue reading Stocks to Watch

PNC Financial Services Group Inc: +5.06

Goldman Sachs Group Inc: +4.02

State Street Corp: +3.92

Abbott Laboratories (ABT:) Abbott Laboratories is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 70 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.

Progressive Corp. (PGR:) is forecast to post earnings of 41 cents a share in the first quarter, according to analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.
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In his first comments after the move by rival rating agency S&P, Moody’s analyst Steven Hess sounded a note of caution about Moody’s rating of the US, repeating that the August 2 plan to cut deficits by $2.1 trillion was positive for the US credit standing, but not enough to keep its rating on a stable outlook.

He was quoted as saying in Reuters interview as “”If the process for further deficit reduction that is included in the budget control act produces results that are not really credible, that combined with the economic performance could potentially cause an early move on the rating,”

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.