Stocks To Watch For January 23, 2013

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to report its Q4 earnings at $1.33 per share on revenue of $6.89 billion. McDonald's shares rose 0.75% to close at $92.95 yesterday.

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported upbeat fourth-quarter earnings. Google shares surged 5.03% to $738.20 in the after-hours trading session.

Analysts are expecting Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) to have earned $1.50 per share on revenue of $10.58 billion in the fourth quarter. Abbott shares gained 1.22% to $33.30 in after-hours trading.

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. IBM shares jumped 4.11% to $204.14 in the after-hours trading session.

Analysts expect Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) to report its Q4 earnings at $0.61 per share on revenue of $5.20 billion. Baker Hughes shares gained 1.24% to close at $44.85 yesterday.

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