Stocks To Watch For August 2, 2013

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Viacom

to report its Q3 earnings at $1.30 per share on revenue of $3.58 billion. Viacom shares fell 0.01% to $74.35 in after-hours trading. American International Group

reported a 17% rise in its second-quarter profit and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. AIG shares surged 4.95% to $49.40 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting Chevron

to have earned $2.96 per share on revenue of $56.01 billion in the second quarter. Chevron shares fell 0.09% to $126.32 in after-hours trading. LinkedIn

reported upbeat second-quarter results. LinkedIn shares jumped 7.03% to $227.98 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts expect Host Hotels & Resorts

to report its Q2 earnings at $0.40 per share on revenue of $1.43 billion. Host Hotels shares gained 1.68% to close at $18.16 yesterday.