5 Stocks To Watch For September 24, 2018

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

• Wall Street expects Ascena Retail Group, Inc. ASNA to report earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion after the closing bell. Ascena Retail shares gained 2.43 percent to close at $4.22 on Friday.
• Randgold Resources Ltd. GOLD announced plans to merge with Barrick Gold Corp ABX in a deal worth $18.3 billion. Randgold shares gained 6.74 percent to $ 68.22 in pre-market trading, while Barrick Gold shares rose 3.92 percent to $10.88 in the pre-market trading session.

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• Analysts are expecting Danaos Corporation DAC to have earned $0.23 per share on revenue of $107.24 million in the latest quarter. Danaos will release earnings after the markets close. Danaos shares closed at $1.55 on Friday.
• Amarin Corporation plc AMRN shares surged over 180 percent in pre-market trading following announcement that REDUCE-IT cardiovascular outcomes study of Vascepa capsules met primary endpoint. Amarin shares jumped 182.27 percent to $8.44 in the pre-market trading session.