Must Watch Stocks for January 21, 2016

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Verizon Communications Inc. VZ to report its quarterly earnings at $0.88 per share on revenue of $34.06 billion. Verizon shares fell 0.94 percent to close at $44.45 yesterday. Analysts expect Southwest Airlines Co LUV to report its quarterly earnings at $0.90 per share on revenue of $5.00 billion. Southwest Airlines shares climbed 1.65 percent to $39.95 in after-hours trading. United Continental Holdings Inc UAL is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $2.58 per share on revenue of $9.08 billion. United Continental shares gained 0.24 percent to $45.23 in after-hours trading. Xilinx, Inc. XLNX reported in-line earnings for its third quarter, but the company's revenue exceeded analysts' estimates. Xilinx projects March quarter FY16 revenue to be flat sequentially. Xilinx shares surged 8.05 percent to $46.55 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting American Express Company AXP to have earned $1.13 per share on revenue of $8.35 billion in the latest quarter. American Express shares rose 0.10 percent to $63.09 in after-hours trading. Wall Street expects Starbucks Corporation SBUX to post its quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $5.39 billion. Starbucks shares rose 1.18 percent to $57.59 in after-hours trading. Shares of Twitter Inc TWTR rose over 4 percent Wednesday, on unconfirmed market chatter that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp NWSA is building a stake in the company. News Corp denied the rumor. Twitter shares gained 0.92 percent to $17.55 in after-hours trading, while News Corp shares fell 1.62 percent to close at $12.15 yesterday. Union Pacific Corporation UNP is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.42 per share on revenue of $5.45 billion. Union Pacific shares slipped 0.66 percent to close at $73.61 yesterday. Analysts expect Schlumberger Limited. SLB to post its quarterly earnings at $0.63 per share on revenue of $7.80 billion. Schlumberger shares rose 1.52 percent to $61.99 in the after-hours trading session.