Stocks to Watch Tomorrow 01/17

Earnings season is kicking into high gear again: Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is the big one tomorrow, but here are some others to watch AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR), Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW), JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX).

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) reported solid numbers and guidance after the close but the stock is taking it on the chin to the tune of 3% after-hours. Margins weren't the best and the company ran-up ahead of the results.

Highway Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: HIHO) was today's It-doesn't-matter-what-it-does-they-are-based-in-China micro-cap winner. The stock jumped 22% on news of US contract, althought no terms were announced (when the press release costs more than the contract is worth I guess you don't have to disclose it). HIHO has made it on our list before.

Rackable Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK) is getting "racked"after-hours after warning for EPS. OUCH! Stock down 24%

Telik Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK) is getting a boost on the Icahn-effect after-hours. Icahn raised his stake from 1.5 million shares to 5.2 million shares (9.92%). NOTE: TELK was hammered in late December after reporting disappointing late-stage trial data.

Stocks to Watch Tomorrow 12/27

If you like watching paint dry then this is your week. Short of a $50 billion private equity buyout announcement before year-end (which could happen), this week looks like a complete waste.

The homies could see some interest tomorrow related to the release of November New Home Sales: Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM), D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), Centex (NYSE: CTX), KB Home (NYSE: KBH), MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC), Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL), Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH), WCI Communities (NYSE: WCI), Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE: SPF).

ZI Corp. (Nasdaq: ZICA) is the latest has-news-will-maniuplate micro cap stock, jumping 45% today following Friday’s 87% run-up after the company announced the deployment of Qix by T-Mobile on 25,000 Nokia N70 mobile phones. The stock closed at $0.94 last Thursday – now at $2.52.

Last week’s hot IPO Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: FFHL) rose another 8% today.

Escala Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ESCL) closed in the plus column today (+3.4%) after seeing some pressure the past few sessions after last week’s massive move on news the company said they weren’t crooks. The stock was much higher earlier in the session. ESCL continues to be a battlegroud for shorts, shorts that want to cover, buyers who want to squeeze the shorts and dilusion long-term buyers.

Telik Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK) was this week’s biotech blow-up du jour. The stock sank 71% today after ugly news across the board on three Phase 3 cancer drug trials. TELK joins the ranks of mess-of-a-biotech company Northfield Laboratories (Nasdaq: NFLD), which still can’t gain any traction after last week’s blood substitute disaster.

After the close, FT.com reported that Bisys Group Inc. (NYSE: BSG) could be considering a management-led buyout.