Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Friday: Ann Taylor, Nat Semi

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Ann Taylor Stores Corp., National Semiconductor, and Aeropostale Inc.

Ann Taylor
/quotes/comstock/13*!ann/quotes/nls/ann
(ANN
27.29,
+3.08,
+12.72%)
 is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 17 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet Research.

After Thursday’s closing bell, National Semiconductor
/quotes/comstock/13*!nsm/quotes/nls/nsm
(NSM
14.70,
+0.54,
+3.81%)
 reported a fiscal third-quarter profit of $59.4 million, or 24 cents a share, compared with a profit of $53.2 million, or 22 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $343.9 million, down from $361.9 million.

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Aeropostale
/quotes/comstock/13*!aro/quotes/nls/aro
(ARO
23.05,
-1.58,
-6.41%)
 said its fourth-quarter net income fell to $83.8 million, or 95 cents a share, from $96.6 million, or 99 cents a share, a year ago. The apparel retailer said results for the latest quarter included higher-than-expected taxes of 3 cents a share.

Clearwire Corp.’s
/quotes/comstock/15*!clwr/quotes/nls/clwr
(CLWR
5.76,
+0.01,
+0.17%)
 Chief Executive Bill Morrow has resigned due to “personal reasons.” Chairman John Stanton has been named CEO on an interim basis.

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