Investing Ideas 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday TradingMarkets.com Friday's list includes: Motorola, Alcoa and General Electric. Sallie Mae FT.com That must be the most expensive press release Sallie Mae will ever make: more than a $100m a word as its shares tanked in response to its extraordinary statement. The student loan provider felt it had to tell the world that its prospective buyers might pull out because of legislative proposals that could cut subsidies to lenders. Google FT.com Google might not like the idea but it feels more like Microsoft by the day. A plucky upstart fewer than 10 years ago, it is now the most feared company in the internet sector. Just as Microsoft once towered above the software industry and terrified rivals whenever it entered a new area, Google now does the same. » More Investing Ideas...