Morgan Stanley's three quick trades on earnings

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Morgan Stanley gave its best short-term trade ideas to clients Friday.

"Our analysts believe that one or more imminent events will drive the share price materially over the next 15 to 60 days. For each of these stocks, our analyst has high conviction in a view that diverges from the Street's, and expects a near-term event to drive the stock as the market's view moves closer to ours," the report said.

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