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Stocks to watch: SRPT, ABX, NEM, HAS, KMB, NFLX, LNKD

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) surged in pre-market trading after the pharmaceutical company announced plans to submit a new drug application to the Food and Drug Administration for a muscular dystrophy treatment by the end of this year. The company today said it received guidance from the FDA that will allow it to apply for regulatory approval of its eteplirsen treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Shares of Barrick Gold (ABX) and Newmont Mining (NEM) were on the move in pre-market trading after reports that merger talks between the world's biggest gold mining companies hit a snag over the holiday weekend. According to Bloomberg, the companies had agreed to an all-stock deal that was to be announced this week, but broke down over agreement on the spin-off of some Australian and New Zealand assets.

Hasbro (HAS) beat Wall Street earnings estimates before the opening bell. Earnings per share came in $0.04 better than expected. Revenue rose 2.4% year over year, but missed analysts' estimates. The toy maker saw strong growth in the girls’ toys categories, up 21%, led by My Little Pony and Nerf Rebelle.

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) also reported earnings before the bell. The maker of well-known brands like Kleenex, Huggies and Scott Towels beat estimates by a penny. Revenue declined 1% year over year and just narrowly missed estimates. The company also reaffirmed its full-year guidance.

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Watch shares of Netflix (NFLX) today ahead of the company's earnings release after the close. Analysts expect earnings of $0.83 a share on $1.27 billion in revenue. The key number to watch will be the number of new streaming-video subscribers the company added in its first quarter.

And LinkedIn (LNKD) said it now has more than 300 million members. That is up from 277 million at the beginning of this year and 200 million members in January 2013. The company said about two-thirds of its members are outside the U.S., and that at some point this year, more than half of its traffic will come from mobile devices.