Looking for some value stocks to ride the DOW wave to 13,000? The Masters have you covered. Let’s jump right in and give you the 3 stocks. Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI), Arch Coal Inc. (ACI), and Western Refining Inc. (WNR).

Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI)

Silver Standard Resources engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral resource properties in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company primarily explores for silver, gold, tin, zinc, lead, and copper deposits.

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While the Dow and the S&P 500 continue to flail around the breakeven level, the Nasdaq is down nearly 1%. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be just a tech thing, either.

The Dow transports are having the worst day of all, down 1.3%, a move sure to cause anxiety among Dow Theorists. The transports take what the industrials make, so you need transports to confirm whatever it is the Dow is doing, the theory posits.

Other cylical and leading-edge sectors are taking it on the chin, too. S&P 500 industrials are down 0.7%, as is the S&P’s tech sector. The

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Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM – Analyst Report) reported second quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. Earnings increased 13% year over year mainly on the back of strong performance at its China division and other emerging markets as well as a lower tax rate. On a reported basis, Yum! Brands’ quarterly earnings were 65 cents per share, up 10% year over year.

The company reported a 9% year-over-year increase in total revenue to $2,816 million. Sales growth was a respective 33% and 9% in China and Yum! Restaurants International (YRI) division, partly offset by an 11% decline in the U.S division.

Behind The Headline Numbers

Comparable-restaurant sales (comps) improved 18% in mainland China. Y

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Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

Surprising traders and investors with its earnings beat after hours on Thursday, Google soared by well over 12% in Friday’s session.

The rally sent shares back above their 200-day moving average. Google had been trading below that level since mid-April.

Wynn Resorts Ltd and Halliburton Co are among the companies scheduled to report quarterly earnings on Monday. Shares of WYNN closed near recent-year-to-date highs on Friday, gaining well over 2%. Along with other energy stocks, which led the S&P 100 on the final trading day of the week, HAL rallied in Friday’s session.

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