By MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. and Agilent Technologies Inc. Wal-Mart WMT +1.00% , part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, announced a deal to acquire a minority stake in the holding company of Chinese online retailer Yihaodian. Wal-Mart, which didn’t disclose financial terms or the size of the stake, said the transaction is expected to close within 60 days. Click to Play Young struggle in Punjab job market Young men and women in Punjab have been raised on stories of the booming new India, a country of unlimited economic opportunity. But, for many their dreams of a good job and steady paycheck are clashing with reality. Agilent A +0.60% is expected to report second-quarter earnings of 65 cents a share, according to the consensus in an analyst survey by FactSet Research. Dollar Thrifty DTG +1.54% said late Thursday that it will cooperate with Hertz Global Holdings Inc. HTZ +1.82% on securing antitrust regulatory clearance for Hertz’s renewed acquisition proposal. Dollar Thrifty’s board is reviewing an offer from Hertz to buy the company at a price of $72 a share, superior to one made by Avis Budget Group Inc. CAR -0.22% for which no formal agreement was ever signed. Also after Thursday’s closing bell, Nordstom Inc. JWN +0.97% reported first-quarter earnings that came in a penny shy of analysts’ expectations and announced a share buyback for up to $750 million of the high-end retailer’s common stock.

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