On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Malcolm Ethridge, managing partner at Capital Area Planning Group, picked Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which is scheduled to release quarterly earnings in a couple of weeks.Microsoft will release earnings results for the first quarter, after the closing bell on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $3.66 per share on revenue of$75.36 billion.Don't forget to check out our premarket coverage here.Bill Baruch, founder ...