Among the premarket stories for Thursday, May 1, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ Prudential Financial Inc.'s first-quarter results will likely be viewed as disappointing to Wall Street after weakness across all divisions fueled a nearly 93 percent profit drop, an analyst said late Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Analysts remained wary on Starbucks Corp.'s short-term potential Thursday, the day after the gourmet coffee chain said its fiscal second-quarter profit dropped 28 percent.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Analysts remained bullish on Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s long-term potential Thursday, the day after the casino giant swung to an $11.2 million first-quarter loss due in part to the sagging economy.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Analysts cut their estimates for Garmin Ltd. Thursday, a day after the personal navigation device maker gave a weak first-quarter report and its stock fell to two-year lows.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Several analysts cut their estimates on Reynolds American Inc. after the nation's second-largest tobacco company cut its full-year outlook and posted an adjusted first-quarter loss that missed expectations.