Company/EPS Estimate
- (WMG)/.12
- (PDX)/.80
- (DVN)/1.93
- (TWC)/.31
- (TIN)/.16
- (TWX)/.29
- (SLE)/.24
- (CI)/.98
- (ITT)/.93
- (RL)/.76
- (HB)/.66
- (EDS)/.57
- (CCI)/.09
- (FMC)/.70
- (PRU)/1.89
- (ACL)/1.27
- (MET)/1.44
- (WMS)/.25
- (AVB)/.58
Credit Suisse Group (CS) fell $1.25, or 2.8 percent, to $51.22 in trading before the open of U.S. exchanges. Switzerland's No. 2 bank was downgraded at ABN Amro to ``hold'' from ``buy'' on concern earnings may be eroded by slower revenue growth amid the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.
Ford Motor Co. (F) slid 16 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $6.27 in trading before the open of U.S. exchanges. The second- biggest U.S. automaker was downgraded at Bear Stearns Cos. to ``peer perform'' from ``outperform'' on concerns of falling consumer demand. General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, was also cut to ``underperform'' from ``peer perform'' at Bear Stearns. GM shares lost 38 cents to $26.09 in Germany.
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) gained $1.53, or 5.1 percent, to $31.60 in trading before the open of U.S. exchanges. The second- largest U.S. media company reported first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as revenue from cable networks and theme parks increased. Net income of 63 cents a share topped the 52- cent average estimate of analysts compiled by Bloomberg.
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