HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks to watch on May 28
NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Thursday:
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO (PG.N)
The consumer products company gave an outlook for its 2009 and 2010 fiscal years. [ID:nWEN9639]
Shares of the Dow component slid 0.7 percent to $51.44 in premarket trading.
TIME WARNER INC (TWX.N)
The company announced a plan to separate its AOL unit, with the division becoming an independent, publicly traded company. [ID:nWNAB4145]
Shares rose 2.6 percent to $23.60 in premarket trading.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP (COST.O)
The retailer reported its third-quarter results, which included a drop of 7 percent in its same-store sales. [ID:nN26497146]
Shares fell about 3 percent in premarket trade to $47.25.
PONIARD PHARMACEUTICALS INC (PARD.O)
The pharmaceutical company said its experimental drug picoplatin showed favorable results in mid-stage trials against advanced colorectal cancer and advanced prostate cancer, setting the stage for possible late-stage studies in 2010. [ID:nN27340203]
Shares surged 17 percent to $5.25 in premarket trading.
CITIGROUP INC (C.N)
The bank is in early negotiations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a probe into whether the bank misled investors by not properly disclosing the amount of troubled mortgage assets it held as the markets started to fall in 2007, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. [ID:nBNG120676]
Shares of Citigroup, a Dow component, rose 3 cents to $3.73 in premarket trading.
HJ HEINZ CO (HNZ.N)
The food company reported its fourth-quarter results and forecast 2010 sales growth of 4 percent to 6 percent. [ID:nN28309240]
Shares closed Wednesday at $36.26.
SANDISK (SNDK.O)
Shares of the company rose 3.7 percent to $16.10 in premarket trading after Goldman Sachs upgraded it to buy from neutral. [RCH/US]
DSW Inc (DSW.N)
The footwear retailer forecast fiscal 2009 earnings below analysts' estimates. [ID:nBNG383500]
Shares fell 15.2 percent to $11 in trading after the bell.
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP'S (SBLK.O)
The Greek dry bulk carrier reported an increase in its first-quarter earnings but expects to drydock some vessels. [ID:nBNG387977]
Shares fell 9 percent to $4.90 in trading after the bell.
DIAMOND FOODS INC (DMND.O)
The food company posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its outlook for fiscal 2009. [ID:nBNG440146]
Shares rose $27.20 in after-hours trading.
JO-ANN STORES INC (JAS.N)
The fabric and crafts retailer posted first-quarter results that topped estimates and reaffirmed its fiscal 2010 outlook. [ID:nBNG386364]
Shares closed at $21.46 on Wednesday.
NETEZZA CORP (NZ.N)
The data storage company adjusted quarterly results that missed expectations and didn't provide an outlook for the year because of economic uncertainty. [ID:nBNG140812]
Shares closed at $7.90 on Wednesday.
HEICO Corp (HEI.N)
The aircraft component replacement parts maker posted a 12 percent drop in quarterly profit that fell short of Wall Street expectations, hurt by weak sales. [ID:nBNG471106]
Shares closed at $30.91 on Wednesday.
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