Premarket Roundup: Google, Ford

Among the premarket stories for Friday, April 17, from AP Financial News:

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Google Inc. slipped in premarket trading Friday after the Web search giant posted slower quarterly sales growth than usual. Analysts remained upbeat on the company.

NEW YORK (AP) — An analyst said Friday that even if Ford Motor Co.'s market share remains steady and U.S. demand for new cars recovers by 2011, the automaker's stock still isn't an attractive buy given a dramatic run-up in share price since early March.

NEW YORK (AP) — Specialty chemical maker Cytec Industries Inc., which posted a first-quarter loss and cut its dividend late Thursday, faces a number of upcoming challenges said one analyst as he downgraded the company's rating.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Navistar International Corp. is still in the race for a military contract and opportunities will be available for more Pentagon work, though the company has not provided details, an analyst said.