Premarket Roundup: Adobe, Broadcom

Among the premarket stories for Thursday, Oct. 8, from AP Financial News:

NEW YORK (AP) — Predicting an earnings recovery in the second half of next year and following an upbeat analyst meeting, a Robert W. Baird analyst upgraded Adobe Systems Inc. on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Saying the fourth could be the "last quarter of good news," a Robert W. Baird analyst downgraded shares of chip maker Broadcom Corp. on Thursday.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An analyst upgraded Gardner Denver Inc. Thursday, saying the maker of pumps and compressors is benefiting from improved margins and cost-cutting.