Not a single critic, expert or fan will argue that the Sharks don't possess the talent or ability to win the Stanley Cup; they just simply haven't utilized the tools at their disposal. Whether or not it is fair to lay all of the responsibility on San Jose's bench boss is highly debatable, but there is little doubt that it is time for a change.. NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch onFriday: FORD MOTOR CO (F.N) Shares of Ford advanced 23 percent to $5.55 in premarkettrading after it reported a narrower-than-expectedfirst-quarter loss and said it was on track to at least breakeven in 2011 and that it didn't expect to seek U.S governmentloans. [ID:nN24400235] 3M CO (MMM.N) Shares of the manufacturer, a Dow component, fell 0.8percent to $53.75 in premarket trade after it reported a dropin its first-quarter profit and cut its 2009 outlook.[ID:nN24402436] HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (HON.N) The manufacturer reported a drop in its first-quarterearnings and cut its full-year profit outlook. [ID:nN24330913] The stock, a former Dow component, edged 0.7 percent higherto $32.60 in premarket trade. SCHLUMBERGER (SLB.N) The oilfield services company reported first-quarterearnings that beat expectations [ID:nN24396663] The stock closed Thursday at $46.61.

XEROX CORP (XRX.N) The company swung to a first-quarter profit, though revenuewas down 18 percent and equipment sales were off 30 percent.[ID:nN24540687] The stock closed Thursday at $5.74. ITT CORP (ITT.N) The manufacturer reported its first-quarter results and cutits full-year outlook [ID:nN24395794] Shares closed Thursday at $42.31. STANLEY WORKS (SWK.N) The company reported its first-quarter results and gave afull-year outlook [ID:nWNAB7757] The stock closed Thursday at $33.62 CITIGROUP (C.N) U.S. regulators who are concluding "stress tests" on banksmay remove Vikram Pandit, the chief executive officer ofCitigroup (C.N), according to a report in the New York Post,which cited unnamed sources. [ID:nLO453728] Shares of Citigroup, a Dow component, rose 4 cents to $3.24in premarket trading on Friday.

MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT.O) The software company late Thursday reported third-quarterresults in line with expectations but said that its recoverywould be "slow and gradual." [ID:nN23368207] Shares of the company, a Dow component, rose 4.7 percent to$19.81 in premarket trade. AMERICAN EXPRESS (AXP.N) The credit card company reported a steep drop in itsfirst-quarter earnings, though the results were aboveexpectations. [ID:nN23358086] Shares of the company, a Dow component, advanced 8.9percent to $22.83 before the bell. NETFLIX INC (NFLX.O) The online movie rental company raised its subscriber andearnings targets but gave a guidance that disappointed someanalysts. [ID:nN23332174] TShares were down about 10 percent in premarket trade.

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE.N) Safran will buy 81 percent of GE Homeland Protection for$580 million GE will still own the remaining share.[ID:nLO578594] Shares were up 1.3 percent in premarket trade. MORGAN STANLEY (MS.N) The financial services company may spinoff its biggestproprietary-trading desk into a hedge fund or open the unit tooutside investors, according to a report in the Wall StreetJournal [ID:nBNG117046] Shares edged up 1.3 percent before the bell. DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP (DECK.O) The shoe company posted first-quarter results that werebetter than expected but forecast a second-quarter loss.[ID:nBNG423996] Shares dropped nearly 6 percent in premarket trade. STARENT NETWORKS STAR.O The company, which helps mobile operators delivermultimedia services to subscribers, raised its full-yearearnings outlook. [ID:nBNG368811] Shares rose more than 8 percent in premarket trade. PMC-SIERRA INC (PMCS.O) Shares of the chipmaker rose 7.3 percent to $7.50 inpremarket trade after it reported better-than-expectedfirst-quarter results. [ID:nBNG386349] ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC (ALGN.O) The maker of teeth-alignment systems postedbetter-than-expected first-quarter earnings and forecast asecond-quarter in-line with market views [ID:nWNAB7298] Shares rose 8.3 percent in premarket trade.