— Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. recovered some lost ground Friday after a Sandler O'Neill & Co. analyst said he expects the troubled investment bank to survive the credit crisis.
— Shares of Safeway Stores Inc. fell 6 percent in trading Friday after the grocery chain was downgraded by an analyst due to its high-end strategy.
— Shares of Valero Energy Corp. fell Friday as the refiner said it had shut down a heavy oil cracker at its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, after a small pump fire.
— Shares of Harley-Davidson Inc. fell Friday, on worries that weak consumer spending and a lackluster 2009 product lineup will result in lower sales down the road for the iconic motorcycle maker.