Among the premarket stories for Tuesday, Jan. 19, from AP Financial News:
— A Credit Suisse analyst downgraded Burger King Holdings Inc. shares due partly to recent tension with franchisees, and upgraded McDonald’s Corp. based on its ability to prosper amid a slow economic recovery.
— Shares of Borders could slide after the book retailer posted disappointing holiday sales.
— A First Analysis Securities Corp. analyst downgraded shares of Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., saying the stock likely won’t continue rising faster than the broader market, and its peers.
— Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp. could offer conservative earnings guidance when it holds a meeting with analysts Tuesday at a plant outside Chicago, according to at least one analyst.