Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) reported a drastic drop in quarterly profits on Thursday. Dell shares closed at $13.43 yesterday. Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Inc.

We maintained our underperform recommendation on Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Inc. and the United Steelworkers Union have suspended contract negotiations for mining-machinery workers in Milwaukee after talks failed to produce an agreement.

PEORIA, Ill., May 4 (UPI) -- Caterpillar Inc. says it will lay off another 300 workers at its Decatur, Ill., factory by the middle of the summer.