Asian stocks slip ahead of U.S. jobs data By: MarketWatch May 03, 2012 at 22:57 PM EDT Asian shares edge lower, with a sharp drop in crude oil hitting energy names, ahead of closely watched U.S. nonfarm payrolls data. Read More >> Related Stocks: Aluminum Corp of China Ltd ADR Ampol Ltd Apple Citic Ltd Cnooc Ltd Esprit Holdings Ltd Newcrest Mining Ltd Origin Energy Ltd PetroChina Qantas Airways Ltd Rio Tinto Plc ADR Samsung Electronics Ltd Santos Ltd Woodside Energy Group Ltd