The Blackstone Group, up 27 cents at $19.77
The mammoth private equity fund, which went public about a year ago, posted its second consecutive quarterly loss as the credit and leveraged buyout markets shrank.
Blockbuster Inc., up 11 cents at $3.18
The movie rental chain swung to a first-quarter profit as domestic sales grew, a positive sign ahead of its planned buyout of Circuit City Stores Inc.
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Ctrip.com International Ltd., down $5.41 at $57.92
One of China's largest travel Web sites faces a "perfect storm" after a catastrophic earthquake paralyzed the nation and ahead of Olympic travel restrictions, an analyst said.
Yahoo Inc., down 16 cents at $26.98
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has launched a proxy battle to replace the Internet portal's board of directors after it rebuffed Microsoft's takeover efforts.
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