Among the stock activity stories for Friday, April 25, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ ExpressJet Holdings Inc. shares jumped by more than half Friday after the regional carrier rejected a rival's takeover bid as too cheap, but signaled it might be willing to sell for the right price.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Shares of Horizon Lines Inc. tumbled Friday after the shipping and logistics company said its first-quarter earnings sank and it cut its outlook for the year.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of BJ's Restaurants Inc. fell on Friday, after an analyst downgraded the company amid a difficult restaurant environment.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of PerkinElmer Inc. rose Friday after the lifesciences company reported a 37 percent boost in first-quarter profit and a positive outlook for the second quarter.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Southwestern Energy Co. soared Friday, a day after the natural gas producer's big first-quarter profit surprised Wall Street analysts.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Ryland Homes Inc. shares fell sharply Friday as analysts reacted to the homebuilder's wider first-quarter loss.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. delivered an upbeat message for fiscal 2009, but its shares fell Friday after the software bellwether offered a lackluster outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter.
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