Frontier Airlines, GE, BlackRock among big movers on the stock market FridayStocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE General Electric Co., down $4.70 at $32.05 After posting a smaller-than-expected first-quarter profit on weakness in the financial sector, the conglomerate lowered its full-year outlook. BlackRock Inc., down $12.89 at $207.50 Goldman Sachs and Wachovia analysts downgraded the investment manager's stock and said it's unlikely shares will rise significantly higher. Genentech Inc., down $1.21 at $76.79 Quarterly profit rose 12 percent, but sales of Avastin disappointed some analysts, following the cancer drug's approval to treat breast cancer. Longs Drug Stores Corp., up 70 cents at $38.35 Despite weakness from a mild flu season, demand for Easter seasonal merchandise helped offset weak pharmacy sales and boosted March same-store sales. Delta Air Lines Inc., up 26 cents at $10.01 Pilots have agreed to contract revisions, clearing the way for a combination with Northwest Airlines Corp., a report said. NASDAQ Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., down $1.09 at 48 cents The carrier was the fourth airline in the past several weeks to file for bankruptcy protection, as high fuel prices contine to crimp earnings. Garmin Ltd., down $1.73 at $44.83 An Oppenheimer analyst downgraded the navigation device company and said falling prices may erode profit and revenue. PDL BioPharma Inc., up $1.98 at $13.69 Its biotechnology assets will be spun off into a separate company and shareholders will receive a special $4.25 dividend.
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