Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Friday's session are General Electric Co. (GE), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Textron Inc. (TXT).

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) said it expects to take a $6 billion write-down on its seaborne iron ore and coal assets in its September quarter, as the mining company continues to struggle with falling iron-ore prices. Shares dropped 6.3% premarket to $8.90.

GE said its core industrial segment posted a 9.2% increase in profit in the third quarter, driven by increased orders across most of its divisions. Earnings narrowly topped market expectations, pushing shares up 3.6% to $25.12 premarket.

Honeywell International Inc. (HON) said its third-quarter earnings rose 18%, driven by sales gains in almost all segments of the industrial conglomerate. Following the better-than-expected results, Honeywell also raised its outlook for the year. Shares rose 3.9% to $89.74 premarket.

Kansas City Southern (KSU) posted a 17% increase in earnings in the third quarter, driven by improved revenue across most of its commodity groups. Results beat expectations, pushing shares up 3.5% to $120.50 premarket.

Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR) said Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is closing its four-year investigation into the coffee company's accounting practices. The SEC isn't bringing enforcment action against the company or any employees, the company said. Shares edged up 1.5% to $140.10 premarket.

Morgan Stanley's third-quarter profit jumped 83% as results were lifted by broad-based strength across trading, investment banking and wealth management. The firm also received a boost from a tax benefit. Shares rose 3.8% to $33.78 in recent premarket trading as results beat analyst estimates.

Repros Therapeutics Inc. (RPRX) said it was notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that there isn't enough clinical information to hold a planned pre-investigational new drug application meeting in November. Shares dropped 43% to $6 premarket.

SanDisk Corp.'s (SNDK) profit fell 5.1% as the flash-memory maker reported higher costs that offset an increase in sales. Shares dropped 1.8% to $83.75 premarket.

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s (SRPT) experimental drug to treat Ebola and Marburg showed no ill effects in an early-phase clinical study on healthy adult volunteers, the company said Thursday. The results--published online in August--will be published in the November issue of the American Society for Microbiology's Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotheraphy journal. Shares rose 9.6% to $24.44 premarket.

Textron said its third-quarter earnings rose 61%, as revenue improved across nearly all of its business segments and continued to benefit from the aircraft maker's acquisition of Beechcraft Corp. The aviation company boosted its guidance for the year, pushing shares up 8.7% to $36.60 premarket.

Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN), the parent of Anthropologie and its namesake chain, said the negative third-quarter same-store sales trend it reported in early September has continued in the quarter to date. Shares dropped 13% to $29.99 premarket.

Xilinx Inc.'s (XLNX) second-quarter profit jumped 21% and the chip maker reported better margins for the quarter as cost of goods fell 7%. Shares rose 4.4% to $40.17 premarket.

 
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK) said its profit rose 11% as revenue also increased. The results topped expectations.

Chiquita Brands International Inc. (CQB) said its board rejected a sweetened takeover offer from Cutrale-Safra, saying the new bid isn't adequate and isn't in the best interest of shareholders.

A federal court has granted an injunction against a Johnson & Johnson unit's (JNJ) sale of a surgical tool in a patent lawsuit brought by Covidien PLC (COV). The ruling prevents J&J company Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. from making and selling ultrasonic surgical tool Harmonic ACE(R)+7, Covidien said.

Entergy Corp. (ETR) on Friday issued downbeat earnings guidance for the most recent quarter, with higher expenses and tax rates, along with mild summer temperatures, weighing on results.

Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) raised Chief Executive Howard Levine's annual base pay by about 3% to $1.2 million, ahead of the company's pending takeover by smaller rival Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR).

Google Inc. (GOOGL) posted softer-than-expected revenue growth for its third quarter, while the online-search provider also reported a slowdown in paid clicks on the advertiser links next to its search results.

M&T Bank Corp. (MTB), whose acquisition of Paramus, N.J.-based bank Hudson City Bancorp Inc. (HCBK) has been on hold for more than two years, said earnings in its September quarter fell 6%, despite posting higher residential mortgage banking revenue.

SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) said its third-quarter profit more than tripled as its revenue and loan portfolio grew. Revenue slightly topped expectations.

Investment firm Baker Street Capital Management LLC is pressing oil-and-gas company Swift Energy Co. (SFY) to add at least three new board members, to cease making more debt-funded acreage acquisitions, and to bring in an adviser to evaluate the company's options, including sales of some assets.

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