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By Francesca Fontana 

Here are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Thursday's session. Stock movements reflect premarket trading.

21st Century Fox -- Up 0.2% : The entertainment giant topped second-quarter earnings projections. The results came after Fox and Walt Disney shareholders approved the acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets in late July.

Tesla Inc. -- Down 1.3% : The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the veracity of CEO Elon Musk's tweet that he was considering taking the company private, as well as the use of Twitter for the disclosure.

Rite Aid Corp. -- Down 10% : Rite Aid and Albertsons called off their planned $24 billion merger on the eve of a shareholder vote in the face of mounting protests from investors.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. -- Down 3.1% : Tribune Media terminated its merger agreement with rival TV station-owner Sinclair and sued the company for failing to make sufficient efforts to get their $3.9 billion deal approved by regulators.

Roku Inc. -- Up 12% : The streaming service reported higher-than-expected earnings for the second quarter and upped its full-year outlook. The company also announced a free web version of its Roku Channel service, which will feature advertisements.

Yelp Inc. -- Up 17% : The business review website reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its revenue guidance for the year.

Booking Holdings Inc. -- Down 7.4% : The online travel company beat estimates for its second-quarter results but offered softer guidance than analysts expected after delaying its announcement Wednesday to "confirm certain business metrics."

Viacom Inc. -- Down 1.1% : The provider of television channels including MTV and Nickelodeon reported declining revenue in its latest quarter as lower international sales from its filmed entertainment division and advertising sales weighed on its top line.

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August 09, 2018 09:43 ET (13:43 GMT)

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