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Blackstone share jump after Reuters first with dividend news 05.06.2009 Reuters was 90 minutes ahead of Bloomberg May 6 in alerting that private equity firm Blackstone was confident it would be able to pay its full 2009 dividend. Reuters asked the question and headlined the reply from the media call while Bloomberg waited until the analysts’ call to snap a repeat of the question. By then, the stock was already up about 10 percent. Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

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Blackstone share jump after Reuters first with dividend news

05.06.2009

Reuters was 90 minutes ahead of Bloomberg May 6 in alerting that private equity firm Blackstone was confident it would be able to pay its full 2009 dividend. Reuters asked the question and headlined the reply from the media call while Bloomberg waited until the analysts’ call to snap a repeat of the question. By then, the stock was already up about 10 percent.

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