On Tuesday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), gained 1.56% to $47.54.
Recently Xbox opened gamescom 2015, the world’s biggest interactive games and entertainment expo, with new game reveals for Xbox and Windows 10, extending the company’s greatest lineup in Xbox history into 2016.
The company debuted world-premiere gameplay of anticipated exclusives “Crackdown 3,” “Scalebound” and “Killer Instinct Season 3,” alongside a new gameplay demo of the heavily anticipated “Quantum Break.”
Xbox also declared “Halo Wars 2″ — an exciting new strategy game packed with fast-paced action, massive battles and an all-new Halo story, coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in fall 2016.
Building on the greatest games lineup in Xbox history declared at E3 2015, counting games like “ReCore,” “Sea of Thieves” and “Gears of War 4,” Microsoft revealed additional details on the exciting lineup of titles coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in 2016:
- “Crackdown 3″ (XBOX ONE EXCLUSIVE). Stop crime as a superpowered Agent of justice in this hyperpowered sandbox of mayhem and destruction. Developed by original creator Dave Jones, “Crackdown 3″ delivers cooperative mayhem and an all-new multiplayer mode2 where destruction is your ultimate weapon, powered by the Microsoft Cloud. Multiplayer beta starting in 2016.
- “Dark Souls III.” Known for delivering a high level of unrelenting challenge to gamers, the next chapter of the “Dark Souls” saga returns with “Dark Souls III.” Developer FromSoftware returns to create a new blighted world for players to explore. The embers of a once-proud kingdom set the stage for this new adventure. Players will battle against fearsome enemies and bosses with a variety of weapons and magic through a mysterious land riddled with secrets.
- “Halo Wars 2″ (XBOX ONE AND WINDOWS 10 EXCLUSIVE). An exciting new strategy game packed with fast-paced action, massive battles and an all-new Halo story, “Halo Wars 2″ is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in fall 2016. Developed by Creative Assembly, a SEGA company and the creators of the popular “Total War” series, in partnership with 343 Industries, “Halo Wars 2″ is the sequel to the game that redefined real-time strategy on consoles.
- “Homefront: The Revolution.” “Homefront: The Revolution” is an open-world first-person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement and wage guerrilla warfare against a superior military force to ignite the Revolution. The dynamic, evolving world responds to your actions as an oppressed nation rises up in defiance against the occupation.
- “Killer Instinct Season 3″ (XBOX ONE AND WINDOWS 10 EXCLUSIVE). Launching in March 2016 on Xbox One and Windows 10, “Killer Instinct Season 3″ was declared at gamescom and features eight new characters, counting Rash from Battletoads. Killer Instinct and “Rare Replay” players can download and play a limited sneak peek of Rash on Xbox One starting Aug. 4.
- “Quantum Break” (XBOX ONE EXCLUSIVE). From the makers of “Max Payne” and “Alan Wake,” Remedy Entertainment showcased new gameplay and footage of “Quantum Break,” the studio’s latest blockbuster game with time-amplified action and a suspenseful storyline brought to life in a way never done before in the gaming world. “Quantum Break” will be accessible on April 5, 2016.
- “Scalebound” (XBOX ONE EXCLUSIVE). Unite with a fearsome, noble dragon in “Scalebound,” the next great adventure from critically acclaimed developer PlatinumGames and renowned Game Director Hideki Kamiya. Aailable fall 2016.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, services, and devices worldwide. The company’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
Shares of Ctrip.com International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CTRP), inclined 9.97% to $78.57, during its last trading session.
Ctrip.com International declared its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.
Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2015
- Net revenues were RMB2.53 billion (US$408 million) for the second quarter of 2015, up 47% year-on-year.
- Net commission earned (non-GAAP) was RMB2.49 billion for the second quarter, up 45% year-on-year. Net commission earned (non-GAAP) is calculated by deducting from the revenues the cost of transactions where the Company undertakes majority of the business risks, counting the inventory risks*. The Company accounts for discount offered to the customers as reduction to its revenues, and certain noteworthydiscount may result in selling price lower than cost.
- Accommodation reservation volume raised 55% year-on-year, and accommodation reservation revenues raised 47% year-on-year, reaching RMB1.1 billion (US$178 million) for the second quarter of 2015.
- Transportation ticketing volume raised 106% year-on-year, and transportation ticketing revenues raised 45% year-on-year, reaching RMB1.1 billion (US$170 million) for the second quarter of 2015.
- Gross margin was 71% for the second quarter of 2015, contrast to 72% in the same period in 2014, and 70% in the previous quarter.
- Net income attributable to Ctrip’s shareholders was RMB143 million (US$23 million) for the second quarter of 2015, contrast to RMB135 million (US$22 million) in the same period in 2014. Not taking into account share-based compensation charges (non-GAAP), net income attributable to Ctrip’s shareholders was RMB296 million (US$48 million), contrast to RMB246 million (US$40 million) in the same period in 2014.
- Diluted earnings per ADS were RMB0.90 (US$0.15) for the second quarter of 2015. Not taking into account share-based compensation charges (non-GAAP), diluted earnings per ADS were RMB1.86 (US$0.30) for the second quarter of 2015.
- Share-based compensation charges were RMB153 million (US$25 million), accounting for 6% of the net revenues, or RMB0.96 (US$0.15) per ADS for the second quarter of 2015.
Ctrip.com International, Ltd., together with its auxiliaries, provides travel services for hotel accommodations, transportation ticketing services, packaged tours, and corporate travel administration in the People’s Republic of China. It also offers independent leisure travelers bundled packaged-tour products, counting group tours, semi-group tours, and private tours or packaged tours with various transportation arrangements, such as cruise, bus, or self-driving.
Finally, F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE:FNB), ended its last trade with -3.77% loss, and closed at $13.27.
F.N.B. Corporation and Metro Bancorp, Inc. (METR) jointly declared the signing of a definitive merger agreement following which F.N.B. Corporation will acquire Metro Bancorp, Inc., the holding company and parent of Metro Bank, in an all stock transaction valued at about $32.72 per share, or $474 million in the aggregate, using the closing stock price of FNB as of Monday, August 3, 2015.
The acquisition of the Harrisburg-based bank will provide FNB with about $3.0 billion in total assets, counting $2.4 billion in total deposits, $2.1 billion in total loans and 32 banking offices located in the Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Reading and Lebanon MSAs. The transaction will enhance FNB’s distribution and scale across Central Pennsylvania and strengthen its position as the largest Pennsylvania-based regional bank, moving its state deposit market share rank to a top five position. With the acquisition of Metro, FNB will have $19.6 billion in assets, counting $14.7 billion in total deposits, $13.7 billion in total loans and more than 300 full service banking offices.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been approved by the board of directors of each company, shareholders of Metro will be entitled to receive 2.373 shares of FNB common stock for each common share of Metro. The exchange ratio is fixed and the transaction is predictable to qualify as a tax-free exchange for shareholders of Metro.
F.N.B. Corporation, a financial holding company, provides various financial services to consumers, corporations, governments, and small- to medium-sized businesses primarily in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia. It operates through four segments: Community Banking, Wealth Administration, Insurance, and Consumer Finance.
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