On Thursday, Shares of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), gained 0.69% to $14.61, despite U.S. oil futures fell to a new three-month low Thursday on fresh indications of a supply surplus, while global benchmark Brent ticked higher on production concerns.
Light, sweet crude for August delivery settled down 50 cents, or 1%, at $50.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since April 9. Brent, the global benchmark, rose 46 cents, or 0.8%, to $57.51 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. WSJ Reports.
Transocean Ltd., together with its auxiliaries, provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. The company primarily offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling services. As of February 17, 2015, it owned or had partial ownership interests in, and operated 71 mobile offshore drilling units that comprise of 44 high-specification floaters, 17 midwater floaters, and 10 high-specification jackups.
Shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW), declined -7.42% to $261.23, during its last trading session.
The Sherwin-Williams Company, declared its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. Contrast to the same periods in 2014, merged net sales raised $89.1 million, or 2.9%, to $3.13 billion in the quarter and raised $172.9 million, or 3.2%, to $5.58 billion in six months due primarily to higher paint sales volume in our Paint Stores and Consumer Groups. Unfavorable currency translation rate changes reduced merged net sales 3.0% in the quarter and six months.
Diluted net income per common share in the quarter raised to $3.70 per share from $2.94 per share in 2014 and raised in six months to $5.08 per share from $4.06 per share last year. The enhances in second quarter and six month diluted net income per common share were due primarily to improved operating results of the Paint Stores and Consumer Groups. Currency translation rate changes reduced diluted net income per common share by $.07 per share in the quarter and $.11 in six months.
The Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers primarily in North and South America. The company operates in four segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Group, Global Finishes Group, and Latin America Coatings Group.
Finally, LendingClub Corporation (NYSE:LC), ended its last trade with 3.15% gain, and closed at $14.75.
LendingClub Corporation, declared that its marketplace is now accessible to investors in Arkansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
“We are thrilled to bring the opportunity to invest in consumer credit as an asset class to investors in Arkansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma,” said Lending Club founder and CEO Renaud Laplanche. “Lending Club is now accessible to investors in 33 states. We’re proud of the constructive relationships we’re building with state regulators, and excited that we’re increasingly able to offer rewarding investment products to investors in more states.”
LendingClub Corporation operates as an online marketplace for connecting borrowers and investors in the United States. Its marketplace facilitates various types of loan products for consumers and small businesses, counting unsecured personal loans, super prime consumer loans, unsecured education and patient finance loans, and unsecured small business loans.
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