On Friday, Shares of Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI), lost -2.34% to $ 2.50.
Gold Fields Limited, declared net earnings attributable to our shareholders of US$18 million for the September 2015 quarter contrast with net earnings of US$12 million for the June 2015 quarter and US$19 million in the September 2014 quarter. Normalised earnings of US$22 million for the September 2015 quarter contrast with normalised earnings of US$22 million for the June 2015 quarter and US$23 million in the September 2014 quarter.
Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold mining company. The company engages in the exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting of gold and copper properties. It holds interests in eight operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia, and Peru.
Shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN), inclined 0.59% to $55.93, during its last trading session.
Seattle-based Nordstrom, declared the appointment of Gordon Smith, CEO of Consumer and Community Banking at JPMorgan Chase to the company’s Board of Directors. The addition of Mr. Smith brings the total number of directors to 15 and the number of independent directors to 12. Nordstrom directors serve one-year terms and the company requires annual elections of all Board members. Mr. Smith will join the Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.
In 2012 Mr. Smith was named CEO of Consumer and Community Banking, a leading provider of financial services serving 66 million consumers and four million small businesses. Mr. Smith joined Chase in 2007 as CEO of Card Services and later added Merchant Services and Auto Finance. Formerly Mr. Smith spent more than 25 years at American Express where he led several businesses counting the U.S. Domestic Consumer Card Business and from 2005 until 2007 the Global Commercial Card business. Mr. Smith is a member of the JPMorgan Chase Operating Committee and also serves on the Board of Directors of Choice Hotels International, Inc.
“Gordon’s extensive experience leading customer-focused businesses in a highly competitive industry further strengthens the already strong and diverse expertise on our Board,” said Enrique Hernandez, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors for Nordstrom. “We look forward to his contributions and are confident his input will benefit our Board and administration team as we work to extend our reputation with customers and shareholders alike.”
Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, offers apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories for men, women, and children in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit.
Finally, Shares of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), ended its last trade with 0.73% gain, and closed at $53.58.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company declared that scholarship applications are now available for college-bound high school in addition to current college and ongoing students. The awards from the company’s employee resource groups will mean that at least 150 students in PG&E’s Northern and Central California service area will receive from $1,000 to $6,000 next year for exemplary scholastic achievement and community leadership.
Every year, PG&E’s 10 employee resource groups—each representing the company’s diverse 20,000-plus workforce—conduct fundraisers in order to award scholarships to assist offset the cost of higher education. Scholarship information, counting criteria and applications, is available on PG&E’s website. To be considered for a scholarship, all applications must be presented by Feb. 1, 2016.
In 2015, PG&E’s Employee Resource Groups awarded a record $429,000 in scholarships—a more than 25 percent improvement over 2014—to 176 deserving students. Many recipients are the first in their families to attend college.
PG&E Corporation, through its partner, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, transmits, delivers, and sells electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers primarily in northern and central California.