On Friday, Shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), lost -0.11% to $35.32.
Pfizer declared that it was granted approval from the Canadian Competition Bureau with respect to its pending acquisition of Hospira (HSP). As part of its agreement with the Canadian Competition Bureau, Pfizer has committed to divest certain assets in Canada.
Completion of the transaction remains subject to governmental and regulatory approvals in certain other jurisdictions and other usual and customary closing conditions.
Pfizer Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through Global Innovative Pharmaceutical (GIP); Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare (VOC); and Global Established Pharmaceutical (GEP) segments.
Shares of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS), inclined 1.60% to $55.97, during its last trading session.
Discover Financial Services declared plans to allow Discover cardmembers in the U.S. to use Samsung Pay, a simple way to make payments through Samsung brand mobile phones.
Samsung Pay combines Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology with Near Field Communication (NFC), making it compatible with nearly all existing payment terminals and allowing Discover’s cardmembers to quickly and easily make payments through their Samsung phones at millions of merchant locations.
Samsung Pay will be available on the Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and Galaxy Note 5 this fall in the United States and Korea. Discover cardmembers will obtain access to Samsung Pay in 2016.
Discover Financial Services operates as a direct banking and payment services company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Direct Banking and Payment Services.
Finally, Cabela’s Incorporated (NYSE:CAB), ended its last trade with 2.41% gain, and closed at $44.70.
Cabela’s Incorporated declared that, effective August 31, 2015, Brian J. Linneman, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer, will transition from his current position and become a planned advisor to the Company.
Mr. Linneman has been with Cabela’s for 17 years and has been the Chief Merchandising Officer since January 2010. Preceding to his role as Chief Merchandising Officer, Mr. Linneman held roles as Corporate Logistics Manager, Director of Planned Projects, Vice President of Planned Projects and MIS, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Operations.
As part of this change, the Company is promoting Scott K. Williams to Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Merchandising, together with Marketing, E-Commerce, Real Estate, and Strategy, will report to Mr. Williams in his new role. Roger Verhulst, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, has been with Cabela’s over 20 years and will continue to lead the Company’s merchandising teams and report directly to Mr. Williams.
Cabela’s Incorporated, together with its auxiliaries, operates as a specialty retailer and direct marketer of hunting, fishing, camping, and related outdoor merchandise. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Direct, and Financial Services.
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