On Thursday, Shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), lost -1.61% to $22.00.
MGM Resorts International, employees have pledged more than $6 million this year to The MGM Resorts Foundation to support 1,400 nonprofit organizations and programs serving the resort company’s host communities in Nevada, Michigan, and Mississippi, in addition to other regional and national nonprofit organizations.
“Every year our employees inspire us with their community spirit, and this year they have far exceeded our expectations,” said Phyllis A. James, Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer of MGM Resorts International. “We are extremely proud of the model of compassion and giving our employees represent, and of the improvements their generous donations will make in the quality of life for so many families and individuals in need.”
MGM Resorts International, through its auxiliaries, owns and/or operates casino resorts. It operates through two segments, Wholly Owned Domestic Resorts and MGM China. The companys casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities.
Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), inclined 13.45% to $5.06, during its last trading session.
Weight Watchers International, declared its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 and raised its full year fiscal 2015 earnings guidance.
- Q2 2015 revenues were $309.8 million, down 22.1% (16.5% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the preceding year period, with total paid weeks down 17.6%.
- Q2 2015 earnings per fully diluted share (EPS) was $0.49; not taking into account the benefit of $0.07 per fully diluted share from the early extinguishment of debt, Q2 2015 adjusted EPS was $0.42.
- The Company raised its full year fiscal 2015 earnings guidance to between $0.57 and $0.72 per fully diluted share on an adjusted basis.
- Following a debt tender offer, the Company made a cash payment of $77.2 million to prepay $84.9 million of its debt obligations maturing in April 2016.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. provides weight administration services worldwide. The company operates through North America, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Other segments. It offers a range of products and services comprising nutritional, exercise, and behavioral tools and approaches.
Finally, Genetic Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:GENE), ended its last trade with 8.57% gain, and closed at $3.04.
Genetic Technologies Limited, declared the issuance of US Patent Nos: 9,051,617 and 9,068,229 covering three of the core genetic markers referred to as single-nucleotide polymorphisms (“SNPs”) in the Company’s BREVAGenplus risk assessment test. This patent family is assigned to Cambridge University, England and licensed exclusively to Genetic Technologies Limited. The patents comprise an important part of the commercialization strategy for our first-in-class breast cancer risk assessment test.
The particular SNPs in question were amongst the first of the breast cancer susceptibility loci to be consistent and robustly confirmed across multiple genome-wide association studies, such that their inclusion in BREVAGenplus provides the test with an additional noteworthy proprietary competitive advantage over other SNP-based tests that might be developed.
Genetic Technologies Limited provides genetic testing services primarily in Australia and the United States. It offers a range of genetic tests for breast and ovarian cancer, bowel and uterine cancer, and prostate cancer; neurogenetic diagnostic assays; and gene testing for Epilepsy SCN1A gene related disorders.
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