On Thursday, Shares of AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), gained 0.32% to $34.80.
AT&T has designated Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., former Global CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers, to its Board of Directors. He will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee.
“Sam has a great history of leadership,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T. “His deep experience running and advising global companies, together with his service on DIRECTV’s board of directors, make him a great addition to our board.”
Mr. Di Piazza began his career with PwC in 1973 and served as Global CEO from 2002 to 2009. In between, he held a variety of regional leadership roles and served as chairman and senior partner of PwC’s U.S. operations. From 2011 to 2014, Di Piazza served as vice chairman of Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group and as a member of its Senior Planned Advisory Group.
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Wireless and Wireline. The Wireless segment offers data and voice services, counting local, long-distance, and network access services, in addition to roaming services to youth, family, professionals, small businesses, government, and business customers.
Shares of SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE:SVU), inclined 5.03% to $9.19, during its last trading session.
SUPERVALU stated first quarter fiscal 2016 net sales of $5.41 billion and net earnings from ongoing operations of $63 million ($0.23 per diluted share), which comprised of $2 million in after-tax structural and tax planning fees. When adjusted for this item, first quarter fiscal 2016 net earnings from ongoing operations were $65 million ($0.23 per diluted share).
Net earnings from ongoing operations for last year’s first quarter were $48 million ($0.18 per diluted share), which comprised of $2 million in after-tax net charges and costs for employee severance and debt financing activities. When adjusted for these items, first quarter fiscal 2015 net earnings from ongoing operations were $50 million ($0.18 per diluted share).
“We delivered sales enhances across all three business segments and managed our costs very well in this first quarter,” said President and CEO Sam Duncan. “I’m happy with our bottom line and ability to manage to these results in spite of softer sales at Save-A-Lot and in our Retail Food stores. We have plans in place and operationally we remain well positioned.”
SUPERVALU INC., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a grocery wholesaler and retailer in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Independent Business, Save-A-Lot, and Retail Food.
Finally, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), ended its last trade flat, and closed at $28.16.
CenturyLink declared it has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Services Providers, Q3 2015. Published by Forrester Research, a leading industry analyst firm, the report evaluates nine distributed denial of service (DDoS) services providers that met the selection criteria for breadth, global presence and market relevance.
In the report, Forrester states that CenturyLink scored especially well for its attack response capabilities, in addition to its capabilities to defend against very large amplification attacks. CenturyLink also received the highest score possible for geographies presently served and hybrid implementation.
According to Forrester’s report: “To be a leader in a Forrester Wave, a vendor must have a strong current offering and a strong strategy that will clearly address current and future market needs. These vendors demonstrate effective portals, good client and revenue growth, and a focus on customer service.”
CenturyLink, Inc. provides various communications services to residential, business, governmental, and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through two segments, Business and Consumer.
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