On Thursday, Shares of Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), gained 1.14% to $8.85.
On June 25, Office Depot, declared that the new uni-ball 307 and the uni-ball AIR are now accessible to purchase at Office Depot and OfficeMax locations and online at officedepot.com.
“The evolution of the writing instrument aims to cater to customers’ tailored preferences,” explained Andrew Tomlin, writing expert for Office Depot, Inc. “These two new uni-ball lines provide a unique writing experience, equipping customers with the finest gear they need.”
Office Depot wants consumers to gear up for great with two new models of uni-ball pens:
- uni-ball 307 provides a superior, skip-free writing experience that features exclusive uni Super Ink™ that indelibly bonds with paper to offer three-way protection against water, fading and fraud.
- uni-ball AIR writes smoothly at any angle, delivering a fluid writing experience with a bold ink laydown. The pen is elegantly designed with a sleek tip and a clean, elevated style.
“The new uni-ball pens offer something for every writer,” said Tomlin. “With the uni-ball 307 writers don’t have to worry about skipping while writing on glossy paper. The uni-ball AIR allows writers to write at any angle. These new models are truly a unique step forward for writing tools.”
Office Depot, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, supplies office products and services. The company’s North American Retail division sells an assortment of merchandise, counting office supplies, technology products and solutions, business machines and related supplies, facilities products, and office furniture under various brands through its chain of office supply stores.
Shares of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), inclined 1.01% to $32.05, during its last trading session.
Despite more severe weather conditions, counting recent tornadoes, ComEd has produced its best reliability ever for the first half of a year. For the first six months of 2015, ComEd avoided more than 879,000 customer interruptions on the system.
With passage of the Smart Grid law in 2011, ComEd embarked on a $2.6 billion program to modernize the power system in northern Illinois. Through these investments which comprise smart switches that reroute power around potential problem areas, new storm hardening and vegetation administration solutions, and cable replacement, in addition to the other ongoing programs, nearly 5,000,000 customer interruptions have been avoided since January 2012 through first six months of 2015. Last year alone, more than 1.5 million interruptions were prevented, due to the reliability improvements ComEd is making to its system.
In addition to reliability improvement, EIMA work has supported 3,600 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in Illinois, counting about 1,400 FTE jobs at the utility and its contractors.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with about 7.8 million customers. ComEd provides service to about 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population.
Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy generation and delivery businesses in the United States. It owns electric generating facilities, such as nuclear, fossil, and hydroelectric generation facilities, in addition to wind and solar photovoltaic facilities.
Finally, McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC), ended its last trade with 0.49% gain, and closed at $79.96.
McCormick & Company, stated financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2015 and offered the latest outlook for fiscal year 2015.
- As a result of unfavorable currency rates, sales declined 1% in the second quarter of 2015 from the year-ago period. Not taking into account this impact, the company grew sales 5% in constant currency with enhances in both business segments.
- Operating income was $104 million in the second quarter of 2015 and comprised of an unfavorable impact of $19 million from special charges. Not taking into account the impact of special charges and unfavorable currency rates, adjusted operating income in constant currency rose 7% from $122 million in the second quarter of 2014.
- Earnings per share was $0.65 in the second quarter of 2015 and comprised of an unfavorable impact of $0.10 from special charges. Not taking into account the impact of special charges, adjusted earnings per share rose 17% to $0.75 from $0.64 in the second quarter of 2014, mainly due to a lower tax rate.
- For the 2015 fiscal year, the company reaffirmed its predictable constant currency growth rate for sales and operating income. The projection for adjusted earnings per share was raised as a result of a lower predictable tax rate for the fiscal year.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Consumer and Industrial.
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