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Thursday 18 June 2015
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Afternoon Trade News Analysis on: JPMorgan Chase & Co., (NYSE:JPM), Humana, (NYSE:HUM), Whole Foods Market, (NASDAQ:WFM)

During Wednesday’s Afternoon trade, Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), lost -0.18% to $68.25, hitting its highest level.

As area families plan Father’s Day weekend celebrations, Chase is inviting kids and their dads to enjoy a series of special activities at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Kids of all ages can decorate cards for dads, get their faces painted, draw with sidewalk chalk, and more. Delicious cookies from a local bakery also will be served.

Where: Trout River Plaza at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32218.

When: Saturday, June 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. provides various financial services worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking, and Asset Administration.

Shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM), inclined 0.89% to $201.37, during its current trading session.

As part of its mission to assist close the gap between people and care, Humana, declared an innovative partnership with the American Diabetes Association (Association) to develop a consumer-centric diabetes curriculum and delivery model with the aim of assisting slow the progression of diabetes through engaging educational information based on the organization’s standards of medical care.

“This partnership with the American Diabetes Association is reflective of Humana’s bold aim to improve the health of the communities we serve by breaking down barriers and providing accessible ways for people to achieve their personal best health,” said Sarah Ahmad, Vice President Innovation Consumer Health Solutions, Humana. “The Association is plannedally positioned to serve people living with diabetes through education solutions that assist individuals understand the disease in the context of their own health journey with the aim of slowing disease progression.”

Type 2 diabetes can be effectively managed with appropriate education and self-administration behaviors. However, research shows that almost two-thirds of adults with type 2 diabetes do not receive any diabetes education. Lack of standardization in diabetes education also often creates conflicting information for those who have the disease.

The new delivery model co-developed between Humana and ADA will be a first-of-its-kind offering content that is evidence-based, culturally relevant, engaging and accessible in multi-channel formats. Each year the Association publishes its Standards of Medical Care which provide clinicians with the evidence and established targets to attain the aims of diabetes care.

Humana Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a health and well-being company. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Group, and Healthcare Services. The Retail segment provides Medicare and commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits, counting dental, vision, and other supplemental health and financial protection products directly to individuals.

Finally, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM), lost -0.94%, and is now trading at $40.58.

This summer, Whole Foods Market will share the story of social enterprise in Africa through the work of some amazing brands counting LIFE Line, Alaffia, Madecasse, and Allegro Coffee. Each of these companies is committed to creating sustainable economic opportunities to assist alleviate poverty in Africa.

LIFE Line, a lifestyle fashion brand, began with eight female employees who became a catalyst for change for an entire community in rural Kenya. These women bond together to create and sell beautiful canvas products in order to support projects like education for children with special needs, agriculture and environmental initiatives, in addition to nutrition and wellness training.

In June, Whole Foods Market stores in Northern California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia began selling LIFE Line’s “LOVE” bracelet to show support for job creation and fair wages in Africa. These hand-beaded bracelets, designed exclusively for Whole Foods Market and created by women from the Maasai tribe in Kenya, are a beautiful way to connect the maker and the wearer with a common purpose.

Alaffia was founded to maintain the handcrafted tradition of creating shea butter from Togo’s natural resources while advancing gender equality and alleviating poverty in West Africa. Whole Foods Market supports Alaffia’s vision for how traditional practices can contribute to the global economy and recognizes how powerful one purchase of shea butter can be to empowering African communities.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. operates as a retailer of natural and organic foods. The company’s stores offer produce and floral, grocery, meat, seafood, bakery, prepared foods and catering, coffee, tea, beer, wine, cheese, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and body care products, in addition to lifestyle products, counting books, pet products, and household products.

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