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Friday 9 October 2015
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Eye-Catching Stocks: Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW), Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ), Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE:FNF), FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC)

On Tuesday, in the course of current trade, Shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW), climbed 2.46%, and is now trading at $166.39.

Palo Alto Networks declared that it has received the prestigious North America Rated Outstanding Assisted Support certification from the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), the leading association for technology services organizations, underscoring the Company’s excellence in customer success and support.

This certification distinguishes organizations that deliver excellence across all noteworthymodes of technical support, and recognizes that Palo Alto Networks customer support standards and processes will assist customers maximize their technology investment.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides enterprise security platform to enterprises, service providers, and government entities worldwide. Its platform comprises Next-Generation Firewall that delivers application, user, and content visibility and control, in addition to protection against network-based cyber threats; and Threat Intelligence Cloud that offers central intelligence capabilities, in addition to automated delivery of preventative measures against cyber attacks.

During an Afternoon trade, Shares of Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ), climbed 0.76%, and is now trading at $47.38.

Lazard Ltd, declared that Nathan Pund has joined its partner, Lazard Middle Market, as a Managing Director in its Consumer and Retail group, focused on active lifestyle sectors. He is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Nate has built a national reputation over nearly two decades as a top financial advisor in the active lifestyle, outdoor and tactical sectors,” said David Solomon, CEO of Lazard Middle Market. “His athletic and military background brings added credibility in these areas.”

Since 2005, Mr. Pund has advised on more than 40 M&A and other financial transactions for well-known active lifestyle, outdoor and tactical brands. He was a co-founding Partner and Managing Director at Silver Steep Partners, a boutique investment bank focused on the active outdoor industry from 2005 until 2010, when it was sold to D.A. Davidson, where he served as a Managing Director and Group Head of the Investment Banking, Active Lifestyle group, preceding to joining Lazard Middle Market. Earlier in his career, Mr. Pund was a Vice President at RBC Capital Markets and a senior analyst at Prudential Securities. He served in the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence Officer with NCIS, Special Operations Command Central, and the Pacific Fleet and is a graduate of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) School and the Combat Lifesaver Course. He received a Master of Business Administration from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.

Lazard Ltd., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset administration firm. Its Financial Advisory segment offers various financial advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, and other planned matters, in addition to on restructurings, capital structure, capital raising, and other financial matters.

Shares of Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE:FNF), climbed 1.17%, and is now trading at $ 36.35.

Fidelity National Financial, declared the appointment of Mike Nolan and Roger Jewkes as Co-Chief Operating Officers, with both ongoing to report to Randy Quirk, FNF’s Chief Executive Officer.

In addition to the elevation to Co-Chief Operating Officer of FNF, Nolan will continue to serve as President of Eastern Operations for Fidelity National Title Group (“FNTG”), with responsibilities for FNTG’s direct operations in the East, Midwest and Southeast, in addition to FNF Canada. Nolan has more than 30 years of experience with FNTG and its predecessor companies.

In addition to the elevation to Co-Chief Operating Officer of FNF, Jewkes will continue to serve as President of Western Operations for FNTG, with overall responsibility for all of FNTG’s business units in the Western United States. Jewkes has more than 30 years of experience with FNTG.

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides title insurance, technology, and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries in the United States. It operates through Title, BKFS, and Restaurant Group segments.

Finally, FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC), gained 2.05% Tuesday.

FMC Corporation and Monsanto Company, declared an expanded agreement to continue their participation in the Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Administration Solutions platform. The exclusive agreement comprises FMC’s Authority brand sulfentrazone herbicides, and adds FMC’s Capture LFR insecticide as a soil-applied insecticide for corn in the Monsanto recommendation platform as a qualifying brand.

When launched, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans will be the first biotech-stacked soybean trait with tolerance to both dicamba and glyphosate. The patented Roundup Ready 2 Xtend trait is built upon the high-yielding Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean trait technology. FMC’s Authority herbicide brands provide broad-spectrum control of weeds on a wide range of soil types, geographies and weed conditions. The Authority herbicide brand platform utilizes several premixes to provide pre-emergence weed control comprised within Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Administration Solutions.

FMC Corporation, a diversified chemical company, provides solutions, applications, and products for the agricultural, consumer, and industrial markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.

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