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Monday 11 May 2015
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General Commentary on Active Stocks: Kraft Foods Group, (NASDAQ:KRFT), Magnum Hunter Resources (NYSE:MHR), Corning (NYSE:GLW), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK)

During Monday’s current trade, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRFT)’s shares dropped -0.51%, and is now trading at $88.50.

With millions of families gearing up for summertime fun, Kool-Aid, the iconic brand of flavored drink mix owned by Kraft Foods, the beloved American brand bringing smiles to faces for decades, introduces a convenient new liquid concentrate beverage mix. Fans of the popular brand can now say “Oh Yeah!” to Easy Mix – delicious Kool-Aid flavor, that offers both convenience and value with 50% less sugar than leading regular sodas.

Accessible in three varieties – Tropical Punch, Cherry and Grape – Kool-Aid Easy Mix is now sold in 18.2 fl. oz. bottles at grocery stores nationwide. With a suggested retail price of $2.99, the beverage mix provides fans a great value of six quarts or 24 glasses per bottle. With simple two-step directions – pour and stir – and an easy-to-read measure strip on the side of the bottle, preparing Kool-Aid has never been easier.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged food and beverage corporation. It operates through six segments: Cheese, Refrigerated Meals, Beverages, Meals & Desserts, Enhancers & Snack Nuts, and Canada.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (NYSE:MHR)’s shares declined -6.61% during the current trading session Monday, and is now trading at $2.62, as the company on last Wednesday, declared a monthly cash dividend on the Corporation’s 10.25% Series C Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, a monthly cash dividend on the Corporation’s 8.0% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock and a monthly cash dividend on the Corporation’s 8.0% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. The outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock are represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest of a share of Series E Preferred Stock.

The dividend on the Series C Preferred Stock, which is for the month of April 2015, is payable on April 30, 2015, to holders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2015. The payment will be an annualized 10.25% per share, which is equivalent to about $0.2135 per share, based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference of the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock is presently listed on the NYSE MKT and trades under the ticker symbol “MHR.PRC”.

The dividend on the Series D Preferred Stock, which is for the month of April 2015, is payable on April 30, 2015, to holders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2015.

The dividend on the Series E Preferred Stock, which is for the month of April 2015, is payable on April 30, 2015, to holders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2015.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation, an independent oil and gas corporation, explores for, exploits, attains, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid resources in the United States.

During current trade, Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW)’s shares climbed 0.43%, and is now trading at $22.42, as today, Corning Inc., has been named an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the second straight year.

The ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year is the EPA`s most prestigious award and recognizes organizations that have made noteworthy contributions in energy administration and raised awareness about energy efficiency.

Corning was recognized for the rapid maturation of its energy administration, environmental performance, and greenhouse gas emission-control efforts. Corning is a global corporation with U.S. operations comprising of nearly 50 facilities in 16 states and the District of Columbia.

Corning Incorporated manufactures and sells specialty glasses, ceramics, and related materials worldwide. The corporation operates through five segments: Display Technologies, Optical Communications, Environmental Technologies, Specialty Materials, and Life Sciences.

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), during its Monday’s current trading session lost -0.14%, and is now trading at $57.02, as Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, declared today that it has received an ENERGY STAR 2015 Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its continued improvement of energy performance and leadership in energy administration in both the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors.

Merck has been an ENERGY STAR partner since 1995 and recognized by the EPA for 10 successive years, two times as Partner of the Year and now an eighth time for Sustained Excellence.

The award recognizes four Merck manufacturing sites that have achieved ENERGY STAR rankings in the top 25 percent of pharmaceutical plant energy performance nationwide: Arecibo, Puerto Rico; Cleveland, Tenn.; Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; and Elkhorn, Neb.

Also achieving certification this year were office buildings in Whitehouse Station, N.J., in addition to office buildings in Upper Gwynedd, Pa. and West Point, Pa.

Merck & Co., Inc. provides health care solutions worldwide. The corporation offer therapeutic and preventive agents to treat cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes, asthma, nasal allergy symptoms, allergic rhinitis, chronic hepatitis C virus, HIV-1 infection, fungal infections, intra-abdominal infections, hypertension, arthritis and pain, inflammatory, osteoporosis, male pattern hair loss, and fertility diseases.

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