On Friday, Shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), remained flat to $88.26.
Facebook WhatsApp platform has hit a new milestone with 900 million monthly active users. The messaging service added 100 million new subscribers in less than five months, according to TheStreet.
MAUs, or monthly active users, is a closely watched industry statistic for measuring the success rate of social networking services.WhatApp has gained popularity since Facebook attained it in 2014 for $19 billion. In comparison, parent company Facebook declared it has 1.49 billion monthly active users back in June — a 13% year-over-year jump. The company also stated 1.31 billion mobile monthly active users in June, up 23% from June 2014. TheStreet Reports
WhatsApp is still ahead of the Facebook Messenger app, which presently has 700 million MAUs. However, between them, Facebook has the world’stwo most popular messaging apps in its portfolio. TheStreet added.
Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company worldwide. It provides a set of development tools and application programming interfaces that enable developers to integrate with Facebook to create mobile and Web applications.
Shares of Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), declined -3.23% to $36.85, during its last trading session.
Two of Halliburton’s Brazilian facilities – Macaé and Rio de Janeiro – and nine of the company’s business lines located there have received the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification Q2 Certification, an advanced industry certification standard for oil and natural gas service companies. They are the first in Latin America to receive the certification.
The business lines that achieved the certification are Baroid, Cementing, Completion Tools, Drill Bits and Services, Production Enhancement, Production Solutions, Sperry Drilling, Testing and Subsea, and Wireline and Perforating.
API Q2 is a risk-based quality administration system approach that focuses on competency, service design, contingency planning, supply chain controls, preventive maintenance, inspection, service quality plans and administration of change. It is the first international standard that outlines fundamental, risk-based quality administration systems for oil and natural gas services companies. The certification demonstrates an organization’s commitment to exceed current generic quality administration system standards.
Halliburton Company provides a range of services and products to the upstream oil and natural gas industry worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation.
Finally, Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE:PM), ended its last trade with -2.72% loss, and closed at $77.29.
Philip Morris International will host a live audio webcast of the company’s remarks and question-and-answer session by Jacek Olczak, Chief Financial Officer, at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at about 1:30 p.m. ET.
Philip Morris International Inc., through its auxiliaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes, other tobacco products, and other nicotine-containing products. Its portfolio of brands comprise Marlboro, Merit, Parliament, Virginia Slims, L&M, Chesterfield, Bond Street, Lark, Muratti, Next, Philip Morris, and Red & White.
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