On Thursday, Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCK)’s shares inclined 0.27% to $26.00.
The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation awarded curriculum grants and training valued at $1,000 each to 23 Head Start programs across the country as part of its Smart from the Start program. Thanks to these grants, 18,000 at-risk children ages 3-5, will learn about the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity at school.
Each winner will receive 25 printed copies of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation’s Pre-K curriculum, created by Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, and a set of story books aligned with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The Smart from the Start curriculum, was launched in 2013 with a Commitment to Action to the Clinton Global Initiative to improve wellness among pre-K children across the country. This commitment will be renewed at the 2015 CGI Annual Meeting and is expanded to comprise new partners.
The winners will also take part in training through Penn State’s Better Kid Care online training system that will be available in early 2016. Teachers can earn professional development credit upon completion of the training. Penn State will also evaluate the efficacy of Smart from the Start.
Discovery Communications, Inc. (Discovery) is a media company. The Company provides content across multiple distribution platforms, including pay-TV, free-to-air and broadcast television, Websites, digital distribution arrangements and content licensing agreements. Discovery operates in three segments: U.S.
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO)’s shares gained 1.46% to $100.43.
Tesoro Corporation has shown a rise of 30.5% or 2,166,061 shares in the short positions. The bets have raised to 9,268,752 shares on September 15,2015 from 7,102,691 shares on August 31,2015. With respect to the floated shares, the shorts are 7.6%. The shares days to cover are calculated to be 4, using the standard per day volume of 2,648,036 shares. The information was released by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc (FINRA) on September 24th.
Tesoro Corporation is an independent petroleum refining and marketing company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company primarily transports crude oil and manufactures, transports and sells transportation fuels.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR)‘s shares dipped -1.86% to $17.66.
KKR & Co., declared that it will back Roland Wessel, Colin Judd and Melvyn Horgan, founders and former administration team of Star Energy, to launch Trans European Oil & Gas Limited (“Trans European Oil & Gas”).
Trans European Oil & Gas intends to build a portfolio of conventional onshore oil and gas properties in proven hydrocarbon plays in Europe, and apply its extensive experience in improved oil recovery (“EOR”) techniques to optimize production.
Established in 1999, Star Energy made several acquisitions of producing assets and successfully applied EOR techniques. Star Energy grew to encompass 25 producing oil and gas fields and a commissioned 10 bcf gas storage facility. Star Energy listed on AIM in 2004 and was attained by Petronas in 2008.
Roland Wessel has over 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He founded Integrated Drilling Services (“IDS”) in 1992, a business eventually attained by Dailey International. Before founding IDS he held various positions in drilling services companies in Africa, Middle East, North Sea and South America. Roland was the CEO of Star Energy.
KKR & CO. L.P. (KKR) is a global investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. The Company’s business offers a range of investment management services to its fund investors and provides capital markets services to its firm, its portfolio companies and third parties.
Parsley Energy Inc (NYSE:PE), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -0.72% loss, and closed at $15.13.
Parsley Energy declared that it will take part in the Johnson Rice 2015 Energy Conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, September 29, during which Bryan Sheffield, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is planned to make a presentation.
Parsley Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company is focused on the acquisition, development and exploitation of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is located in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico and comprises three primary sub-areas: the Midland Basin, the Central Basin Platform and the Delaware Basin.
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