On Thursday, Shares of Aquinox Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AQXP), lost -1.79% to $16.46.
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, declared the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $15.50 per share. In addition, Aquinox has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 825,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price. The offering is predictable to close on September 15, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.
Leerink Partners, Canaccord Genuity and Guggenheim Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Needham & Company is acting as lead manager.
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, engages in discovering and developing targeted therapeutics for diseases in the areas of inflammation and immuno-oncology.
Shares of Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY), inclined 2.24% to $5.47, during its last trading session.
Stone Energy Corporation, declared that David H. Welch, the company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, presented at the Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York at the Sheraton New York Times Square at 12:25 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, September 9, 2015.
Stone Energy Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and operation of oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico and the Appalachia region.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Shares of Aon Plc (NYSE:AON), gained 0.15% to $91.68.
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during August 2015. Aon Benfield is the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (AON).
The report reveals that in the United States, severe drought conditions persisted in western regions with total economic losses predictable to reach at least USD3.0 billion – mostly attributable to agricultural damage in California. Several Caribbean and Central American nations issued alerts as droughts worsened.
Drought conditions also affected Eastern Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America during August, with combined economic losses of more than USD2.6 billion occurring in Romania, Czech Republic, and Poland.
Aon plc provides risk administration services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resource consulting and outsourcing services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Risk Solutions and HR Solutions.
Finally, 3M Co (NYSE:MMM), ended its last trade with -0.06% loss, and closed at $140.78.
3M Co, declared that it is exploring planned alternatives for its global Health Information Systems business. These alternatives, all of which are focused on building upon the business’ strong foundation, could comprise spinning-off, selling, or retaining and further investing in the business within 3M.
3M Health Information Systems, a business of 3M Health Care, works with providers, payers, and government agencies to anticipate and navigate a changing healthcare landscape. 3M provides healthcare data aggregation, analysis, and planned services that assist clients move from volume-based to value-based health care, resulting in millions of dollars in savings, improved provider performance, and higher quality of care. 3M’s innovative software is designed to raise the bar for computer-assisted coding, clinical documentation improvement, performance monitoring, quality outcomes reporting, and terminology administration.
With nearly 30 years of healthcare industry experience, 3M Health Information Systems is the go-to choice for more than 5,000 hospitals, in addition to government and commercial payers that want to improve quality and financial performance. With trailing 12-month revenues of about $730 million, this successful business has delivered greater than 10-percent compounded annual growth over the past three, five and 10 years.
3M Company operates as a diversified technology company worldwide. Its Industrial segment offers tapes; coated, non-woven, and bonded abrasives; adhesives; ceramics; sealants; specialty materials; filtration products; closure systems for personal hygiene products; acoustic systems products; automotive components; abrasion-resistant films; structural adhesives; and paint finishing and detailing products.
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