On Tuesday, Shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), lost -0.72% to $32.98. 19.45 million shares of the company were exchanged.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Pfizer Inc. and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) are proud to declare the recipients from the Seeding Progress and Resources for the Cancer Community: Metastatic Breast Cancer Challenge (SPARC MBC Challenge), a first-of-its-kind initiative to address the unique challenges facing women with metastatic breast cancer worldwide. In total, 20 organizations from 18 countries have been selected to receive grants amounting to $760,000 (USD) in funding offered by Pfizer.
Launched on World Cancer Day in February 2015, the SPARC MBC Challenge received noteworthy interest with over 80 applications presented by organizations in 46 countries, reflecting the urgent need for improved services and support for women with metastatic breast cancer. Due to this high level of interest, Pfizer raised its funding of the initiative from $500,000 (USD) to $760,000 (USD) to support additional projects.
The SPARC MBC Challenge aims to empower advocacy groups, hospital netoperates, support groups and other organizations worldwide as they initiate projects to close the gap in information, support, awareness and policy between metastatic breast cancer and early disease, as well as assist reduce the number of women diagnosed at the metastatic stage of breast cancer.
Pfizer Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through Global Innovative Pharmaceutical (GIP); Global Vaccines, Oncology and Consumer Healthcare (VOC); and Global Established Pharmaceutical (GEP) segments.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), surged 0.16% to $44.37, during its last trading session.
Verizon declared an initiative designed to connect with New York City’s tech community, in which it will open a coworking space at its landmark building at 140 West Street in lower Manhattan, across from One World Trade Center.
The space will provide flexible workspace options for startups and entrepreneurs seeking access to a networked community of diverse talent and expertise. Verizon is working with Grind, an practiced operator of premium membership-based coworking communities, to curate the experience.
As part of the initiative, Verizon will convert 10,000+ square feet of an underutilized floor at its iconic, former headquarters building. The space will connect the coworking community to Verizon’s advanced Internet services and provide a platform for modern work in the legacy, Art Deco structure. The company anticipates to be operational in early 2016.
Verizon Communications Inc., through its auxiliaries, provides communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies worldwide.
Finally, Shares of New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT), ended its last trade with -2.49% loss, and closed at $12.52, as The New York Times will offer one-day unlimited access to its website and mobile app to anyone who purchases a print edition of the paper from a newsstand starting on Tuesday.
The media organization hopes to double annual digital revenue to $800 million by 2020 largely by increasing mobile readership, the Times declared last week. Magazines and newspapers have struggled to reverse losses as consumption shifts toward mobile devices and advertisers move to digital platforms.
By expanding online access, the Times hopes to expose more customers to the benefits of its digital platforms and thereby boost digital revenue, Reuters reports.
The stock, after recent close, is 2.18% above their SMA 50 and 3.86% from SMA20 and is -4.76% below than SMA200. 70.20% shares of the company were owned by institutional investors. The company has 1.31 value in price to sale ratio while price to book ratio was recorded as 2.47. It beta stands at 1.79.
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