On Tuesday, Shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), gained 0.15% to $13.14.
Ford Motor Company will release its September 2015 U.S. sales results at about 9:15 a.m. ET Thursday, October 1, 2015. At 10:00 a.m. ET, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He will be joined by Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, and Yong Yang, Ford’s senior U.S. economist.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. The Company operates in two sectors: Automotive and Financial Services. Automotive sector comprises North America, South America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific segments.
Shares of Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST), declined -1.69% to $15.39, during its last trading session.
Host Hotels and Resorts declared that in connection with potential future capital markets transactions counting additional repurchases of Company stock and in light of a combination of anticipated asset sale transactions, hotel administration transitions, and recent market developments, it is providing an update to its full year guidance.
The Company has made considerable progress on several international asset sales which are predictable to close over the next 60 days, subject to standard closing conditions. These sales should generate net proceeds to the Company of about $200 million after debt repayment of $94 million. The proceeds are predictable to be used to fund the stock repurchase plan and for other corporate purposes. The sale of these assets will reduce the previous forecast for 2015 Adjusted EBITDA issued on July 30, 2015 by about $5 million. The full year impact of these sales on 2016 Adjusted EBITDA is predictable to be about $22 million.
In connection with the sale of certain of these assets, the Company has made the decision to exit the Asia-Pacific market. The Company is happy with the success of these investments, which are predictable to generate solid returns even after taking into account currency impact. However, the Company is not confident it can complete additional successful investments in the region, and therefore has concluded to wind down its activities.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Host Inc.) operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). Host Inc. owns properties and conducts operations through Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (Host L.P.) of which Host Inc. is the sole general partner and in which it holds about 99% of the partnership interests (OP units) as of December 31, 2014.
Shares of Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT), inclined 2.87% to $66.37, during its last trading session.
Medtronic - RHD Action, a new global movement to end rheumatic heart disease (RHD), launched recently on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Global health experts, healthcare providers, people living with RHD and others called for new action against this easily preventable but neglected disease, which is a major cause of serious illness and death among women, children and adolescents in developing countries.
Caused by untreated strep throat infections that progress to permanent heart damage, RHD affects more than 32 million people globally, 80 percent of whom live in the developing world. Children and young adults bear the brunt of the disease, accounting for many of the 275,000 people who die from RHD every year. Pregnant women are at particularly high risk of death. Because RHD robs young people of their most productive years, it also causes an enormous economic burden, costing low- and middle-income countries an estimated $56 billion in lost productivity in 2013 alone. Greatly reducing the toll of RHD will be critical to achieving the newly established Sustainable Development Aims.
Treating strep throat with penicillin is highly effective in stopping the infection from progressing to RHD, and can cost as little as seven cents per at-risk child per year. But resources for RHD are minimal, accounting for only 0.1 percent of all research funding for neglected diseases. As a result, health systems are not equipped to prevent, treat or control this disease, health workers are often not trained to recognize and treat strep throat, and penicillin is often unavailable. Many people at risk are unaware of its causes and symptoms, so they do not seek medical attention for sore throats.
Medtronic plc (Medtronic) is a medical technology and services company. The Company develops, manufactures and markets its medical devices and technologies to hospitals, physicians, clinicians and patients in about 160 countries. The Company operates in four segments: Cardiac and Vascular Group, Minimally Invasive Technologies Group, Restorative Therapies Group and Diabetes Group.
Finally, CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), ended its last trade with 0.75% gain, and closed at $38.97.
CBS Corporation EcoMedia declared the launch of the “Volunteering With The Stars” (VWTS) program as part of the new “Viewers To Volunteers” (V2V) app. This bold new digital initiative is designed to connect viewers to their favorite stars and some of the country’s leading nonprofits in the shared experience of giving back.
At the heart of the campaign is the “Viewers To Volunteers” platform, declared in March 2015, which gives the public the chance to support the causes and nonprofits they love best, without spending their own money. V2V’s new website and digital social impact app for smartphones and tablets will reward each user’s engagement with points that will become real dollars for the organizations and causes selected by the user, all funded by participating sponsors.
The “Viewers To Volunteers” website and app will display inspiring videos, stories and articles, while encouraging users to share them. The program will then connect users to more than a dozen of the country’s most prominent nonprofit organizations, promoting outreach and engagement. For every video watched, story clicked, or for participating in volunteer activities in their local communities, users can generate points they can use to support causes or specific participating nonprofits, which will be translated into actual contributions from sponsors.
As a part of this new platform, CBS EcoMedia is collaborating with award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to create original content to stream on the app and website.
CBS Corporation is a mass media company. The Company operates through segments, counting Entertainment, Cable Netoperates, Publishing and Local Broadcasting. The Entertainment segment is composed of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Global Distribution Group, CBS Interactive and CBS Films.
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