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Wednesday 24 June 2015
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Pre-Market News Analysis on: DDR (NYSE:DDR), PepsiCo, (NYSE:PEP), CVS Health (NYSE:CVS), Humana (NYSE:HUM)

On Wednesday, DDR Corp (NYSE:DDR)’s shares inclined 0.93% to $16.26.

DDR Corp (DDR) declared its second quarter 2015 Preferred Class J stock dividend of $0.406250 per depositary share and Preferred Class K stock dividend of $0.39063 per depositary share.

Each Class J depositary share is equal to one-twentieth of a share of DDR’s 6.50% Class J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The declared Preferred Class J dividend covers the period startning April 15, 2015 and ending July 14, 2015. The declared Preferred Class J Dividend is payable July 15, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2015.

DDR Corp. is an equity real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States and Puerto Rico. The firm is in the business of acquiring, owning, developing, redeveloping, expanding, leasing and managing shopping centers. It formerly known as Developers Diversified Realty Corp. DDR Corp is based in Beachwood, Ohio.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)’s shares gained 0.53% to $94.05.

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) declared that its second quarter 2015 (ending June 13th) earnings conference call for investors and financial analysts will be webcast on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at www.pepsico.com in the “Investors” section under “Events and Presentations.”

PepsiCo, Inc. operates as a food and beverage company worldwide. Its Frito-Lay North America segment offers Lay’s potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips, branded dips, Ruffles potato chips, Fritos corn chips, and Santitas tortilla chips. The company’s Quaker Foods North America segment provides Quaker oatmeal, grits, rice cakes, oat squares, and natural granola; and Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Quaker Chewy granola bars, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Life cereal, and Rice-A-Roni side dishes. Its Latin America Foods segment offers snack foods under the Doritos, Cheetos, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Emperador, Saladitas, Lay’s, Rosquinhas Mabel, Elma Chips, and Sabritas brands; and cereals and snacks under the Quaker brand.

At the end of Wednesday’s trade, CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS)‘s shares surged 0.61% to $103.80.

CVS Health Corp (CVS) was honored by the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large U.S. employers, for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy work environment and encouraging colleagues and their families to maintain healthy lifestyles.

CVS Health was among 64 U.S. employers that received the 2015 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® award at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Health’s Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-being. CVS Health received a Gold Award for its WellRewards program, the company’s colleague health and wellness program. This marks the seventh year CVS Health has received an award for its colleague-focused health and wellness initiatives.

CVS Health Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated pharmacy health care services in the United States. The company operates through Pharmacy Services and Retail Pharmacy segments. The Pharmacy Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management services, such as plan design and administration, formulary management, Medicare Part D services, mail order and specialty pharmacy services, retail pharmacy network management services, prescription management systems, clinical services, disease management programs, and medical pharmacy management services.

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with 0.66% gain, and closed at $200.91.

As part of its mission to assist close the gap between people and care, Humana Inc. (HUM) declared an innovative partnership with the American Diabetes Association (Association) to develop a consumer-centric diabetes curriculum and delivery model with the aim of assisting slow the progression of diabetes through engaging educational information based on the organization’s standards of medical care.

Type 2 diabetes can be effectively managed with appropriate education and self-administration behaviors. However, research shows that almost two-thirds of adults with type 2 diabetes do not receive any diabetes education1. Lack of standardization in diabetes education also often creates conflicting information for those who have the disease.

The new delivery model co-developed between Humana and ADA will be a first-of-its-kind offering content that is evidence-based, culturally relevant, engaging and accessible in multi-channel formats. Each year the Association publishes its Standards of Medical Care which provide clinicians with the evidence and established targets to attain the aims of diabetes care.

Humana Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a health and well-being company. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Group, and Healthcare Services. The Retail segment provides Medicare and commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits, counting dental, vision, and other supplemental health and financial protection products directly to individuals.

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