On Wednesday, CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME)’s shares inclined 2.37% to $98.58.
CME Group Inc (CME) will declare earnings for the second quarter of 2015 before the markets open on Thursday, July 30, 2015. The company has planned an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central time.
CME Group Inc., through its auxiliaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers a range of products for trading and/or clearing across various asset classes, based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, and metals. The products comprise exchange-traded; and privately negotiated futures and options contracts and swaps.
Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU)’s shares gained 1.84% to $3.88.
Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) revealed the expansion of its Site Certification Program via inclusion of new member companies. The move is strategized to enhance outdoor small cell deployment support together with fueling problem-solving expertise related to indoor deployment. This prized program of Alcatel-Lucent presently has over one million sites accessible in the program.
With the inclusion of new companies such as MasTec, Inc. MTZ, Argent Associates, Colt Technology Services, DecisionOne Corporation, among others, Alcatel-Lucent foresees this program successfully climbing new highs. These new members will collectively pour in their unique capabilities and assets in the Site Certification Program to assist mobile service providers meet the coverage demands of their subscribers.
Alcatel-Lucent provides Internet protocol (IP) and cloud networking, and ultra- broadband access worldwide. The company’s Core Networking segment offers IP routing, carrier Ethernet, network functions virtualization, and software defined networking applications and infrastructure to meet the challenges of network traffic growth while supporting the delivery of cloud-enabled business, mobile, and residential services for service providers, mobile network operators, cable/multiple system operators, transportation, utilities, and large-scale enterprises.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE:CUZ)‘s shares surged 1.72% to $10.66.
Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) declared that it has signed a lease renewal with Transocean Ltd. for 255,413 square feet at Greenway Plaza in Houston, TX.
Transocean, the fourth largest customer in Cousins’ Houston portfolio, presently occupies 4 Greenway Plaza in its entirety. This 255,413 square foot transaction renews 100 percent of their current space at 4 Greenway Plaza and extends their expiration on this space from January 2017 to January 2023. Transocean also presently occupies an additional 13,552 square feet of space in 3800 Buffalo Speedway at Greenway Plaza which expires January 2017.
Greenway Plaza is a 4.5 million square-foot Class A office complex located in the Greenway submarket of Houston, TX. With the Transocean renewal, leasing at Greenway Plaza now stands at 90 percent. Bob Boykin, Warren Savery, Bubba Harkins and Will Hightower represented Cousins in this transaction.
Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for energy companies, owning and operating among the world’s most versatile fleets with particular focus on deepwater and harsh-environment drilling. Jay Bonano of Savills Studley, Inc. represented Transocean in this transaction.
Cousins Properties Incorporated, a real estate investment trust (REIT), owns, develops, and manages real estate portfolio, in addition to performs certain real estate-related services in the United States. The company operates through four divisions: Office/Multi-Family, Retail, Industrial, and Land. The Office/Multi-Family division develops and manages office projects primarily in Austin, Dallas, Charlotte, Birmingham, and Atlanta; develops and sells multi-family projects in urban locations in the southeastern United States; and manages and leases office properties owned by third parties.
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with 1.80% gain, and closed at $6.22.
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (MWW) declared the results of a year-long social media study of more than 1.1 million tweets in the United States analyzing exactly who, what, when, where and why people take to Twitter to talk about how they feel about their jobs.
During this study, conducted March 2014-March 2015, Monster and Brandwatch also analyzed the days and months that showed the most conversations regarding job sentiment. In July, after the halfway point of the calendar year and when many people start their summer vacation, positive Twitter conversations about loving jobs dips and steadily declines until another sharp drop in October, a time often seen as a crunch period for companies ramping up hiring for holiday sales or end-of-year deadlines. Once past the New Year, a more positive attitude returns and slowly makes its way to a peak in March. Interestingly conversations about hating their jobs also peak around this time.
Monster Worldwide, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides online and mobile employment solutions worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Careers-North America, Careers-International, and Internet Advertising & Fees. Its services and solutions comprise searchable job advertisements; resume database access; recruitment media solutions through its advertising network and partnerships; Twitter Cards and social job distribution; social profile aggregation; and other career-related content.
Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS)’s shares gained 0.66% to $62.46.
Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) declared it has awarded more than 2,500 winners nationwide with nearly $400,000 in scholarships for higher education and prizes through the Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program. The winners were chosen from more than 32,000 nominees nationwide, and selected for the positive impact their volunteer efforts have on the community.
Kohl’s Corporation operates department stores in the United States. It offers private label, exclusive, and national brand apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products to children, men, and women customers. The company also sells its products online at Kohls.com and through mobile devices. As of March 03, 2015, it operated 1,162 department stores in 49 states Kohl’s Corporation was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
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