On Friday, LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD)’s shares surged 3.60% to $265.35, as the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 300 million members worldwide, declared that it has reached an contract to attain lynda.com, a leading online learning company teaching business, technology and creative skills to assist people achieve their professional aims. Based in Carpinteria, CA, lynda.com was co-founded in 1995 by Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin.
The transaction is valued at about $1.5 billion, subject to adjustment, in a combination of about 52 percent cash and about 48 percent stock. Subject to the completion of customary conditions, the attainment is predictable to close during the second quarter of 2015.
LinkedIn Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, operates an online professional network worldwide. The company, through its proprietary platform, allows members to create, manage, and share their professional identity online; build and engage with their professional networks; access shared knowledge and insights; and find business opportunities.
GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO)’s shares gained 3.55% to $45.25, during the last trading session on Friday, as enabler of some of today’s most engaging content, will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2015, ended March 31, 2015, after the market closes on April 28, 2015.
GoPro administration will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors on April 28, 2015 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time) to talk about the Company’s financial results.
GoPro, Inc. develops hardware and software solutions to alleviate consumer pain points associated with capturing, managing, sharing, and enjoying engaging content. The company offers HERO line of capture devices, such as cameras; premium accessories, counting battery BacPac, smart remote, and LCD touch BacPac accessories; and mounts comprising equipment-based mounts compriseing of helmet, handlebar, roll bar, and grip and tripod mounts that enable consumers to capture content while engaged in a range of activities, in addition to mounts that enable customers to wear the mount on their bodies, such as wrist housings, chest harnesses, and head straps.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)’s shares gained 3.43% to $454.57.
An Internet television network, will launch the documentary, The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir, exclusively on the world’s leading Internet TV network on Friday, May 22nd. The Netflix original documentary, winner of the 2014 Audience Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival, provides a revelatory look at Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead, and will be accessible to stream in all Netflix territories.
From director Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor, Hostel), producer Marc Weingarten (God Bless Ozzy Osbourne) and executive producers Martin Hilton (The Bachelor) and Justin Kreutzmann (In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends), The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir made its world debut at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival. The film chronicles Weir’s journey from Palo Alto youth to global success as a member of one of the world’s most influential and popular bands. With a special emphasis on his brotherhood with Jerry Garcia and ample musical performances and archival footage, The Other One features interviews with bandmates, colleagues, fans, family and Bob Weir himself.
Netflix, Inc., an Internet television network, engages in the Internet delivery of TV shows and movies directly on TVs, computers, and mobile devices in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Domestic Streaming, International Streaming, and Domestic DVD.
Finally, International Paper Company (NYSE:IP), ended its Friday’s trading session with 3.29% gain, and closed at $56.28, as International Paper will release first-quarter 2015 earnings on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will host a webcast to talk about earnings and current market conditions, starting at 9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT).
International Paper Company operates as a paper and packaging company in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The company operates through three segments: Industrial Packaging, Printing Papers, and Consumer Packaging.
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