On Wednesday, Shares of Merck & Co., Inc (NYSE:MRK), gain 6.35% to $54.42.
Merck (MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that new analyses from the investigational IMPROVE-IT (IMProved Reduction of Outcomes: VYTORIN Efficacy International Trial) study of VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin), the TECOS (Trial Evaluating Cardiovascular Outcomes with Sitagliptin) cardiovascular safety trial of JANUVIA® (sitagliptin), and real-world data from the Dyslipidemia International Study (DYSIS I and DYSIS II) will be presented at the upcoming European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2015, held Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 2015. IMPROVE-IT was designed to evaluate the cardiovascular benefit of the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin compared to simvastatin alone. The TECOS cardiovascular safety trial was designed to assess the cardiovascular safety of Merck’s DPP-4 inhibitor, JANUVIA. In all, Merck has 13 data presentations at this year’s ESC.
JANUVIA is indicated, as an adjunct to diet and exercise, to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. JANUVIA should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis. JANUVIA has not been studied in patients with a history of pancreatitis. It is unknown whether patients with a history of pancreatitis are at increased risk of developing pancreatitis while taking JANUVIA.
Merck & Co., Inc. provides health care solutions worldwide. The company offer therapeutic and preventive agents to treat cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes, asthma, nasal allergy symptoms, allergic rhinitis, chronic hepatitis C virus, HIV-1 infection, fungal infections, intra-abdominal infections, hypertension, arthritis and pain, inflammatory, osteoporosis, male pattern hair loss, and fertility diseases.
Shares of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), inclined 4.43% to $36.32, during its last trading session.
BB&T Corporation, will report its third-quarter 2015 earnings on Oct. 15, 2015, preceding to market opening. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King and Chief Financial Officer Daryl N. Bible will host a conference call to talk about BB&T’s third-quarter 2015 performance starting at 8 a.m. ET
BB&T Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides various banking and trust services for retail and commercial clients. It operates in six segments: Community Banking, Residential Mortgage Banking, Dealer Financial Services, Specialized Lending, Insurance Services, and Financial Services. The company’s deposit products comprise noninterest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial, financial and agricultural, real estate construction and land development, real estate mortgage, and consumer loans.
Finally, salesforce.com, inc (NYSE:CRM), ended its last trade with 5.11% gain, and closed at $68.51.
salesforce.com, issued its first-ever State of Service Report. Salesforce Research surveyed more than 1,900 global customer service leaders to discover the aims, obstacles and success measures of recently’s customer service teams. The research found that in recently’s mobile-centric world, companies are accelerating their support of emerging customer service channels such as mobile apps and social networks. In fact, most successful customer service teams already support these channels, according to those surveyed. In addition, the research showed that many of the leading service teams are using analytics in order to deliver proactive support.
As consumer behaviors and expectations continue to be reshaped by experiences on smartphones and connected devices, companies are reaching a tipping point, recognizing that they need to transform how they engage with customers and deliver customer service. The report found that top customer service organizations are aggressively adopting technology to respond to customers’ expectation of a fast and personalized experience across all devices and channels.
“Customers are now more mobile, social and connected than ever before,” said Mike Milburn, SVP and GM of Service Cloud, Salesforce. “What sets high performing service teams apart is their ability to compriseently deliver a smarter, faster and more mobile customer experience. Recently, that means taking advantage of technologies that give your agents the right information at the right time so they can provide exceptional service in the channels the customers use every day.”
salesforce.com, inc. provides enterprise cloud computing solutions, with a focus on customer relationship administration to various businesses and industries worldwide. The company offers enterprise cloud computing apps and platform services, counting Sales Cloud for sales force automation, which enables companies to store data, access accurate customer and prospect information, track leads and progress, forecast opportunities, and collaborate around any sale on desktop and mobile devices; Service Cloud that enables companies to connect address customers service and support needs; and Marketing Cloud, which enables companies to map customer journeys to digital marketing interactions through email, mobile, social, Web, and connected products.
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