On Tuesday, Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU)’s shares declined -2.17% to $98.64.
Kansas City Southern (KSU) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. With over 91% of KCS’ outstanding common and preferred stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:
elected Lu M. Córdova and Thomas A. McDonnell to serve on the KCS Board of Directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016;
ratified the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP as KCS’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015;
approved an advisory vote on the 2014 compensation of the KCS named executive officers;
rejected a stockholder proposal to reduce the ownership percentage needed to call a special stockholder meeting.
In addition, at their meeting recently, the Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% Non-Cumulative Preferred stock. This dividend is payable on July 7, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 8, 2015.
The Board of Directors also declared a regular dividend of $0.33 per share on the outstanding KCS common stock. This dividend is payable on July 8, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 8, 2015.
Kansas City Southern, through its auxiliaries, engages in the freight rail transportation business. It operates north/south rail route between Kansas City, Missouri, and various ports along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in the midwest and southeast regions of the United States.
JD.Com Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:JD)’s shares dropped -2.12% to $14.74.
SEPHORA, the leading global beauty retailer, declared the launch of its first and only Chinese online flagship store on JD.Com Inc (JD) China’s largest online direct sales company. This marks a noteworthy step forward for Sephora, the leading beauty retailer of LVMH Group, in its e-commerce and overall retail strategy for China.
Upon launch, SEPHORA’s store will be the largest cosmetics store on JD.com’s platform, featuring over 1,200 items from more than 70 leading international cosmetic brands, counting Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy, Benefit and Kenzoki, among dozens of others.
JD.com, Inc., through its auxiliaries, operates as an online direct sales company in the People’s Republic of China. It primarily offers electronics and home appliances products; and general merchandise products, counting audio and video products, and books.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA)‘s shares dipped -2.12% to $42.95.
SINA Corp (SINA) will declare its unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2015 after the close of market on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Following the declarement, SINA’s administration team will host a conference call from 10:10 p.m. — 10:50 p.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2015 (or 10:10 a.m. — 10:50 a.m. Beijing Time on May 15, 2015) to present an overview of the Company’s financial performance and business operations.
SINA Corporation, through its auxiliaries, operates as an online media company in the People’s Republic of China. It operates SINA.com, an online brand advertising portal that provides region-focused format and content, counting multimedia news; sporting events news; automobile-related news; business news coverage and personal finance columns; entertainment news and events; technology updates; interactive video products, such as news, sports, entertainment, and education; and education, digital, fashion, eLadies, luxury, health, collectibles, travel, and other interest-based channels.
Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), ended its Tuesday’s trading session with -2.09% loss, and closed at $16.89.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and University of Phoenix, a partner of Apollo Education Group Inc (APOL) have once again partnered to find and reward America’s most inspirational moms. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the two organizations have recognized five inspirational moms with full-tuition scholarships to assist them earn either a bachelor’s or master’s degree from University of Phoenix.
Every child needs the support of a nurturing and devoted parent to assist them succeed. Often, parents must put their own aspirations, like earning a degree, on hold as they commit their time and effort to other responsibilities. The Most Inspirational Moms program recognizes those mothers who have made such sacrifices and instead focused first on making a difference in the lives of their children, families and communities.
Apollo Education Group, Inc. provides private education services. It offers online and on-campus undergraduate, graduate, professional development, and other non-degree educational programs and services primarily to working learners in the United States and internationally.
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