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Saturday 15 August 2015
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Active Stocks in Focus: Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX), Fitbit Inc (NYSE:FIT), Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA), Unum Group (NYSE:UNM)

On Friday, Shares of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX), lost -0.52% to $8.61.

Century Aluminum Company, will report second quarter 2015 earnings on Thursday, August 6th after the close of market trading. The news release will be issued through Marketwired.

The company will hold a follow-up conference call on Thursday, August 6th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Century Aluminum Company, together with its auxiliaries, produces primary aluminum in the United States and Iceland. It produces standard grade and value-added primary aluminum products; and carbon products, such as anodes and cathodes. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Shares of Fitbit Inc (NYSE:FIT), declined -1.17% to $45.66, during its last trading session.

Fitbit, declared that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2015, ended June 30, 2015, after the market closes on August 5, 2015.

Fitbit administration will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors August 5, 2015 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time) to talk about the Company’s financial results.

Fitbit Inc. provides wearable fitness-tracking devices worldwide. The company makes both wrist bands and clippable devices that monitor a users fitness activity by tracking the calories burned or distance covered.

At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA), gained 0.66% to $99.59.

Lear Corporation, stated financial results for the second quarter. Highlights comprise:

  • Sales of $4.6 billion, up 1% from a year ago; 10% growth not taking into account impact of foreign exchange
  • Record core operating earnings of $337 million, up 23%
  • Adjusted earnings per share of $2.82, up 33%
  • Core operating margin of 7.3%, up from 6.0% a year ago
  • Improved margins in both business segments
  • Returned $142 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends
  • Increasing full year outlook for earnings and free cash flow

Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, electrical distribution systems, and related components primarily to automotive original equipment manufacturers worldwide. It operates through two segments, Seating and Electrical.

Finally, Unum Group (NYSE:UNM), ended its last trade with 3.92% gain, and closed at $37.61.

When you take better care of your employees, they take better care of your business.

That’s the idea behind Colonial Life’s latest effort to support America’s small businesses. Colonial Life is teaming up with Entrepreneur Magazine on a new program that assists small businesses develop a culture of employee ownership. Called “entreployees,” these empowered workers are encouraged to think like entrepreneurs: take responsibility, innovate and voice their opinions. The payoff is a team that both performs better and is more satisfied.

Unum Group, together with its auxiliaries, provides group and individual disability insurance products in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Unum US, Unum UK, and Colonial Life.

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