On Wednesday, Shares of Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK), gained1.70% to $70.03.
Duke Energy Carolinas has started the permitting process to safely manage coal ash at the W.S. Lee Station in Belton, S.C., by constructing a fully lined on-site landfill.
It will be located on existing plant property and will provide a permanent storage solution for about 2.2 million tons of coal ash remaining at the site.
Duke Energy Carolinas declared in 2014 its intention to excavate coal ash from two ash basins and a structural fill area on the property.
Duke Energy Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, operates as an energy company in the United States and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Regulated Utilities, International Energy, and Commercial Power. The Regulated Utilities segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; and transports and sells natural gas in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky.
Shares of Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT), inclined 1.89% to $78.56, during its last trading session.
Medtronic (MDT) declared that 12 people representing 11 countries will be honored with the 2015 Bakken Invitation Award, which recognizes people who have overcome health challenges with the assist of medical technology and are making outstanding contributions of service, volunteerism and leadership.
From educating students in East Africa and supporting a heart hospital in Nepal, to establishing a foster care organization in Spain and assisting the homeless in Minneapolis, the 2015 Bakken Invitation Award Honorees use their “extra life” to support communities all over the world.
As part of the award, each Honoree nominates a charity to receive a $20,000 grant from Medtronic Philanthropy. The Honorees also travel to Hawaii in 2016 for a community service and celebration event where they meet Medtronic co-founder and program inspiration, Earl Bakken.
Medtronic plc manufactures and sells device-based medical therapies worldwide. The company’s Cardiac and Vascular Group segment offers pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, AF products, diagnostics and monitoring devices, and remote monitoring and patient-centered software; and heart valves, percutaneous coronary intervention stent products, surgical valve replacement and repair products, endovascular stent grafts, and peripheral vascular intervention products.
Finally, JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ:JD), ended its last trade with 2.04% gain, and closed at $32.22.
Rakuten, Japan’s e-commerce market leader, and JD.com (JD), China’s largest direct online sales company, recently declared the signing of a contract to establish a Rakuten online flagship store on JD Worldwide, JD.com’s cross-border platform.
With the aim of bringing the best Japanese products to Chinese consumers, Rakuten launched a beta version of a new online marketplace on JD Worldwide this month. Plans are underway to expand the merchandise range over time, with an initial focus on categories such as cosmetics, snacks and health food products.
Masato Takahashi, Managing Executive Officer of Rakuten, said, “The new partnership between Rakuten and JD.com will promote cross-border trade by connecting Chinese consumers with authentic and popular Japanese products from a top selection of Rakuten’s merchants from around Japan, both small and large. Rakuten will continue to work to expand our offering to Chinese consumers.”
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.
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