On Thursday, Shares of Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), lost -0.84% to $17.62.
Boston Scientific, declared that the first implants of the WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device – the latest generation of the WATCHMAN Device – occurred in Europe following CE mark approval.
“The WATCHMAN Device is the most studied left atrial appendage closure device and has been used to assist reduce the risk of stroke for tens of thousands of high-risk patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who seek an alternative to long-term anticoagulant therapy,” said Dr. Kenneth Stein, chief medical officer, Rhythm Administration, Boston Scientific. “We are happy that this next-generation technology has been granted European regulatory approval and we can start a controlled product roll-out to clinicians throughout Europe.”
WATCHMAN FLX Device implants were performed last week by Dr. Horst Sievert, department head of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, in Frankfurt, Germany; by Dr. Vivek Reddy, director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Services for The Mount Sinai Hospital, at Na Homolce Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic; and Dr. Saibal Kar, director of Cardiovascular Intervention Center Research at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, at MC Medicor in Izola, Slovenia.
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Cardiovascular, Rhythm Administration, and Med Surg.
Shares of Visa Inc (NYSE:V), declined -0.39% to $80.15, during its last trading session.
With online shopping becoming mainstream, 64 percent of Hong Kong consumers cite quality of products and services as their top concern when it comes to making purchases online, according to Visa’s 2015 eCommerce Consumer Monitor Survey[1] (“Survey”). Cost referring to high shipping costs or hidden charges/taxes (59 percent) and payment security (53 percent) are their next two barriers to electronic commerce (eCommerce).
The Survey found that nearly half (47 percent) of all shoppers in Hong Kong start shopping online in one of four categories counting bill payments, movies, travel and fashion. Most online buyers purchase in multiple categories - 42 percent buy online in more than five categories and consumers buy online in 5.2 categories on average a year.
Consumers always make a number of ‘investigative steps’ before buying however Hongkongers said that their most recent online purchase was bought on impulse, particular in fashion and food delivery (for 36% of online purchasers), which is the highest contrast to all other markets examined in the Survey.
There has been shift towards using mobile devices for eCommerce since 2014. Desktop/laptops are the preferred device for both browsing and online purchasing (62 percent), but nearly one-third of consumers prefer to use a smart phone for online purchasing - 30 percent say that a smart phone is their preferred device for online purchases, and 8 percent of online shoppers prefer to use a tablet.
Visa Inc., a payments technology company, operates as a retail electronic payments network worldwide. The company facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities.
Finally, Shares of Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ:LBTYK), ended its last trade with -2.35% loss, and closed at $40.37.
ARRIS Group Inc., declared that international cable company Liberty Global (LBTYA) has selected the ARRIS Touchstone TG2492 Gateway for wide scale deployment across the Liberty footprint.
The TG2492 will deliver high-speed broadband and advanced streaming video services to Liberty’s customers throughout the world. With connection speeds of up to 1Gbps and the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, the TG2492 offers a scalable platform for delivering tomorrow’s services.
“Our portfolio of customer premises equipment continues to keep the world’s leading service providers ahead of consumer demand,” said Steve McCaffery, Senior Vice President, EMEA, ARRIS. “Our flagship Touchstone TG2492 wireless gateway will enable Liberty to deliver best-in-class Wi-Fi performance, faster speeds, and improved connectivity for an expanding number of consumer devices. This agreement showcases our position as Liberty’s premier technology partner and highlights our commitment to working with the world’s leading service providers to deliver the future of broadband and entertainment.”
Liberty Global plc, together with its auxiliaries, provides video, broadband Internet, fixed-line telephony, and mobile services in Europe, Chile, Puerto Rico, and internationally. The company offers various residential services, counting video services comprising basic and premium programming, which can be viewed on the television and Internet connected devices; electronic programming guide, high definition (HD) channels, digital video recorder (DVR), and HD DVR services; video-on-demand, set-top boxes, pay-per-view programming, and programming in three-dimensional format services, in addition to television applications that allow access to programming on laptops, smartphones, and tablets; and entertainment, sports, movies, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels.