On Thursday, Shares of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), gained 1.58% to $18.59.
The Western Union Foundation, declared US$350,000 in total grants to Teach For All and four of its network partners in Mexico, Austria, India, and the United Kingdom.
These grants are part of Education for Better, a three-year commitment launched at the UN General Assembly in September 2012 by Western Union and the Western Union Foundation. The initiative comprises philanthropic grants from the Western Union Foundation, advocacy, products/services, volunteer and marketing support for secondary and vocational education around the world:
- A US$250,000 total grant to Teach For All’s efforts to enhance and accelerate the impact of programs that are cultivating the leadership necessary for change in their countries.
- A US$100,000 total grant to support Teach For All partners Enseña por México, Teach For Austria, Teach For India, and Teach First in the United Kingdom. The grant will advance education, counting secondary level education, through professional development and training of Teach For All program teachers.
The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Consumer-to-Consumer, Consumer-to-Business, and Business Solutions.
Shares of Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), inclined 9.29% to $53.77, during its last trading session.
Baker Hughes Incorporated, declared that the international rig count for July 2015 was 1,118, down 28 from the 1,146 counted in June 2015, and down 264 from the 1,382 counted in July 2014. The international offshore rig count for July 2015 was 264, down 13 from the 277 counted in June 2015, and down 72 from the 336 counted in July 2014.
The average U.S. rig count for July 2015 was 866, up 5 from the 861 counted in June 2015, and down 1,010 from the 1,876 counted in July 2014. The average Canadian rig count for July 2015 was 183, up 54 from the 129 counted in June 2015, and down 167 from the 350 counted in July 2014.
The worldwide rig count for July 2015 was 2,167, up 31 from the 2,136 counted in June 2015, and down 1,441 from the 3,608 counted in July 2014.
Baker Hughes Incorporated supplies oilfield services, products, technology, and systems to the oil and natural gas industry worldwide. The company offers drilling and evaluation products and services, which comprise drill bits for performance drilling, hole enlargement, and coring; conventional and rotary steerable systems used to drill wells; measurement-while-drilling and logging-while-drilling systems to perform reservoir navigation services; drilling optimization services; tools for coil tubing drilling and wellbore re-entry systems; coring drilling systems; surface logging; emulsion and water-based drilling fluids systems; reservoir drill-in fluids; and fluids environmental services.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL), lost -1.13% to $53.34.
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500:
- Activision Blizzard (ATVI) will replace Pall Corp. (PLL) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, August 28. S&P 500 constituent Danaher Corp. (DHR) is acquiring Pall in a transaction predictable to be accomplished on or about that date pending final approvals.
- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) will replace Hospira, Inc. (HSP) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Wednesday, September 2. Hospira is being attained by Pfizer Inc. (PFE) in a transaction predictable to be accomplished on or about that date.
Activision Blizzard develops and publishes online, personal computer (PC), video game console, handheld, mobile, and tablet games. Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Home Entertainment Software Sub-Industry index.
United Continental Holdings, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides air transportation services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It transports people and cargo through its mainline operations, which use jet aircraft with at least 118 seats, and its regional operations.
Finally, Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR), ended its last trade with 1.52% gain, and closed at $170.65.
Whirlpool Corporation, declared a quarterly dividend of 90 cents per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable September 15, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2015.
Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products worldwide. The company’s principal products comprise laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, mixers, and other portable household appliances.
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