On Wednesday, Shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB), gained 1.96% to $49.35.
Viacom Inc., declared that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on both its Class A and B common stock. The dividend will be payable on January 4, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2015.
Viacom Inc. operates as an entertainment content company in the United States and internationally. The company creates television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, applications, games, consumer products, social media, and other entertainment content. It operates in two segments, Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment.
Shares of Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), declined -1.00% to $12.91, during its last trading session.
Staples, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter 2015 results on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Staples, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates office products superstores. It operates through three segments: North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial, and International Operations. The company offers a range of office supplies, business technology products and services, facility and break room supplies, computers and mobility products, and office furniture under the Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands.
Finally, Shares of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV), ended its last trade with 0.52% gain, and closed at $46.70.
Southwest Airlines, is bringing not one, but two daily flights from Baltimore/Washington to Minneapolis/St. Paul. The new, twice-daily, nonstop service starts on April 12, 2016, with fares as low as $79 one-way.
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“At Southwest the bare facts are simply that two checked bags*, airport check-in, carry-on bags, ticket changes, non-alcoholic drinks, and of course snacks are NOT so-called optional services, “said Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines Senior Vice President of Network and Revenue Administration. “We believe that it’s not in the holiday spirit to charge bag fees for the first two checked bags*, much less even higher bag fees, during the holiday season.”
These new flights bring even more access to Customers flying from the Twin Cities with one-stop connections and same-plane service to more than 60 nonstop destinations served from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. These comprise flights to the Caribbean and Latin America, counting Southwest’s newest destination, Liberia, Costa Rica.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates passenger airlines that provide planned air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2014, it operated 665 Boeing 737 aircraft; and had 12 Boeing 717 aircraft.