On Friday, Shares of Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP), gained 0.60% to $7.52.
Office Depot, unveiled the Co-Worker Collection, a new, fun way to shop for the holidays. The collection takes typical co-worker quirks and turns them into gifting opportunities. Perfect for everyone in the office, the Co-Worker Collection is now available online and is coming soon to Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores.
According to a recent Office Depot survey, 85 percent of workers enjoy exchanging gifts with their co-workers. Ninety-three percent of part- and full-time employees intending to buy a gift indicated that they give holiday gifts because they consider co-workers friends and 25 percent intend on purchasing a playful gift this season.
The Co-Worker Collection features a wide array of everyday office gear with a tongue-in-cheek twist, counting items such as the “keep your music to yourself” headphones or the “we get it, it’s yours” label maker. The collection allows you to inject office gifts with a humorous, personal touch – perfect for the phantom pen thief, the 9 a.m. music enthusiast or the disorganized project manager.
Office Depot, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, supplies office products and services. The company’s North American Retail division sells an assortment of merchandise, counting office supplies, technology products and solutions, business machines and related supplies, facilities products, and office furniture under various brands through its chain of office supply stores.
Shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), inclined 1.22% to $88.68, during its last trading session.
Chevron Products Company, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. division, maker of the Delo brand of technologically advanced engine oils, lubricants and coolants, selected Matt Mahler of Iowa Park FFA in Iowa Park, TX for its 2015 Delo Tractor Restoration Competition Grand Champion. The annual competition celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The event brought the nation’s top teen tractor restoration project finalists to Louisville, KY to compete for the national title during the 88th National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention at the end of October.
Mahler had reached the finals of the competition for the previous three years, but this year’s restoration of a 1972 John Deere 4320 finally assisted him clinch the coveted title of Grand Champion. Mahler accomplished the restoration project while attending Iowa Park High School, and is now a student at Vernon Regional Junior College.
“After getting to the finals three times formerly, I was driven to do what it takes to win that title this year,” said Mahler. “I always learn from my mistakes and never give up on my aims. It is great to see all my hard work pay off by finally becoming the Grand Champion.”
Chevron Corporation, through its auxiliaries, engages in the petroleum, chemicals, and power and energy operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; and transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas, in addition to holds interest in a gas-to-liquids plant.
Finally, Shares of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ), ended its last trade with - 1.52% loss, and closed at $31.72.
Invesco Canada, declared that through Aequitas PTF Connect (“PTF Connect”), it will provide industry-wide access to Invesco’s innovative Platform Traded Funds (PTFTM) structure.
PTFs are unique in that they transact and settle just like exchange-listed securities, using a streamlined process that eliminates unnecessary layers of cost. Investors benefit by having access to active administration at a price comparable to that paid by institutional investors.
With PTFs, fee-based advisors place orders through their equity-trading systems as they would an ETF or stock, using the applicable PTF ticker symbol. There are no minimum investment requirements and orders are filled using end-of-day net asset value (NAV), avoiding bid-ask spreads. Since PTFs transact on an equity-trading systems, features like bulk trading are also available.
“Invesco’s PTFs are truly a breakthrough for our industry,” said Frank Ortencio , Director, Wealth Administration, Richardson GMP Ltd. “There are no minimum investment thresholds and the streamlined approach eliminates unnecessary costs. The trade process was absolutely seamless, and I was able to take a position for nine separate accounts in a single transaction.”
Invesco Ltd. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to retail clients, institutional clients, high-net worth clients, public entities, corporations, unions, non-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, pension funds, financial institutions, and sovereign wealth funds.