On Friday, Shares of PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL), gained 0.63% to $33.36.
PPL Electric Utilities has added new features to its special website for contractors, electricians, and inspectors, so they can spend more time on the job – and less time on the phone.
Contractors, electricians, and builders can already use the site to create new and temporary service work orders, track their progress, and receive email status updates when and how it is convenient for them.
The site, in place since August 2014, also allows these transactions to be accomplished anytime through computers or mobile devices.
Cardenas added that PPL Electric Utilities consulted electricians, electrical inspectors, contact center employees and others before making the latest upgrades to the site.
PPL Corporation, a utility company, delivers electricity and natural gas in the United States and the United Kingdom. It serves 321,000 natural gas and 397,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties; and 543,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and 5 counties in Virginia.
Shares of Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN), declined -0.70% to $ 9.96, during its last trading session.
Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to “neutral” from “underperform” and maintained their price target of $10.
The firm cited improved risk/reward in light of recent share price performance.
If the fast food burger chain comes up with a credible international growth strategy, analysts could see potential upside to the stock.
Analysts remain optimistic despite recent disappointing same store sales, the firm noted.
The Wendy’s Company, through its auxiliaries, owns and franchises Wendy’s restaurant system. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. As of May 26, 2015, its restaurant system comprised of about 6,500 franchised and company-operated restaurants worldwide.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG), gained 1.42% to $42.91.
Summer is the “peak season” for people moving to new homes. Public Service Electric and Gas Co. PSE&G, New Jersey’s largest utility, is making moves a little easier by offering a free, one-stop resource to assist residential customers set up or transfer home services, counting TV, internet, home phone and home security systems.
With one phone call, customers are given the option of connecting with a representative who can give them information about home service providers, plans, and packages in their area. That same agent can then set up or transfer all non-utility services at once. PSE&G began offering the service, Connections from PSE&G, earlier this year and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from customers who chose to use the amenity.
Connections from PSE&G is offered through Atlanta-based company Allconnect. Allconnect works with nearly 50 utilities across the United States to offer its one-stop moving services.
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its auxiliaries, operates as an energy company primarily in the northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States. The company operates nuclear, coal, gas, oil-fired, and renewable generation facilities with a generation capacity of about 13,146 megawatts.
Finally, Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY), ended its last trade with 0.05% gain, and closed at $21.71.
In honor of Back-to-School season, Ally Financial joined with local nonprofit Classroom Central to donate school supplies to all 830 students at Thomasboro Academy in Charlotte, N.C. Each student will receive a package of the school supplies they need for the year. In addition, Ally has also contributed 50 books for the school’s library that are focused on various financial literacy concepts and span all grade levels from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
“A successful school year starts with having the right tools, and Ally is honored to be supporting the students at Thomasboro Academy with the supplies that are needed at each grade level and, additionally, contributing a selection of books to the library aimed at advancing financial education from an early age. These books will be enjoyed by even more students for years to come,” said Gina Proia, Ally chief communications officer and head of corporate citizenship. “We are happy to partner with Classroom Central to support these students and build upon our three year relationship of supporting schools in the Charlotte area.”
The school supply donation to Thomasboro Academy supports Ally’s overall commitment to advancing financial literacy and education. Ally has worked with Classroom Central since 2012 to support Charlotte-area schools through donations, school supply drives and volunteerism. Ally also offers free information for consumers nationwide on topics like budgeting, saving, auto financing, and banking and investing through its Wallet Wise financial literacy program.
Ally Financial Inc. provides financial products and services primarily to automotive dealers and their customers in the United States. It offers dealer financial services, counting a range of financial services and insurance products to automotive dealers and retail customers.
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