On Tuesday, Shares of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), gained 0.05% to $43.36.
U.S. Bank welcomed Medal of Honor recipient Clinton (“Clint”) Romesha to Minneapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 10 as the company paused to honor its military veterans and active duty employees in recognition of Veterans Day.
Richard Davis, chairman, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Bancorp, has hosted an annual Veterans Day call for the past 7 years. The call is tied to the company’s Proud to Serve group, which manages all of the ways that U.S. Bank supports, respects and gives back to the men and women of the armed services. Richard (“Dick”) Payne co-hosted the call. Payne is a veteran, vice chairman and co-founder of Proud to Serve at U.S. Bank.
“This day of honor and respect for our brave military personnel is special to U.S. Bank because every employee in our company knows the lengths to which these men and women have sacrificed for our safety and freedom,” Davis said. “It is an honor and a pleasure to say ‘thank you,’ to celebrate these American heroes and to introduce new ways in which U.S. Bank is supporting veterans.”
U.S. Bancorp, a financial services holding company, provides a range of financial services in the United States. It offers depository services, which comprise checking accounts, savings accounts, and time certificate contracts; and lending services, such as traditional credit products, in addition to credit card services, leasing, financing and import/export trade, asset-backed lending, agricultural finance, and other products.
Shares of NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI), declined -0.68% to $80.57, during its last trading session.
NXP Semiconductors, unveiled the NXP Thread platform running ARM mbed OS. Designed to simplify the task of writing software needed to control hardware devices that connect to the cloud, the platform makes it easy to create embedded connected solutions such as lighting and gateway devices for the IoT market.
NXP’s Thread platform features the company’s new wireless microcontroller, the JN5179, based on the ARM Cortex-M3 CPU, and a 2.4 GHz radio (based on IEEE 802.15.4) which supports low power communications protocols counting ZigBee 3.0 and Thread.
“With NXP’s Thread Platform running the ARM mbed OS, developers now have a clear route through the complex protocol and software development challenges inherent in IoT applications,” said Zach Shelby, vice president of marketing, IoT business, ARM. “Companies involved in the design and specification of IoT products need to forge strong ties with ARM partners such as NXP at the start of every project to ensure an optimized, seamless, secure experience for end users.”
NXP Semiconductors N.V., a semiconductor company, provides high performance mixed signal and standard product solutions for radio frequency (RF), analog, power administration, interface, security, and digital processing products worldwide.
Finally, Shares of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), ended its last trade with - 0.13% loss, and closed at $38.33.
BB&T Corporation, declared President of Community Banking Ricky Brown will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2015 Banking and Financial Services Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 9:50 a.m., ET.
BB&T Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides various banking and trust services for retail and commercial clients. It operates in six segments: Community Banking, Residential Mortgage Banking, Dealer Financial Services, Specialized Lending, Insurance Services, and Financial Services.