On Friday, Shares of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), lost -0.37% to $70.72.
For the eighth successive year, Time Warner Inc. has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Time Warner is one of 407 major U.S. businesses earning top marks this year.
Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Time Warner’s Senior Vice President of Cultural Investments and Chief Diversity Officer said: “Fostering an inclusive environment has long been a top priority for our Company and a key driver behind our success. We are truly honored to be recognized once again by the HRC for our longstanding commitment to the LGBT community and workplace equality.”
The 2016 CEI rated 1,027 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices counting non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. Time Warner’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria resulted in a 100 percent ranking and designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.
Time Warner Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. The Turner segment owns and operates a portfolio of cable television networks and related properties that offer entertainment, sports, kids, and news programming on television and digital platforms for consumers.
Shares of Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI), inclined 0.70% to $46.02, during its last trading session.
The board of directors of Johnson Controls, (JCI), a global multi-industrial company, elected Juan Pablo del Valle Perochena to serve as a director, effective right away.
Del Valle Perochena is chairman of Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V., a global leader in plastic piping systems and the chemical and petrochemical industries. Since 2002, the company has raised its sales to $6 billion and expanded its presence beyond Mexico to more than 30 countries. Del Valle Perochena began his career as an industrial engineer and formerly ran his family’s company, Grupo Empresarial Kaluz, where he was responsible for real estate investments/operations and the chemical business.
“Juan Pablo brings to our board unique experience in construction and real estate development in addition to a global perspective from serving on the boards of several multi-national companies operating in the United States,” said Alex Molinaroli, chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls.
Johnson Controls, Inc. operates as a diversified technology and industrial company worldwide. Its Building Efficiency segment designs, produces, markets, and installs integrated heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, in addition to building administration systems, controls, and security and mechanical equipment.
Finally, Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), ended its last trade with 2.97% gain, and closed at $2.08.
Arena Pharmaceuticals, declared that the company will host an Analyst & Investor Day on Thursday, December 3, 2015, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time) in New York City.
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes novel drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors. The company offers BELVIQ, a drug used to treat chronic weight administration in adults.