During Friday’s Afternoon trade, Shares of 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), lost -2.25% to $20.02.
3D Systems Corporation (DDD) declared that it was named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies in the magazine’s 2015 ranking. The prestigious annual list recognizes and celebrates companies that combine “truly innovative technology and a business model that is both practical and ambitious, with the result that [the company] has set the agenda in its field over the past 12 months.”
3DS was recognized for its pioneering work on the world’s first 3D printing flexible assembly line. This groundbreaking nonstop printing platform deposits an unprecedented 4 billion drops of material every minute in photo-quality color, resulting in production speeds 50 times faster than existing 3D jetting technologies. The print engine is configured to readily integrate with various off-the-shelf automated machining, insertion and finishing operations, based on customer’s requirements, opening up countless new product and production possibilities in industries ranging from automotive to footwear and toys to consumer electronics.
3D Systems Corporation, through its auxiliaries, operates as a provider of 3D printing centric design-to-manufacturing solutions in the Americas, Germany, and the Asia-Pacific, in addition to other European, the Middle East, and African countries. The company’s 3D printers transform data input from the format generated by 3D design software, CAD software, or 3D scanning and sculpting devices to printed parts using integrated, engineered plastic, metal, nylon, rubber, wax, and composite print materials.
Shares of Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), inclined 1.71% to $32.21, during its Afternoon trading session.
Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (DB) declared its appointment as depositary bank for the non-capital raising sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt program of Brambles Limited (Brambles).
Brambles is a supply-chain logistics company specializing in the pooling and administration of unit-load equipment such as pallets, crates and containers. Brambles predominantly serve the consumer goods, dry grocery, fresh food, retail and general manufacturing industries. In addition, the Brambles Group has specialist businesses serving the automotive manufacturing, aerospace and oil and gas sectors. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the company operates in more than 60 countries and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.*
Deutsche Bank’s Depositary Receipts team is part of the Issuer Services business within the Bank’s Institutional Cash & Securities Services unit.
In addition to specializing in administering cross-border equity structures such as American and global depositary receipts and global registered shares, Issuer Services provides corporates, financial institutions, hedge funds and supranational agencies around the world with trustee, agency, escrow and related services. The Bank offers a very broad range of services for diverse products, from complex securitizations and project finance to syndicated loans, debt exchanges and restructurings.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft provides investment, financial, and related products and services worldwide. Its Corporate Banking & Securities division engages in selling, trading, and structuring a range of fixed income, equity, equity-linked, foreign exchange, and commodities products. This division also provides mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and general corporate finance advice, in addition to various financial services to public sector.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE:HOT), during its Friday’s Afternoon trading session gained 0.63% to $82.74.
Accenture (ACN) declared it has signed a contract with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (HOT), one of the world’s largest hotel and leisure companies, to continue providing a range of information technology (IT) outsourcing services. The original agreement began in 2009 and will be extended for an additional five years, building on the successful business relationship and delivery of application and infrastructure services.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a hotel and leisure company worldwide. The company owns, operates, and franchises luxury and upscale full-service hotels, resorts, residences, retreats, select-service hotels, and extended stay hotels under the St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points, Aloft, and Element brand names.
Finally, Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR), gained 0.89%, to $12.44.
Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR) shares were trading higher by $0.03 at $12.04 in Thursday’s session. It has been a wild day for the issue after reporting inline Q1 EPS, but with a slight miss in revenue. The company also reaffirmed FY 2016 guidance.
Perhaps what got investors excited off the open was that Q1 comps were higher by 4 percent.
After a sharply higher open ($12.75 vs. Wednesday’s close of $12.01), it rallied another nickel to $12.80, before the bottom fell out. That level is just above its June 1 high of $12.66.
The buyers off the open never had a chance as the issue sliced through the major support at the $12 level, falling to $11.68 before staging a rebound back into the $12 handle.
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. engages in the retail sale of decorative home furnishings, furniture, gifts, and related items. The company offers decorative accents and textiles, such as rugs, wall decorations and mirrors, pillows, bedding, lamps, vases, dried and artificial flowers, baskets, ceramics, dinnerware, candles, fragrance, gift, and seasonal items. It also provides furniture and furniture cushions that are used in living, dining, office, kitchen, bedroom areas, sunrooms, and patios. In addition, the company offers dining and kitchen goods, and other specialty items. Further, it supplies merchandise and licenses the Pier 1 Imports name.
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