During Tuesday’s Current trade, Shares of McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI), lost -0.62% to $100.98.
A division of McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI), Platts is based in London with more than 1000 employees in more than 15 offices worldwide.
Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed another 4% month over month in May, for a fourth month of rebound following six successive months of falling prices. Petrochemical prices, expressed as a monthly average, raised $41 per metric ton (/mt) from April to $1,093/mt in May, according to the just-released monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI).
The PGPI is a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals and is published by Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information and a top source of benchmark price references.
Crude oil prices were up 8% in May from April and naphtha prices were up 6%. Olefins prices tend to track naphtha prices, given that naphtha is the most widely used cracker feedstock worldwide.
Petrochemicals are used to make plastic, rubber, nylon and other consumer products and are utilized in manufacturing, construction, pharmaceuticals, aviation, electronics and nearly every commercial industry.
The PGPI reflects a compilation of the daily price assessments of physical spot market ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene, paraxylene, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene as published by Platts and is weighted by the three regions of Asia, Europe and the United States. Used as a price reference, a gauge of sector activity, and a measure of comparison for determining the profitability of selling a barrel of crude oil intact or refining it into products, the PGPI was first published by Platts in August 2007.
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. provides benchmarks and ratings, analytics, data, and research services for the capital, commodities, and commercial markets worldwide. It operates in four segments: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P Ratings), S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJ Indices), and Commodities & Commercial (C&C). The S&P Ratings segment provides credit ratings, research, and analytics to the investors, corporations, governments, municipalities, commercial and investment banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and other debt issuers.
Shares of Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ:HAIN), declined -0.163% to $66.98, during its current trading session.
Celestial Seasonings®, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), proudly declared that nine of its teas–counting Sleepytime® Herbal Tea, the all-time bestselling item in the Specialty Tea category–have received Non-GMO Project Verification. This declarement is the first step in an ongoing process through which the brand intends to achieve Non-GMO Project Verification for all of its bagged specialty teas.
Founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1969, Celestial Seasonings, Inc., was one of the pioneers of the burgeoning natural foods movement and first popularized herbal teas in North America. In recent years, the brand and its parent company, Hain Celestial, have been vocal supporters of “right to know on GMOs” initiatives around the country, counting California Proposition 37 and Colorado Proposition 105. More recently, Hain Celestial’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Irwin D. Simon, was among 125 business leaders as part of the Just Label It! Campaign who implored the Obama Administration to direct the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require food companies to label products that contain genetically modified organisms (commonly called GMOs).
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells organic and natural products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Europe. Its grocery products comprise infant formula, rice, non-dairy beverages, frozen desserts, flour and baking mixes, breads, hot and cold cereals, pasta, condiments, cooking and culinary oils, granolas, granola and cereal bars, canned, chilled fresh, aseptic and instant soups, and greek-style yogurt, in addition to infant, toddler, and kids foods.
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), during its Tuesday’s current trading session decreased -0.54% to $75.44.
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) declared that it will webcast its second quarter 2015 earnings conference call on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, following the release of Hasbro’s financial results.
Hasbro, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides children’s and family leisure time products and services worldwide. The company’s product offerings comprise various toys comprising boys action figures, vehicles and playsets, girls toys, electronic toys and games, plush products, preschool toys and infant products, electronic interactive products, creative play, and toy-related specialty products.
Finally, NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:NG), decreased -6.14%, to $3.21.
NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NG) declared conference call and webcast, to talk about these results, will take place July 8th, 2015 at 8:00 am PT (11:00 am ET).
NovaGold Resources Inc. explores and develops mineral properties in Canada and the United States. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. Its flagship project is the 50%-owned Donlin Gold project covering an area of 81,361 acres located in the Kuskokwim region of southwestern Alaska. The company was formerly known as NovaCan Mining Resources (1985) Limited and changed its name to NovaGold Resources Inc. in March 1987. NovaGold Resources Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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