On Wednesday, Shares of Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), lost -1.92% to $36.78.
Twitter, on Wednesday unveiled a new 4,000-square-foot center, called NeighborNest, which will offer child care, housing workshops, job and basic computer skills training and more to low-income families with the assist of local nonprofits.
“These days anyone who wants to be successful in the world, get a job or even search for housing needs to be able to access technology, be comfortable with it and know how to use it,” said Erica Kisch, the executive director of Compass Family Services, which assists more than 5,000 low-income families.
Twitter, Inc. operates as a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. It offers various products and services for users, counting Twitter that allows users to create, distribute, and discover content; and Vine and video, a mobile application that enables users to create and distribute short looping videos.
Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), inclined 0.59% to $57.57, during its last trading session.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia (BGCP) declared the kickoff of “A Bold Change for Kids,” a $40 million capital campaign that will greatly benefit thousands of youth who attend Clubs throughout Philadelphia. About half of the funds raised will be used to build a new, state-of-the-art Boys & Girls Club in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood, in addition to a new ice hockey rink which will be operated by the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation. The remaining funds will be used to renovate six additional Clubs in the Philadelphia area. The Roberts family and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation are jumpstarting the campaign with an $8 million donation, and David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation, will serve as the campaign chair.
In honor of Comcast’s founder Ralph J. Roberts and his commitment to Philadelphia, in addition to Comcast’s longstanding partnership with the BGCP and nationally, the new Germantown Club will be named the Ralph J. Roberts Boys & Girls Club. This is especially appropriate because Ralph lived in Germantown when he first moved to Philadelphia and he and the company have had a special connection to the Germantown community ever since.
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, and Theme Parks segments. The Cable Communications segment offers video, high-speed Internet, and voice services to residential and business customers under the XFINITY brand name.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Shares of ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT), gained 0.98% to $11.29, following an upgrade from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.
The analyst firm upgraded the steel producer to “buy” from “neutral,” setting a price target of 12.50 euros, according to Benzinga.
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analysts expect ArcelorMittal’s second quarter earnings to be sequentially stable despite the company’s predicted decline in mining earnings due to cost cuts and raised shipments. Those cuts will likely result in slower earnings growth in the second half of the year.
ArcelorMittal, together with its auxiliaries, operates as an integrated steel and mining company worldwide. The company operates through five segments: NAFTA; Europe; Brazil and Neighboring Countries (Brazil); Africa & Commonwealth of Independent States (ACIS); and Mining.
Finally, Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL), ended its last trade with 0.73% gain, and closed at $34.62.
The Board of Directors of Xcel Energy declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 32 cents per share. The dividends are payable July 20, 2015, to shareholders of record on June 18, 2015.
Xcel Energy Inc., through its auxiliaries, engages primarily in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments.
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