On Friday, Horizon Pharma PLC (NASDAQ:HZNP)’s shares declined -2.88% to $30.65.
Horizon Pharma plc ( HZNP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated and accessible medicines that address unmet medical needs, recently named George Hampton as executive vice president, global orphan business unit and international operations, reporting directly to Timothy P. Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective right away. Hampton has also joined the Horizon’s Executive Committee.
Hampton joined Horizon Pharma in 2008 as a consultant and full time as a group vice president, international operations in April 2015. Most recently, Hampton served as president and chief executive officer of a privately held technology company. He also has more than 20 years of experience as a successful executive in the pharmaceutical and biotech field on both a national and international scale counting specific expertise in the autoimmune (HUMIRA), primary care (CELEBREX), orthopedic, diabetes (BYETTA), anti-infectives and cardiovascular areas. This comprises 10 product launches in roles of increasing responsibility in sales, international marketing and operations at G.D. Searle, Abbott (now AbbVie) and Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Hampton holds a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Horizon Pharma plc, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, engages in identifying, developing, acquiring or in-licensing, and commercializing medicines for the treatment of arthritis, pain, inflammatory, and/or orphan diseases in the United States and internationally.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME)’s shares gained 2.88% to $47.44.
GameStop Ireland is launching Zing Pop Culture, the kings of cool that lead the way in offering every type of pop culture “loot” imaginable, from kid classics like Pokemon and Disney toys, to hard-core collectibles from Marvel, Star Wars and more.
GameStop Ireland has introduced the Zing Pop Culture range of products into its 50 stores across the country, in addition to launching a dedicated store within GameStop’s flagship store on Dublin’s Henry Street.
Zing Pop Culture, Henry Street, will officially open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 8th August and the first 40 customers in-store will receive a €25 voucher to spend towards whatever “loot” they like. Superhero celebrities will be on hand to entertain the crowd and customers will enjoy ‘Big Kid Canapés’ and juice boxes, while radio station Spin 103.8 spins some tunes from the greatest pop culture movies ever made.
GameStop Corp. operates as a multichannel video game retailer. It sells new and pre-owned video game hardware; physical and digital video game software; pre-owned and value video game products; video game accessories, such as controllers, gaming headsets, memory cards, and other add-ons for use with video game hardware and software; and digital products, counting downloadable content, network points cards, prepaid digital and online timecards, and digitally downloadable software.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN)‘s shares surged 0.60% to $16.74.
GameStop, a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, has declared the winners in its #SummerAtGameStop: a five -week social engagement and contest series aimed at gamers sharing their personal stories on how video gaming brings fans together to create unique friendships and lifelong relationships - and brought longtime friends together from across the country in the process. The program encompassed five themed weeks: Never Met, Romance, Reunited, Game Night, and Rematch and asked gamers to share their favorite gaming story related to the theme of each week for a chance to win epic gaming experiences and gear.
Winning entries comprise:
- Albert who shared his Never Met story about his pal Matt. His entry won the long-distance friends each a round-trip flight plus $2,000 in cash and GameStop gift cards. Albert plans on taking a cross country trip to finally meet Matt in person.
- Andrea who started a Romance while gaming on Xbox Live and has now has been married to her partner for two years. The pair won a weekend getaway plus $1,000 in GameStop gift cards.
- Matt who said he’d like to be Reunited with childhood friends and face off once again on NHL ’94. Matt won top of the line gaming gear for the occasion.
GameStop Corp. operates as a multichannel video game retailer. It sells new and pre-owned video game hardware; physical and digital video game software; pre-owned and value video game products; video game accessories, such as controllers, gaming headsets, memory cards, and other add-ons for use with video game hardware and software; and digital products, counting downloadable content, network points cards, prepaid digital and online timecards, and digitally downloadable software.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), ended its Friday’s trading session with -0.48% loss, and closed at $92.10.
Huntsman Corporation (HUN) declared that the company’s board of directors has declared a $0.125 per share cash dividend on its common stock.
The dividend is payable on September 30, 2015, to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2015.
Huntsman Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, manufactures and sells differentiated organic and inorganic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects, and Pigments and Additives.
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