On Tuesday, Shares of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), gained 0.11% to $36.22.
A $27.1 million grant from the GM Foundation to United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM) five years ago to improve graduation rates at seven Detroit-area high schools has assisted raise graduation rates from around 50 percent to nearly 80 percent.
On stage at the Michigan Science Center on Tuesday, some of the first class of graduates from the Network of Excellence schools revealed their plans to attend college and make themselves career-ready.
In addition to the GM Foundation’s financial investment, more than 3,000 GM employees and retirees have logged more than 53,000 volunteer hours at schools and in neighborhood-based projects over the past year alone. GM executives sit on an advisory committee called the Champions Council at each network schools. Through the GM Student Corps, 10 students from each network school and students from other Network of Excellence schools receive paid summer internships with GM retirees and college students as mentors who assist them identify and achieve aims and prepare for adulthood.
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells cars, crossovers, trucks, and automobile parts worldwide. It operates through GM North America, GM Europe, GM International Operations, GM South America, and GM Financial segments.
Shares of JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), declined -0.48% to $20.60, during its last trading session.
JetBlue Airways Corporation, declared it has been named a recipient of the 2015 CIO 100 Award from IDG’s CIO magazine, which recognizes organizations that have distinguished themselves by creating business value through the effective and innovative use of IT.
Known for its friendly customer service, the most legroom in coach*, and unlimited name-brand snacks and soft drinks, JetBlue is building on its customer-focused reputation by introducing technological enhancements, counting:
- Becoming the first major U.S. carrier to accept Apple Pay™ in the sky, making mobile payments at cruising altitude simple and speedy.
- Deploying iPad® minis to more than 3,500 inflight crewmembers, giving them convenient access to information and tools to provide the best experience possible to customers.
- Plans to bring on-demand entertainment later this year through the airline’s Fly-Fi® broadband Internet, the industry’s fastest complimentary inflight Internet service.
- Launching the JetBlue for Apple Watch™ app, which uses the latest in technology to make the travel experience more streamlined than ever.
- Rolling out automatic check-in, which removes the need for customers to ever have to check-in for their flights.
JetBlue Airways Corporation, a passenger carrier company, provides air transportation services. As of December 31, 2014, the company operated a fleet of 13 Airbus A321 aircrafts, 130 Airbus A320 aircrafts, and 60 EMBRAER 190 aircrafts.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), gained 0.72% to $64.07, as oil prices rose to the highest level of the year Tuesday on a weaker dollar and expectations of a fifth straight weekly decline in U.S. crude supplies.
Crude oil for July delivery settled $1.06 higher at $61.26 per barrel while July natural gas futures rose 5 cents to finish at $2.70 per 1 million BTU.
ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and natural gas liquids worldwide. Its portfolio comprises shale and oil sands assets; lower-risk legacy assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; various international developments; and exploration prospects. ConocoPhillips was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Finally, Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), ended its last trade with 3.36% surge, and closed at $3.69, as Gold prices edged higher Tuesday, boosted by a weaker dollar.
Gold for August delivery, the most actively traded contract, closed up 0.5% at $1,194.40 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Yamana Gold Inc. engages in gold mining and related activities, counting exploration, extraction, processing, and reclamation. The company has precious metal properties and land positions in the Americas.
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