On Friday, Shares of Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), gained 2.75% to $9.52.
Alcoa, will hold a conference call on Thursday, October 8 starting at 5:00 p.m. EDT to discuss third quarter 2015 results and business developments. The conference call will be webcast live via Alcoa’s website, www.alcoa.com, with presentation materials available online at 4:15 p.m. EDT.
Alcoa Inc. (Alcoa) is engaged in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing. The Company operates in four segments: Alumina, Primary Metals, Global Rolled Products, and Engineered Products and Solutions.
Shares of AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:AEZS), inclined 2.84% to $0.0905, during its last trading session.
AEterna Zentaris, declared that its lead oncology compound, zoptarelin doxorubicin (formerly AEZS‑108), met the primary end-point of the investigator-driven and sponsored Phase 2 clinical trial in Castration and taxane Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) and demonstrated good tolerability. The primary endpoint was Clinical Benefit (CB) defined as remaining progression-free by RECIST and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) after treatment for 12+ weeks.
Results were presented this morning by lead investigator, Jacek Pinski , MD, PhD, of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, during a poster session at the 18th ECCO – 40th ESMO European Cancer Congress in Vienna, Austria .
Aeterna Zentaris Inc. is a Canada-based specialty biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing treatments in oncology, endocrinology and women’s health. The Company has three wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries: AEZS GmbH, based in Frankfurt, Germany, Zentaris IVF GmbH, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of AEZS Germany based in Frankfurt, Germany, and Aeterna Zentaris, Inc.
Shares of Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), inclined 1.76% to $12.15, during its last trading session.
Staples, makes more for less happen this holiday season with great deals in stores, online and via mobile. Staples.com will feature amazing deals on Thanksgiving Day, giving customers the convenience of shopping from home while stores are closed. Deals in stores start at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, and Staples.com deals continue through Cyber Monday.
Staples customers won’t have to wait until the week of Black Friday for great deals. Startning in early November, Staples will offer special holiday savings both in store and online on a huge assortment of the latest tech devices and other essential products that businesses need as well as easy-to-create, personalized gifts from Staples Copy and Print, many with same-day pick-up options.
“At Staples, our small business customers get more for less every day, counting this holiday season,” said Alison Corcoran, senior vice president, North American stores and online marketing, Staples. “In addition to great deals, we offer free shipping from Staples.com for our Staples Rewards members and everyone can buy online and pick up in store for an easy same-day option.”
Staples, Inc. is a provider of products and services that serve the needs of business customers and consumers. The Company offers a selection of products, such as Websites and mobile platforms, retail and online shopping and a range of copy and print and technology services. It operates in three business segments: North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial and International Operations.
Finally, Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS), ended its last trade with 2.82% gain, and closed at $30.99.
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, a partner of The Mosaic Company (MOS), recently declared that it has reached settlements with federal and state environmental agencies to resolve claims about how the company has managed certain onsite waste materials at its fertilizer manufacturing facilities in Florida and Louisiana. The settlements are subject to court approval.
“We are happy to be bringing this matter to a close,” said Joc O’Rourke, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Mosaic Company. “Mosaic is committed to meaningful environmental stewardship at all of our facilities, and we take our responsibility to be good corporate citizens-now and for the decades ahead-very seriously. The commitments we are making through these settlements further those stewardship efforts.”
When the settlements become effective, the company will invest at least $170 million at its fertilizer manufacturing facilities to modify certain onsite waste administration practices and implement innovative procedures to recover and beneficially use resources. The company also will place $630 million of cash into trust as financial assurance to support the closure and long-term care of its phosphogypsum stack systems. As part of the agreements with the government, Mosaic will pay a penalty of $8 million and will conduct two environmental projects valued at $2.2 million in Florida and Louisiana. The company does not expect the settlements or resulting operational changes to adversely impact production rates or volumes. Mosaic has formerly talked about the potential of capital investment and financial assurance parameters of the settlements in its SEC filings.
The Mosaic Company is a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The Company is a single source supplier of phosphate and potash-based crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients. It operates in two segments.
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