On Friday, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSK)’s shares declined -2.69% to $57.22.
In celebration of the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015 and the historic visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia, Comcast recently unveiled Eternally Rome, a new 13-minute show presented on “The Comcast Experience” video wall in the Comcast Center lobby.
Eternally Rome is a visual celebration of the ancient, beautiful city, shot using stunning high-resolution cinematography and featuring breathtaking views of some of Rome’s most iconic landmarks, counting the Colosseum, Pantheon, The Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Square and Vatican City.
Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast, and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, presented the show recently to several hundred guests in the Comcast Center lobby.
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Netoperates, 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.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)’s shares dropped -0.73% to $47.80.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (TXN) said it will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 12 percent, from $0.34 per share to $0.38, or $1.52 annualized. The higher dividend will be payable November 16, 2015, to stockholders of record on October 30, 2015, contingent upon formal declaration by the board of directors at its regular meeting in October.
The board of directors also authorized the company to repurchase an additional $7.5 billion of its common stock over time. This is in addition to about $1.8 billion of formerly authorized repurchases that remained at the end of June 2015.
Dividend enhances and share repurchases are both part of TI’s capital administration strategy. The company has raised dividends each year for the past 12 years, and through comprising share repurchases has reduced outstanding shares by 40 percent since the starting of 2005.
Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide. It operates through two segments, Analog and Embedded Processing.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE)‘s shares dipped -0.43% to $114.78.
NIKE, Inc. (NKE) declared that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share on the company’s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock payable on October 5, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2015.
NIKE, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories for men, women, and kids worldwide. The company offers products in eight categories, counting running, basketball, football, men’s training, women’s training, sportswear, action sports, and golf under the NIKE and Jordan brand names.
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL), ended its Friday’s trading session with -1.97% loss, and closed at $60.33.
Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [JPM], Visa Inc. [V] and United Airlines [UAL] declared the extension of the popular United MileagePlus® credit card program. The multi-year agreements extend the more than 20-year legacy of providing exceptional benefits tailored for consumer and business card members.
This extension will continue offering a rich credit card program across multiple products counting the United MileagePlus® Explorer, United MileagePlus® Explorer Business and United MileagePlus® Club cards.
Additionally, card members will continue to enjoy access to exclusive events with InsideAccess.com in addition to exclusive luxury hotel and resort privileges.
United Continental Holdings, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides air transportation services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It transports people and cargo through its mainline operations, which use jet aircraft with at least 118 seats, and its regional operations.
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