On Thursday, Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL)’s shares declined -1.08% to $51.81.
Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) has declared that it has raised its quarterly dividend to $0.30 per share.
The company’s board of directors approved a record date for the quarterly dividend of August 21, 2015, and a payment date of September 11, 2015.
Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc ADSs will receive the dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The dividend for Carnival plc ordinary shares will be payable in U.S. dollars or sterling. In the absence of instructions or elections to the contrary, holders of Carnival plc ordinary shares will automatically receive the dividend in sterling.
Dividends payable in sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate quoted by the Bank of England in London at 12 noon on September 1, 2015. Holders of Carnival plc ordinary shares wishing to receive their dividend in U.S. dollars or take part in the Carnival plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan must elect to do so by August 21, 2015.
Carnival Corporation operates as a cruise company worldwide. It provides vacations to various cruise destinations. The company offers cruise services under the Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn brand names in North America; and AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, and P&O Cruises names in Europe, Australia, and Asia. It operates 100 cruise ships.
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)’s shares dropped -0.73% to $79.82.
Dollar General Corporation (DG) declared that Jeff Owen will rejoin the Company as executive vice president of store operations which was affected on June 15, 2015. Owen formerly spent more than 20 years with Dollar General where his most recent role was senior vice president of store
Owen began his career at Dollar General in 1992. He served as a store manager with progression through various roles of increasing responsibility. From August 2011 until July 2014, he was senior vice president of store operations leading nearly 5,000 stores and 40,000 employees. Prior to August 2011, Owen served as vice president, division manager. From November 2006 to March 2007, he served as retail division manager. Prior to November 2006, he was senior director, operations process improvement operations.
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. The company offers consumable products, counting paper and cleaning products comprising paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, and laundry and other home cleaning supplies; packaged food products, such as cereals, canned soups and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; perishables comprising of milk, eggs, bread, frozen meals, beer, and wine; snacks that comprise candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, such as over-the-counter medicines, in addition to soap, body wash, shampoo, dental hygiene, and foot care products; pet products, which comprise pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL)‘s shares surged 0.40% to $44.97.
Unilever Canada is recalling four (4) SKUs of Clear for Men Shampoo/Conditioner. These products do not meet the specification required for preservatives. The products were distributed nationwide starting in 2013 to the present through retail stores.
Consumers who have purchased any of the above products with the affected consumer unit UPC numbers and expiry dates are asked to right away discontinue use of the product, retain the bottle and call 1-877-270-7393, which is operational 24 hours a day seven days a week, to request a replacement coupon.
Unilever PLC operates in the fast-moving consumer goods market in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus. The company operates through Personal Care, Foods, Refreshment, and Home Care segments.
FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -0.99% loss, and closed at $166.84.
FedEx Express, a wholly owned partner of FedEx Corp. (FDX), agreed to purchase 50 additional 767-300F aircraft from The Boeing Company as it continues to modernize its aircraft fleet to more effectively serve its customers. In addition to the 50 confirmed orders, FedEx also has options to purchase a total of 50 767F aircraft.
The 50 firm-order aircraft will be delivered from fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2023. Total capital spending for fiscal 2016 remains at $4.6 billion. The impact to capital spending in fiscal 2017 from this new order is immaterial. With this order, FedEx Express now holds a total of 106 firm orders for 767Fs from The Boeing Company through fiscal 2023.
FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. The company’s FedEx Express segment provides various shipping services for the delivery of packages and freight; international trade services specializing in customs brokerage, and ocean and air freight forwarding services; international trade advisory services, such as assistance with the customs-trade partnership against terrorism program; and customs clearance services, in addition to global trade data, an information tool that allows customers to track and manage imports.
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