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Tuesday 23 June 2015
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Pre-Market News Analysis on: Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV), Nimble Storage (NYSE:NMBL), Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC), U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA)

On Thursday, Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV)’s shares inclined 1.67% to $101.47.

Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) will review its second quarter 2015 results at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 21, following the release of results earlier that morning.

The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its auxiliaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the Unites states and internationally. It operates in three segments: Business and International Insurance; Bond & Specialty Insurance; and Personal Insurance.

Nimble Storage Inc (NYSE:NMBL)’s shares dropped -3.99% to $30.34.

Nimble Storage Inc (NMBL) the flash storage solutions company, declared that Grant Street Group has selected the Nimble Adaptive Flash Platform to replace its storage environment that compriseed of legacy storage together with an all-flash system. As a result of deploying Nimble’s CS200 and CS700 Series arrays, the Group has realized the performance required to support a mix of workloads, ranging from large-capacity/slow-performance applications to extremely low latency/high-I/O applications, all on a single platform. In addition, the Group was able to reduce its data center footprint by 50%, and gained the ability to proactively monitor and manage its storage environment.

Grant Street Group develops and administers web sites used by US government entities and financial institutions to conduct auctions and process high-volume, complex financial transactions over the cloud. Utilizing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, the Group provides its clients with access to the latest technologies from any location with Internet access, resulting in saved time, money, and staff resources. The Group’s IT team formerly relied on storage solutions from several vendors to support its mixed workload environment, but was unable to find the right combination of products to support the company’s complex environment. The Group’s legacy storage system didn’t provide sufficient performance or capacity, and lacked redundancy; and the all-flash system offered high performance, but was unreliable and expensive.

Nimble Storage, Inc. provides flash-optimized storage platforms. The company’s software and storage systems handle various mainstream applications, counting virtual desktops, databases, email, collaboration, and analytics. It offers systems that provide adaptive performance for high-I/O applications and high-capacity environments, counting Exchange, Oracle, SharePoint, SQL Server, virtual desktop infrastructure, and server virtualization.

At the end of Thursday’s trade, Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC)‘s shares surged 0.48% to $60.53.

Lincoln Financial Group (LNC) declared the next generation of its Lincoln AssetEdge® Variable Universal Life (VUL) insurance offering, featuring expanded investment options for tax-efficient cash accumulation with downside protection, and supplemental income potential, as well as life insurance protection.

In addition to offering clients an income tax-free death benefit and more than 80 market-driven variable investment options from the Lincoln Elite Series of Funds for maximum growth potential, Lincoln AssetEdge® VUL now offers three indexed accounts for moderate growth potential with guaranteed downside protection, and a fixed account for more conservative, predictable growth. Clients have the ability to adjust investment allocations over time to align with changing needs and financial goals.

Lincoln National Corporation, through its auxiliaries, engages in multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through Annuities, Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance, and Group Protection segments.

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -1.67% loss, and closed at $29.99.

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA) released its 2014 Sustainability Report, Intersections, detailing the accomplishments over the past year that contributed to the Company’s success in reaching key targets in safety, environmental protection and community support.

The fifth annual Sustainability Report details how the Company’s sustainability efforts intersect with every facet of its business, counting U.S. Silica’s commitment to community investment, employee safety and environmental stewardship. U.S. Silica reached noteworthy milestones in 2014, cementing its status as an industry leader while paving the way for continued innovation and success.

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. produces and sells commercial silica in the United States. It operates through two segments, Oil & Gas Proppants, and Industrial & Specialty Products. The company offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as fracturing sand in connection with oil and natural gas recovery, in addition to sells its whole grain silica products in various size distributions, grain shapes, and chemical purity levels for manufacturing glass products.

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