On Thursday, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)’s shares inclined 0.54% to $101.00.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) declared that the company has been named to Maclean’s/L’Actualité’s annual list of “50 Most Socially Responsible Corporations in Canada.” The program audits and ranks companies in Canada on the basis of their performance across 75 different indicators counting a broad range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects tracked by Sustainalytics, a global responsible investment research firm specialized in ESG research and analysis.
Ranked among the top transportation and logistics companies, UPS’s inclusion marks the fourth straight year the company has appeared on the prestigious list. UPS has a legacy of connecting and improving the communities where our employees live and work. In every aspect of the business UPS strives to do more, whether through efforts to lessen environmental impact, enhance the economy and develop empowered people.
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation, logistics, and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services in Europe, Asia, Canada and Latin America, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, and Africa.
Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN)’s shares gained 0.41% to $96.92.
Accenture Plc (ACN) has been named to the “Winner’s Circle” of HfS Research’s Blueprint Report on Population Health and Care Administration Business Services. The report ranked Accenture as the overall leader in execution, with strong delivery performance, quality of client relationships and scale and breadth of services.
The report, which assessed eight service providers, found that companies in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ demonstrate excellence in execution and innovation. Additional Accenture strengths highlighted in the report comprise:
- Depth and breadth of services with global credentials. Accenture was cited as among the more practiced service providers in the market with the ability to lead with strategy and tap into its depth in outsourcing and technology. For example, its Clinical Review Analytics Model embeds analytics into operations to assess the cost effectiveness of authorization at an individual code level.
- Investments in client collaboration, pursuing opportunities with clients and communities to break new ground, such as in patient navigation and Radiant in care administration.
- Strong delivery and account teams, receiving praise from clients for its commitment to excellence, willingness to address operational challenges, and ability to tap into its global network as critical elements for breaking ground with new concepts for patient-centric services that disrupt the status quo in hospitals and health plans.
Accenture plc provides administration consulting, technology, and business process outsourcing services worldwide. The company’s Communications, Media & Technology segment offers enterprise and industry-customized services in network engineering and integration, field force enablement, and IP network migration; provides online customer and enterprise relationship administration services; and assists customers in developing video-over-IP platforms, and transforming legacy broadcast platforms to digital. This segment also offers services in the areas of strategy, enterprise resource administ
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG)‘s shares dipped -0.78% to $9.59.
Zagg Inc (ZAGG) declared that Bradley J. Holiday has been designated ZAGG’s Chief Financial Officer, effective July 13, 2015. Mr. Holiday is an accomplished global financial executive with a proven track record of success in the CFO role with leading consumer product companies.
ZAGG Inc, together with its auxiliaries, designs, produces, and distributes mobile accessory solutions. It offers solutions, such as screen protection, keyboards for tablet computers and mobile devices, keyboard cases, earbuds, mobile power solutions, cables, and cases under the ZAGG and InvisibleShield brands.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -0.80% loss, and closed at $83.93.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) accomplished its formerly declared public offering and sale of 8,000,000 7.50% tangible equity units (the “Units”) at a public offering price of $50.00 per Unit, following a Terms Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2015 (counting the Underwriting Agreement (Standard Provisions) incorporated therein, the “Terms Agreement”), among the Company, Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (“WGP”), Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the other underwriters named therein. Following the Terms Agreement, the Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 Units at the same price.
The sale of the Units was made following the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (Registration No. 333-192219), counting a prospectus supplement dated June 4, 2015 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus contained therein dated June 3, 2015, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, following Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production; Midstream; and Marketing. The Oil and Gas Exploration and Production segment explores for and produces natural gas, oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
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