On Monday, Centurylink Inc (NYSE:CTL)’s shares inclined 0.81% to $30.00.
CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) declared its plans for a multi-city tour featuring industry analysts and select CenturyLink customers and executives to share technology insights and lessons learned with enterprise IT leaders about big data, cloud, security and customer-centric IT.
The Elevate events provide an opportunity for CenturyLink customers, prospects and partners to learn from industry experts about topics important to the disruption taking place in IT recently. The series is co-sponsored by Alcatel Lucent and features CIO Magazine as a media partner.
The series kicks off in Boston on July 15 and continues in key North American and global markets through October 2015. The roundtable forums feature keynotes from leading industry experts, counting CIO Magazine contributing editor Julia King, “Cloudonomics” author Joe Weinman and CenturyLink executives Shirish Lal, David Shacochis, David Mahon and Gary Gauba.
CenturyLink, Inc. provides various communications services to residential, business, governmental, and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through two segments, Business and Consumer. The company offers broadband services, which allow customers to connect to the Internet through their existing telephone lines or fiber-optic cables; private line services for transmission of large amounts of data between sites; and multi-protocol label switching, a data networking technology to support real-time voice and video.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM)’s shares dropped -0.12% to $40.75.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) declared it will issue financial results for the Company’s third fiscal quarter ending July 5, 2015, after the market closes on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Following the release via the wire services, the Company will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors from 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. (CT).
Whole Foods Market, Inc. operates as a retailer of natural and organic foods. The company’s stores offer produce and floral, grocery, meat, seafood, bakery, prepared foods and catering, coffee, tea, beer, wine, cheese, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and body care products, in addition to lifestyle products, counting books, pet products, and household products. As of May 7, 2015, the company had about 417 stores worldwide.
At the end of Monday’s trade, Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR) (NYSE:PHG)‘s shares dipped -0.08% to $26.24.
Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR) (PHG) believes in remaining true to its tagline, “Innovation and You.” As part of its efforts to simplify the life of customers, the company’s business unit Philips Respironics launched the Amara View CPAP mask to enhance the experience of CPAP patients.
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Amara View CPAP mask is a full-face mask that offers patients with widest field vision in addition to minimum contact with skin. Philips has ingeniously modified the mask’s under-the-nose design to overcome the problem of red marks and irritation, a common feature for CPAP patients. Apart from this, the small size of the mask marks a considerable improvement over the bulky cushion and frame present in traditional masks, thereby allowing patients to easily read books, wear glasses and watch television.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. engages in healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting businesses worldwide. It provides various integrated clinical solutions, counting radiation oncology and portfolio administration; computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and molecular imaging products; digital X-ray and mammography products; interventional X-ray products in cardiology, radiology, surgery, and other areas; and ultrasound products.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP)’s shares dipped -0.73% to $36.47.
HCP, Inc. HCP. This Irvine, CA-based retail real estate investment trust stated first-quarter 2015 adjusted funds from operations (“FFO”) per share of 79 cents, a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate and 4 cents above the year-ago quarter figure. Results benefited from solid growth in top line.
Nevertheless, in 2014, HCP had generated around 40% of its revenues from leasing or financial arrangements with two companies: HCR ManorCare, Inc. or HCRMC (26%) and Brookdale (14%). This dependency on a limited number of operators and tenants for major portion of revenues puts the company at risk, as the inability or failure on part of these tenants or operators to meet their obligations would adversely impact HCP’s cash flow.
Further, in terms of geography, HCP had generated 35% of its revenues in 2014 from properties located in California (23%) and Texas (12%). This exposes the REIT to risks associated with economic in addition to other conditions of these geographies. Moreover, the cut-throat competition in markets makes it all the more challenging for the company to improve its revenues in addition to identify and successfully capitalize on acquisition opportunities that meet its objectives.
HCP, Inc. is an independent hybrid real estate investment trust. The fund invests in real estate markets of the United States. It primarily invests in properties serving the healthcare industry counting sectors of healthcare such as senior housing, life science, medical office, hospital and skilled nursing.
Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), ended its Monday’s trading session with 0.92% gain, and closed at $185.19.
Time Warner Cable is offering its customers a no fuss option for entertaining children indoors this summer with a month-long category featuring 35 animated films accessible on Movies On Demand. The category, titled “Animated Heroes”, features popular animated movies counting: Despicable Me; Toy Story; Cars; The Incredibles; and Wreck-It Ralph. Customers can access the category by tuning to the Movies On Demand channel, clicking on “Enjoy Better” and selecting “Animated Heroes.”
Time Warner Cable Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides video, high-speed data, and voice services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Residential Services, Business Services, and Other Operations. The Residential Services segment offers video services, counting video on demand, digital video recorder, and start over and look back services; high-speed data services that comprise communication tools and personalized services, such as email, PC security, parental controls, and online radio services; voice services that comprise unlimited calling in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico; and IntelligentHome, a security and home administration service.
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