On Friday, Shares of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), gained 4.78% to $21.25, hitting its highest level.
The Western Union Company, declared it has signed a 3 year renewal agreement with Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLBB) to extend its offering of money transfer services throughout its 283 bank locations in Malaysia.
Since the passing of the Money Services Business Act in 2011 that defined stipulations for the licensing, regulation and supervision of the money changing, remittances and wholesale currency business, there has been a tremendous enhance in outward and inward remittances, with a 3-year compounded annual growth rate of 30% and 20% respectively*. This growth is due mainly from senders converting from informal to formal channels for money transfer driven by greater public awareness on the value of using legal channels for remittances plus additional and easier money transfer options through mobile and internet remittance services.
The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Consumer-to-Consumer, Consumer-to-Business, and Business Solutions. The Consumer-to-Consumer segment offers cash money transfer services involving walk-in agent locations.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE:LPX), jumped 4.72% to $15.96.
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, will declare its first quarter 2015 financial results via conference call and webcast on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT).
The company will release its results earlier that morning. Hosting the call will be LP’s Chief Financial Officer, Sallie Bailey.
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, primarily manufactures and sells building products for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, outdoor structures, and light industrial and commercial construction.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM), ended its last trade with 4.72% gain, and closed at $31.73.
Agnico Eagle Mines, declared that, at the annual and special meeting of shareholders, each of the twelve nominees listed in the administration information circular dated March 12, 2015 were elected as directors of Agnico Eagle.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for gold, in addition to for silver, copper, zinc, and lead. The company’s flagship property comprises the LaRonde mine, which comprises a 100% owned LaRonde property that comprises of 36 contiguous mining claims and 1 provincial mining lease covering 1,047.4 hectares.
Finally, Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:FSL), closed at $40.92, with 4.68% gain.
Freescale Semiconductor, expanded its successful tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) portfolio with the addition of the wireless FXTH8715 family, featuring the industry’s smallest fully integrated package and highest pressure accuracy for trucks and other large vehicles.
The ultra-compact system integrates a dual-axis accelerometer, motion sensor, RF transmitter, low frequency receiver, pressure and temperature sensor and a microcontroller - all housed in a 7 x 7 mm package. In addition to its superior accuracy, the system’s onboard intelligence enables the collection and transmission of sensor data, counting pressure, temperature and acceleration. This enables sophisticated analytics, which can improve fleet maintenance and transform tire pressure systems into value-added end-nodes for the Internet of Tomorrow.
The pressure accuracy of FXTH8715 family products is the highest in the industry (+/-17kPa vs. nearest competitor at +/- 23kPa). The family’s products also feature the highest operating range in the industry (100-1500 kPa vs. nearest competitor at 100-1300 kPa).
The FXTH8715 system’s integrated MCU and dedicated firmware support up to 8 KB of flash memory, extending application flexibility, reducing time to market and supporting rolling encryption for a more secure solution.
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. provides embedded processors worldwide. The company’s products comprise microcontrollers, ranging from 8-bit products to higher performance 16-bit and 32-bit products with on-board flash memory, which provide the digital logic or intelligence for electronic applications and controlling electronic equipment or analyzing sensor inputs; single-and multi-core microprocessors; and applications processors with embedded memory, and special purpose hardware and software for multimedia applications.
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