Following U.S. Stocks may claim a “BIG Change,” in the course of current trading session: International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI), Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO)

• International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), with shares declined -0.82%, is now trading at $161.33. The Stock is active as 416,940 shares changed hands versus its average volume of 4,878,670 shares.

• Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI), with shares dipped -1.50%, is now trading at $68.43. The Stock is active as 1,222,096 shares changed hands versus its average volume of 2,471,060 shares.

• Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO), with shares declined -1.69%, is now trading at $65.33. The Stock is active as 3,330,164 shares changed hands versus its average volume of 2,769,820 shares.

Latest NEWS regarding these Stocks are depicted underneath:

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)

IBM (NYSE: IBM), and The Weather Company through WSI, its global B2B division, today disclosed a groundbreaking global strategic alliance to integrate real-time weather insights into business to enhance operational performance and decision-making. As part of the association, The Weather Company, comprising WSI will shift its massive weather data services platform to the IBM Cloud and put together its data with IBM analytics and cloud services.

Weather is perhaps the single largest external swing factor in business performance – responsible for an annual economic influence of nearly half a trillion dollars in the U.S. alone1. While weather prediction is ever more accurate and granular, business systems generally assume every day is the same.

International Business Machines Corporation provides information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. The company’s Global Technology Services segment offers IT infrastructure and business process services, such as outsourcing, processing, integrated technology, cloud, and technology support. Its Global Business Services segment offers consulting and systems integration services for strategy and transformation, application innovation services, enterprise applications, and smarter analytics; and application management, maintenance, and support services.

Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) & Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO)

Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI), Lorillard Inc. (LO) - Reports say Federal Trade Commission staffers have recommended that the planned merger of the two tobacco makers be blocked. A vote by the full commission on the deal could come as soon as today.

Reynolds American Inc., along with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products in the United States.

Lorillard, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes in the United States. It operates through two segments, Cigarettes and Electronic Cigarettes. The Cigarettes segment offers various cigarettes that include approximately 45 product offerings under a range of brand names, such as Newport, Kent, True, Maverick, and Old Gold.

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