On Wednesday, in the course of current trade, Shares of Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE:YOKU), gained 0.34%, and is now trading at $29.94.
Youku Tudou, has partnered with Disney to be the exclusive online movie marketing platform in China for its Marvel collection of movies and TV series. This cooperation will see the popularity of Disney’s Marvel brand and Youku Tudou’s position as the #1 online video platform to drive online marketing through promotion of trailers, online ticketing, live events and original programming dedicated to silver screen movies.
Youku Tudou’s strength as the leading online movie marketing platform in China comes from its market position. Leveraging its 500 million unique monthly users across screens, marketing efforts are able to disseminate across Youku Tudou’s media and entertainment ecosystem resulting in greater audience impact than traditional offline movie advertising. Disney and Marvel titles resonate with Youku Tudou’s audience with over 530 million cumulative views of titles across movies, television series, trailers, Youku Tudou original productions, and live-streaming.
Online marketing efforts contributed to boosting the box office revenue of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy and in the case of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, to almost 800 million, contrast to 80 million RMB of the previous installment of the franchise in China. The trailers and Youku Original productions for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy have over 41 million cumulative views with over 15.8 million combined movie VOD views on the Youku Tudou Platform. The Avengers: Age of Ultron trailers and Youku Original productions have received over 25.7 million cumulative views with the movie presently in theaters.
Youku Tudou Inc. operates as an Internet television company in the People’s Republic of China. Its Internet television platform enables users to search, view, and share video content across various devices.
During an Afternoon trade, Shares of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), dipped -0.13%, and is now trading at $55.88.
United Airlines and Air China, members of Star Alliance, recently declared plans to expand their code-sharing cooperation, covering an additional 22 routes in the China and U.S. markets. With this expansion, United and Air China will codeshare together on more than 110 routes, offering customers the most comprehensive route network between the U.S. and China.
Air China will place its CA code on United-operated flights on 12 additional U.S. domestic routes: from Los Angeles to Dallas/DFW, Cleveland, Tucson, San Antonio, New York/Newark and Seattle; from San Francisco to Salt Lake City and Austin; from Washington, D.C./Dulles to Columbus and Tampa; and from Houston/Bush Intercontinental to Tampa and Nashville. United will place its UA code on Air China-operated flights on 10 additional domestic routes in China: from Beijing to Mianyang, Taiyuan, Sanya, Shanghai Hongqiao, Yinchuan, Xining, Liuzhou, Haikou and Lanzhou; and from Shanghai Pudong to Yinchuan.
These new code-sharing routes are opened for sale from June 2, 2015.
United Continental Holdings, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides air transportation services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It transports people and cargo through its mainline operations, which use jet aircraft with at least 118 seats, and its regional operations. As of December 31, 2014, the company operated a fleet of 1,257 aircraft.
Shares of Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE:GFI), during its Wednesday’s current trading session fell -3.94%, and is now trading at $3.41, as Gold edged lower on Wednesday morning, with the market remaining nervous over the Greek debt crisis and a flurry of data.
The spot gold price slipped $3.70 from the previous session’s close to $1,188.80/1,189.60 per ounce, having traded as high as $1,195.60 earlier.
Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold mining company. The company engages in the exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting of gold and copper properties. It holds interests in eight operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia, and Peru. The company has total gold mineral reserves of about 48.1 million ounces and mineral resources of about 108.3 million ounces. Gold Fields Limited was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.
Finally, BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA), gained 1.59% Wednesday.
BorgWarner’s President and Chief Executive Officer James R. Verrier presented the Borg-Warner Trophy™ to 2015 Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya in Victory Lane at the 99th running of the famous race. This is Montoya’s second victory, earning him two images on the iconic trophy. His first win was 15 years ago, the longest time between victories for any Indianapolis 500 winner.
Offering an unprecedented combination of advanced technologies, BorgWarner’s EFR turbochargers built for the Verizon IndyCar Series feature low-weight Gamma-Ti turbine wheels for quick boost response. The cast stainless steel turbine housing enhances efficiency, improves durability and resists corrosion. Patent-pending ceramic ball bearings enhance thrust capacity and durability while improving transient response.
BorgWarner Inc. manufactures and sells engineered automotive systems and components primarily for powertrain applications worldwide. The company’s Engine segment offers turbochargers, timing devices and chain products, emissions systems, thermal systems, and diesel coldstart and gasoline ignition technology.
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