Top News : GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN)

Both GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK) and NewLink Genetics are working to boost their capacity to make Ebola vaccines, with a goal of a “very significant increase in scale during the first half of 2015”, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 27.40% and weekly performance is -2.25%. On last trading day company shares ended up $45.63. GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -4.08%.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) was gaining Thursday after reporting strong same-store sales for September. The drugstore operator reported that same-store sales grew 5.1% year over year in September. Pharmacy sales increased 6.3% in the month, and prescription counts at comparable stores grew 4.4% from September 2013. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) shares advanced 3.74% in last trading session and ended the day at $4.99. RAD Gross Margin is 28.50% and its return on assets is 3.80%. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) quarterly performance is -34.08%.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) announced that September 2014 volume averaged 15.3 million contracts per day, up 17 percent from September 2013. Total volume for September 2014 was more than 320 million contracts, of which 86 percent was traded electronically. CME Group open interest hit a record level of 108.4 million contracts on September 11, and stands at approximately 104.1 million contracts at the end of the month, up 24 percent year-to-date. On 02 October, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) shares advanced 1.28% and was closed at $80.42. CME EPS growth in last 5 year was 3.70%. CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) year to date (YTD) performance is 4.48%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on Thursday updated information for its customers about the previously disclosed cyberattack against the company. The company revealed that user contact information – name, address, phone number and email address – of about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses have been compromised in the attack. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 28.30% and weekly performance is -2.18%. On last trading day company shares ended up $58.84. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.04%.

Nielsen Hldg NV (NASDAQ:NLSN) EVP Itzhak Fisher sold 28,395 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.47, for a total value of $1,262,725.65. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 31,587 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,404,674. Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN) shares moved down -0.25% in last trading session and ended the day at $43.72. NLSN Gross Margin is 57.90% and its return on assets is 2.60%. Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN) quarterly performance is -11.23%.