In San Francisco, hundreds of motorcyclists of the lesbian group Dykes on Bikes took their traditional spot at the head of the 44th annual parade and loudly kicked off the festivities with a combined roar. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had one of the largest corporate presences, and chief executive Tim Cook greeted the estimated 4,000 employees and family members who participated. The parade drew more than 100,000 spectators and participants. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.19% in last session and finished the day at $91.98. Traded volume was 64.03million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 66.93million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.93. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) insider ownership is 0.04%.

Macquarie initiated coverage on shares of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (NASDAQ:PPC) in a research report released on Thursday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued a neutral rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) rose 5.01 percent to $26.83 Friday on volume of 10.66million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $25.31 to $27.14. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) has a market capitalization of $6.95billion.

Adidas might be attracting bad online buzz for its sponsorship of biting Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez — but in the tussle to win the most World Cup social media play, the German firm says it is winning plenty of positive attention too. With every tackle, save and goal, a simultaneous off-the-pitch marketing battle is being fought between official FIFA World Cup sponsor Adidas and arch-rival Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) to dominate social media to promote their brands. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE)’s stock on June 27, 2014 reported a increase of 1.07% to the closing price of $77.68. Its fifty two weeks range is $60.18 -$80.26. The total market capitalization recorded $68.44billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 9.07million shares. In its share capital, NKE  has 878.14million outstanding shares.

President Obama has elected former Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) CEO and West Point graduate Robert McDonald as head of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). On Friday, shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) advanced 0.51% to close the day at $79.02. Company return on investment (ROI) is 11.20% and its monthly performance is recorded as -1.35%.