The S&P 500 climbed 0.6 per cent to 1,911.91 in New York yesterday as JBS SA’s US$6.4 billion offer for Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) helped gains stoked by the economic data. Futures on the S&P 500 were little changed today. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was 22.07% in last session and finished the day at $45.19. Traded volume was 41.66million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.79million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.51. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) insider ownership is 0.10%.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly going for a major push into smart home system with a partner program and latest software that wants to make iOS the control hub for connected gadgets. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose 1.87 percent to $625.63 Tuesday on volume of 12.46million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $615.63 to $625.86. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a market capitalization of $538.91billion.

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) has also unveiled a self-driving prototype car while Telsa Motors aims to have a car which can handle 90 percent of driving duties by 2016. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s stock on May 27, 2014 reported a increase of 0.87% to the closing price of $16.16. Its fifty two weeks range is $14.30 -$18.02. The total market capitalization recorded $64.56billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 21.03million shares. In its share capital, F has 3.95billion outstanding shares.

Shares of Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE:PF) fell 6.13 percent to $31.23 per share. Pinnacle Foods is currently in the process of being acquired by Hillshire Brands. On Tuesday, shares of Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF) dropped -5.38% to close the day at $31.48. Company return on investment (ROI) is 5.40% and its monthly performance is recorded as 5.46%. Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF) quarterly revenue growth is 13.61%.

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has announced the Australian pricing for its Model S range ahead of its official release date. The damage is $95,000: bargain! To find out more, head to Gizmodo. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock performance was 2.05% in last session and finished the day at $211.56. Traded volume was 5.35million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 8.51million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.38. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) insider ownership is 0.20%.