A few weeks back, Apple (AAPL) and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) entered into a partnership in which IBM would be able to analyze the data collected from Apple’s devices. The purpose of the partnership is to create 100 mobile apps specifically for enterprise customers. Through this partnership, Apple hopes that its iPad and iPhone business will gain more traction, especially in the enterprise segment. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)’s stock on 31 July traded at beginning with a price of $192.84 and when day-trade ended the stock finally decreased -1.20% to end at $191.67. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)’s showed weekly performance of -1.83%.
On July 30, 2014, Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) management will host a teleconference with investors from Peabody’s corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. A copy of the related written presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) on Thursday closed at $15.17. Stock institutional ownership is 82.30% while insider ownership includes 0.20%. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -6.77%.
On July 18, 2014, Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) and Jeremy Henrickson agreed that Mr. Henrickson would depart as Vice President, Product Development of the Company, after a short transition period. Mr. Henrickson is no longer an executive officer of the Company effective immediately. Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE)’s shares on Thursday traded in the range of 40.45 – 41.58and ended up on $40.50. Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) distance from 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) is -9.65%. GWRE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 33.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 22.10%.
TransAct Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TACT) award-winning Epic 950 thermal printer is increasingly the ticket-in/ticket-out (“TITO”) casino printing solution of choice for operators thanks to its proven reliability and widespread compatibility. Installed on over half a million slot machines in hundreds of casinos worldwide, the Epic 950 printer features TicketBurst™ technology to eliminate player/ticket interference and is also fully compatible with TransAct’s Epicentral® promotion and bonusing software system. TransAct Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TACT)’s stock on 31 July decreased -2.66% to the closing price of $9.01. Its fifty two weeks range is $8.38 – 15.23. The total market capitalization recorded $75.1M. TransAct Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TACT) monthly performance is -13.66%.
Austrian law student Max Schrems appealed to a billion Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) users around the world on Friday to join a class-action lawsuit against Facebook’s alleged violations of its users’ privacy. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) on Thursday closed at $72.65. Stock institutional ownership is 66.00% while insider ownership includes 0.50%. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 9.98%.