Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Hachette Book Group are entering the fourth month of a standoff over a new e-book contract. If another publisher’s experience is any guide, the dispute could drag on. Kensington Publishing Corp., a small New York book publisher, said it recently struck a new deal for physical and digital books with Amazon. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 0.20% and weekly performance is -5.23%. On last trading day company shares ended up $307.06. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -6.75%.
AstraZeneca raised its sales and earnings forecasts for the year on Thursday, showing resilience after seeing off a $118 billion takeover approach from rival Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) two months ago. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) shares moved up 0.56% in last trading session and ended the day at $28.86. PFE Gross Margin is 81.30% and its return on assets is 17.10%. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) quarterly performance is -4.47%.
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) a global leader in providing comprehensive outsourced customer contact management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing (BPO) arena, announced today it will release financial results for the second-quarter ended June 30, 2014, on August 4, 2014, after the market close. On 01 August, Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) shares moved down -1.64% and was closed at $20.36. SYKE EPS growth in last 5 year was -10.70%. Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) year to date (YTD) performance is -6.65%.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) Vice President of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, Ken Lockwood, will give a presentation to investors at the Jefferies 2014 Global Industrials Conference in New York on Thursday, August 14 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) ended the last trading day at $73.25. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.31%and price to cash ratio as 4.93. Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) showed a weekly performance of -3.64%.
On July 1, 2014, Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICEL) disclosed that Timothy D. Daley would join the Company as Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective July 10, 2014. Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICEL) shares moved up 3.74% in last trading session and ended the day on $11.92. ICEL Gross Margin is 82.30% and its return on assets is -36.70%. Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICEL) quarterly performance is -4.18%.