The $7 billion Citigroup settlement with the Department of Justice, the largest civil fraud penalty in U.S history, has rightfully drawn criticism for failing to compensate the alleged victims of the bank’s pre-financial crisis mortgage securitization practices: those investors stuck with non-performing securities who were insufficiently warned of the latter’s risks.Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was 1.17% in last session and finished the day at $50.18. Traded volume was 20.10million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 16.57million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.88. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) insider ownership is 0.10%.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said its board approved an additional $5 billion in stock buybacks. The maker of health products including prescription drugs, medical devices, Band-Aids and Listerine mouthwash, said the stock repurchase plan has no time limit and any shares acquired will be available for general corporate purposes. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) dropped -0.27 percent to $102.19 Wednesday on volume of 4.82million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $101.88 to $102.93. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has a market capitalization of $289.11billion.
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE: CPAC; BVL: CPACASC1) (“Cementos Pacasmayo” or “the Company”) announced today that it will host its Second Quarter 2014 earnings conference call & audio webcast: Friday, July 25, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. New York Time/ 10:00 a.m. Lima Time. Cementos Pacasmayo ADR (NYSE:CPAC)’s stock on July 23, 2014 reported closing price of $9.02. Its fifty two weeks range is $8.15 -$13.49. The total market capitalization recorded $1.05billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 10.00million shares. In its share capital, CPAC has 112.70million outstanding shares.
Leading technical services provider, Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) received a contract for providing technical assistance to the Power Africa Transactions and Reform Program which is sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The contract – worth $64 million – has a base period of three years and a two-year extension option. On Wednesday, shares of Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) advanced 0.40% to close the day at $27.58. Company return on investment (ROI) is 0.50% and its monthly performance is recorded as 0.99%. Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) quarterly revenue growth is -2.51%.
Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:LEG) stock performance was -0.06% in last session and finished the day at $32.93. Traded volume was 731,539.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 884.78K shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.17. Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:LEG) insider ownership is 2.10%.