A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) agreement to pay $450 million to resolve claims it harmed consumers by conspiring with five publishers to raise e-book prices. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in last trading activity increased 0.14% to close at $116.47. Company weekly performance is 2.01% while its quarterly performance stands at 15.20%. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is -0.69% away from its 52 week high.
TheStreet Ratings team rates National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) as a “sell” with a ratings score of D. On last trading day National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) increased 5.11% to close at $2.47. Its volatility for the week is 2.46% while volatility for the month is 3.66%. NBG’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -55.23%. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) monthly performance is -11.79%.
Benefitfocus, Inc. (BNFT), announced that Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) has selected the Benefitfocus HR INTOUCH MARKETPLACE to support online enrollment and benefits administration and to assist in facilitating Zions’ compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On last trading day Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) increased 0.66% to close at $29.18. Its volatility for the week is 1.43% while volatility for the month is 1.54%. ZION’s sales growth for past 5 years was -8.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 21.10%. Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) monthly performance is 6.50%.
Advaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADXS), announced it has received preliminary approval for a $1.9M tax credit from the New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) Program for the year 2014. The Company anticipates that it will be able to transfer this credit and receive approximately $1.7 million in cash in mid-December. Advaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADXS) has 7.60% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 10.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $2.95.
MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) on Nov 19, 2014. Going by the Zacks model, companies holding a Zacks Rank #1 have strong chances of performing better than the broader market. On Friday shares of MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) closed at $35.61. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 1.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.00%.