Top News: Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), Provectus Biopharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:PVCT), Waste Management (NYSE:WM), Amtech Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS)


On 6 January Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) said that it had bought the rights to NewLink Genetics’ (NASDAQ: NLNK) Ebola vaccine, in an attempt to get an edge in the race to become the first pharmaceutical company to launch an effective vaccine against the virus. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) in last trading activity increased 2.14% to close at $61.61. Company weekly performance is 6.87% while its quarterly performance stands at 6.19%. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is -0.21% away from its 52 week high.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) announced that its earnings call for the fourth quarter and full year 2014 will take place on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. (EST). On last trading day VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) increased 0.83% to close at $55.64. Its volatility for the week is 1.88% while volatility for the month is 1.72%. VRSN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 11.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 70.80%. VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) monthly performance is -5.41%.

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT: PVCT) said that it will participate at the Annual AAPI Conference in Orlando, Florida, running from June 17-21, 2015. Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT: PVCT) has 0.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 2.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $0.82.

On 1 January Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) announced that Andrés Gluski, president and chief executive officer of The AES Corporation (AES), one of the world’s largest independent power producers, was elected to its board of directors. On Wednesday shares of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) closed at $51.31. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 0.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.34%.

Amtech Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS) announced that its President and CEO, Fokko Pentinga will present at Needham & Company’s 17th Annual Growth Conference in New York, on Tuesday, January 13, at the New York Palace Hotel. The presentation will be at 12:05 p.m. in the Adams room. Bradley Anderson, Amtech’s Executive Vice President & CFO, will also attend. On last trading day Amtech Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS) fell -1.42% to close at $9.38. Its volatility for the week is 6.69% while volatility for the month is 5.85%. ASYS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -49.40%. Amtech Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS) monthly performance is 11.61%.


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