Shares of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A) fell Wednesday as the company announced the formation of a Special Committee for an internal investigation into corruption allegations. According to the the company’s press release, the Committee will act independently and will have a direct reporting line with the Board of Directors. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A) in last trading activity moved down -0.50% to close at $7.95. Company weekly performance is 13.25% while its quarterly performance stands at -51.49%. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A) is -64.09% away from its 52 week high.
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has been threatened by Sony Pictures Entertainment (SNE) with legal action over users who tweet the contents of emails stolen in a hacking attack, Re/code reports. On last trading day Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) moved up 0.11% to close at $37.61. Its volatility for the week is 3.44% while volatility for the month is 3.79%. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) monthly performance is -6.42%.
NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:NPSP) Director Rachel R. Selisker unloaded 3,708 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.59, for a total value of $128,259.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 7,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $255,966. On last trading day NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) moved up 3.48% to close at $35.06. Its volatility for the week is 4.26% while volatility for the month is 5.36%. NPSP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 8.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 26.90%. NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) monthly performance is 6.05%.
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has passed its second milestone to achieving a spacecraft that can be used to transport astronauts up to the International Space Station. The new spacecraft would replace some outdated crafts that are currently used to transport astronauts into space, and would be ready for use by NASA by 2017. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) in last trading activity advanced 0.93% to close at $131.24. Company weekly performance is 4.94% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.83%. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is -7.10% away from its 52 week high.
On December 22, Seabridge Gold, Inc. (NYSE:SA) announced that the Federal Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq , has issued her Environmental Assessment Decision Statement for Seabridge’s KSM Project. The Statement endorses the conclusions of the KSM Comprehensive Study Report (CSR) prepared by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (“CEAA”) which found that the KSM Project is not likely to result in significant adverse effects on the environment. On Wednesday shares of Seabridge Gold, Inc. (NYSE:SA) closed at $7.03.