Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBO) a U.S. biotechnology company developing DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced that the Company’s ongoing Phase III clinical trial of DCVax-L for Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain cancer has been approved by Health Canada (the Canadian regulatory authority) to proceed in Canada, has completed the approval processes at two sites, and is under way screening patients for enrollment. On Thursday shares of Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBO) closed at $8.39.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has dropped the Weather Channel on its FiOS TV service and is carrying the new AccuWeather Network. Verizon wants to cut down on content costs and said that customers are increasingly getting their weather information on phone apps and online. On Thursday shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) closed at $48.73. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 7.88%.
Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) on March 03, 2015, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 and recent events. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $8.9 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to $9.3 million, or $0.07 per share, for the comparable 2013 period. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $178,000 compared to $225,000 for the comparable 2013 period. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) in last trading activity moved up 5.60% to close at $4.34. Company weekly performance is 14.81% while its quarterly performance stands at 19.56%. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) is 0.46% away from its 52 week high.
It was reported on 05 March 2015, that Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TCK) is looking to buy a copper mine as the current slump in prices puts pressure on some rivals to sell. Teck Resources Ltd (USA) (NYSE:TCK) has institutional ownership stands at 73.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $14.11.
On 9 March 2015, Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced that the conversion rate applicable to its outstanding 1.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 has been adjusted to 37.0997 from 36.6729, effective March 4, 2015, subject to further adjustment as provided in the governing indenture. On last trading day Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) moved up 1.37% to close at $57.90. Its volatility for the week is 1.56% while volatility for the month is 1.91%. FLR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -0.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 3.60%. Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) monthly performance is 4.04%.