AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) said that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) international union have ratified a new 4-year labor agreement covering about 215 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company’s Mountain State Carbon cokemaking plant in Follansbee, West Virginia. The new agreement will take effect on March 1, 2015. On Tuesday shares of AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) closed at $4.68. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 9.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%.
On February 11, Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSEMKT:AKG) announced it has closed its bought deal financing of 22,770,000 common shares at C$2.02 each with proceeds of approximately C$46 million. Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSEMKT:AKG) in last trading activity advanced 9.68% to close at $1.70. Company weekly performance is 13.33% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.03%. Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSEMKT:AKG) is -38.63% away from its 52 week high.
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s patent claims related to an attachable keyboard accessory for Apple Inc’s iPhones don’t comply with legal requirements for patentability, Typo Products LLC said in a court filing. BlackBerry sued Typo last month, saying its physical keyboard that can be attached to some of Apple’s iPhone models infringes patents. On Tuesday shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) closed at $10.36. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -9.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 54.20%.
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) may be racing against Google Inc. to connect the world to the Internet, but chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg says the companies could work together more. While each is spearheading separate initiatives—Facebook’s Internet.org is dispatching drones and satellites to spread Internet access and Google’s Project Loon is sending balloons to the edge of space for the same purpose—they are in constant contact, Zuckerberg said in an interview. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) in last trading activity fell -0.18% to close at $75.60. Company weekly performance is 1.56% while its quarterly performance stands at 1.82%. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is -8.00% away from its 52 week high.
Zacks downgraded shares of Energy XXI (NASDAQ:EXXI) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Tuesday. They currently have $3.40 target price on the stock. On last trading day Energy XXI Ltd (NASDAQ:EXXI) advanced 8.25% to close at $4.33. Its volatility for the week is 9.04% while volatility for the month is 9.66%. EXXI’s sales growth for past 5 years was 23.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.20%. Energy XXI Ltd (NASDAQ:EXXI) monthly performance is 79.67%.