Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) and LabCentral announced an agreement in which Amgen has become a LabCentral platinum sponsor. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Amgen can nominate up to two promising life-sciences and biotech startup companies per year to take up residence in LabCentral’s Kendall Square facilities. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) in last trading activity moved down -4.26% to close at $157.52. Company weekly performance is -1.20% while its quarterly performance stands at 11.16%. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) is -9.02% away from its 52 week high.
On December 3, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:CHNR) announced that it has terminated its previously announced cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) for up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of its outstanding (i) 3.95% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), (ii) 5.90% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “March 2020 Notes”), (iii) 4.80% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “October 2020 Notes” and, together with the March 2020 Notes, the “2020 Notes”), (iv) 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) and (v) 6.25% Senior Notes due 2040 (together with the 2018 Notes, the 2020 Notes and the 2021 Notes, the “Securities”) that it can purchase for up to $600.0 million in cash, excluding accrued and unpaid interest. On last trading day China Natural Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:CHNR) increased 9.52% to close at $2.07. Its volatility for the week is 16.16% while volatility for the month is 8.10%. CHNR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -16.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 45.60%. China Natural Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:CHNR) monthly performance is -37.65%.
Hawaiian Telcom HoldCo Inc (NASDAQ:HCOM) major shareholder Twin Haven Capital Partners, L bought 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $26.67 per share, for a total transaction of $1,333,500.00. On last trading day Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCOM) increased 0.67% to close at $27.07. Its volatility for the week is 1.84% while volatility for the month is 1.58%. HCOM’s sales growth for past 5 years was -2.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 14.90%. Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCOM) monthly performance is 0.74%.
General Moly, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GMO) was the recipient of a large drop inshort interest in November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 2,340,613 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the November 14th total of 2,390,804 shares. General Moly, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GMO) has 2.40% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 18.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $0.35.
Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) was in the news recently after the stock of the company was downgraded at Bofa/Merill from buy to neutral as the analysts at Bofa/Merill believed that the growth prospects of the company looked weak going forward. On Tuesday shares of Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) closed at $46.43. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 7.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 10.52%.