Three workers of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) were severely injured, following an explosion in the company’s Landulpho Alves Refinery on Sunday. The refinery is the second-largest refinery in Brazil, with capacity of 323,000 barrels per day. This is the second serious accident in about a week at Brazilian oil major. On Wednesday shares of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) closed at $7.35. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 19.30%.
Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) on 11 January said it would buy small, privately-held Convergence Pharmaceuticals to acquire the U.K.-based company’s portfolio of experimental drugs for chronic nerve pain. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) in last trading activity decreased -0.40% to close at $361.83. Company weekly performance is 2.58% while its quarterly performance stands at 16.19%. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) is -0.92% away from its 52 week high.
Wambold Stephen L, CEO and President of Ferrellgas Partners LP, (NYSE:FGP) had purchased 13,940 shares on December 12, 2014. The total value of the transaction was $331,911. On last trading day Ferrellgas Partners LP (NYSE:FGP) advanced 1.41% to close at $23.79. Its volatility for the week is 3.09% while volatility for the month is 2.79%. FGP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 3.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -12.30%. Ferrellgas Partners LP (NYSE:FGP) monthly performance is -1.16%.
SunEdison Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:SEMI) announced on 14 January the pricing of a secondary underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 ordinary shares on behalf of selling shareholders at a price to the public of $15.19 per share. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts. SunEdison Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:SEMI) has 17.35% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 18.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $18.66.
Computer interface devices maker Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ:LOGI) on Wednesday reported a 31 percent increase in profit for the third quarter from last year, reflecting a slight increase in revenues and higher margins. On last trading day Logitech International SA (NASDAQ:LOGI) advanced 0.71% to close at $14.09. Its volatility for the week is 2.44% while volatility for the month is 1.76%. LOGI’s sales growth for past 5 years was -0.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -4.90%. Logitech International SA (NASDAQ:LOGI) monthly performance is 27.74%.