On Thursday shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) closed at $97.76. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 11.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 18.48%. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) will partner Taiwanese drinks maker Tingyi Holding to produce and sell ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages in China, becoming the latest global firm to latch on to a local peer to expand in the tricky market. Starbucks will have Tingyi manufacture the drinks for China and help extend its distribution on the mainland, the US coffee giant’s fastest-growing overseas market, the companies said on Thursday.
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAC) in last trading activity advanced 0.02% to close at $56.12. Company weekly performance is 15.66% while its quarterly performance stands at 76.92%. Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAC) is -3.37% away from its 52 week high. On March 12, Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAC) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. Research and development expenses for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $17.8 million, compared to $12.8 million for the comparable period in 2013. Research and development expenses for 2014 were $72.5 million, compared to $46.6 million in 2013.
On Thursday shares of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) closed at $26.21. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 11.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 9.48%. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is taking software developers to school in an effort to help them write better programs for cloud computing. The giant Hopkinton-based data storage company has set up a training center to help developers master an open-source development system called Cloud Foundry, which promises easier software development and better compatibility with multiple cloud computing systems.
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) has 24.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 39.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $4.56. Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) cash dividend payment of $0.06 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 27, 2015. Shareholders who purchased NM prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment.
On last trading day LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) decreased -0.02% to close at $45.28. Its volatility for the week is 1.61% while volatility for the month is 2.01%. LPLA’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 30.80%. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) monthly performance is 1.30%. On March 9, LPL Financial LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) announced the addition of two new executives to LPL Financial’s Research team: Tim Knepp as executive vice president, chief investment strategist and chief wealth officer, and Matthew Peterson as senior vice president, chief wealth strategist