On Tuesday shares of bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) closed at $166.21. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) on May 06, 2015, declared business highlights and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Collaboration revenue was $6.3 million for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014. Collaboration revenue is primarily comprised of the amortization of deferred revenue related to the $75.0 million upfront payment received in 2013 under our collaboration agreement with Celgene. Research and development expenses were $23.7 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to $11.5 million for the same period in 2014, an increase of $12.2 million. Net loss was $24.8 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to net loss of $10.6 million for the first quarter of 2014.
Harvest Capital Credit Corporat (NASDAQ:HCAP) in last trading activity increased 5.28% to close at $13.17. Company weekly performance is -1.79% while its quarterly performance stands at 10.35%. Harvest Capital Credit Corporat (NASDAQ:HCAP) is -8.12% away from its 52 week high. On 7 May, Harvest Capital Credit Corporation (NASDAQ:HCAP) announced that its Board of Directors declared distributions of $0.1125 per share for the months of April, May and June. The April distribution is payable on May 28, 2015 to shareholders of record on May 21, 2015. The May distribution is payable on June 25, 2015 to shareholders of record on June 18, 2015. The June distribution is payable on July 30, 2015 to shareholders of record on July 23, 2015.
On last trading day General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) increased 0.59% to close at $56.40. Its volatility for the week is 1.22% while volatility for the month is 1.01%. GIS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 8.30%. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) monthly performance is -0.05%. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) will be presenting at Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference in London, UK on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, beginning at 3:30 a.m.
Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) has 0.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $29.94. Raymond James restated their outperform rating on shares of Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) in a research note issued to investors on Sunday. The firm currently has a $32.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $30.00.
On last trading day Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) fell -0.44% to close at $11.27. Its volatility for the week is 1.57% while volatility for the month is 1.63%. ERIC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 2.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 25.20%. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) monthly performance is -10.23%. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) penned a multi-year deal with Kenya’s largest mobile operator – Safaricom – to facilitate ugrade and extension of the latter’s converged mobile network infrastructure. The agreement is on par with Ericsson’s core strategy of establishing its LTE networks worldwide.