Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) announced Friday it will invest $40 million in four Chinese companies and a Chinese investment fund as part of its program to advance that country’s wireless industry. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) in last trading activity fell -1.95% to close at $70.58. Company weekly performance is -3.80% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.43%. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) is -12.91% away from its 52 week high.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) Chairman James C. Flores bought 500,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $23.60 per share, with a total value of $11,800,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chairman now directly owns 4,345,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $102,543,959.On last trading day Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) fell -5.22% to close at $21.78. Its volatility for the week is 4.32% while volatility for the month is 3.04%. FCX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 3.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.80%. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) monthly performance is -23.74%.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. On last trading day Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) fell -2.82% to close at $219.09. Its volatility for the week is 1.68% while volatility for the month is 1.46%. ICE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 15.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -5.00%. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) monthly performance is -0.95%.
HMN Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:HMNF) on 5 November reported Net income was $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2014, a decrease of $4.5 million compared to net income of $6.0 million for the third quarter of 2013. HMN Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:HMNF) has 24.53% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 28.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $12.43.
Zacks upgraded shares of Norcraft Companies Inc. (NYSE:NCFT) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Wednesday morning. Zacks currently has $19.60 price objective on the stock. On Friday shares of Norcraft Companies, Inc. (NYSE:NCFT) closed at $18.85. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 0.50%.