eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) expanded its board of directors with the addition of Perry Traquina, former Chairman and CEO of Wellington Management, and Frank Yeary, Executive Chairman of CamberView Partners, as independent directors. On Wednesday shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) closed at $58.35. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 15.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 10.88%.
VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEMKT:VHC) announced that on February 17, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied five petitions for inter partes review (IPR) filed by Apple Inc. These petitions sought review of certain claims of three of VirnetX’s U.S. Patent Nos. 7,921,211 (‘211 patent), 7,418,504 (‘504 patent) and 7,491,151 (‘151 patent). VirnetX Holding Corp (NYSEMKT:VHC) in last trading activity moved up 4.75% to close at $7.06. Company weekly performance is 14.42% while its quarterly performance stands at 34.22%. VirnetX Holding Corp (NYSEMKT:VHC) is -72.30% away from its 52 week high.
Consumer Watchdog, urged the Federal Communications Commission to ban an anti-consumer practice as a condition for antitrust approval of AT&T’s proposed $49 billion acquisition of satellite television distributer DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV). Specifically, CW asked the FCC to require DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) to eliminate a policy of collecting termination fees from a customer’s bank account or credit card without notice. Also, CW asked the FCC to impose a five-year freeze on DIRECTV’s rates. On last trading day DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) moved up 0.59% to close at $87.98. Its volatility for the week is 0.80% while volatility for the month is 0.97%. DTV’s sales growth for past 5 years was 9.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 41.60%. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) monthly performance is 2.96%.
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) and Project Lead The Way announced a significant partnership to increase K-12 students’ access to high-quality science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs. On Wednesday shares of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) closed at $49.85. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 5.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 11.84%.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has officially unveiled its new service that had travel sites merging in fear of obsolescence — Google Flights. The tech giant said Wednesday that it has finalized the service, which will display flight costs and travel deals right on a tab within its main search page. On Wednesday shares of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) closed at $543.87. Company’s EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 11.90%.