Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) on 31 December 2014 submitted the declarations of commerciality to Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) regarding the oil and gas accumulations located in the Santos Basin pre-salt areas of Iara (Discovery Evaluation Plan – DEP – of well 1-BRSA-618-RJS – Consortium BM-S-11), and Entorno de Iara (Block 4, of the Transfer of Rights Agreement). Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) in last trading activity moved down -7.40% to close at $6.76. Company weekly performance is -11.05% while its quarterly performance stands at -49.51%. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) is -67.72% away from its 52 week high.
Global Hunter Securities upgraded shares of Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) from a neutral rating to an accumulate rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) in last trading activity moved up 1.63% to close at $16.84. Company weekly performance is -1.23% while its quarterly performance stands at -19.04%. Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) is -45.69% away from its 52 week high.
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced that Steven Bierman, President of CNH Industrial Capital LLC, CNH Industrial’s financial services segment in North America, will retire effective March 1, 2015. On last trading day CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI) fell -1.99% to close at $7.90. Its volatility for the week is 1.52% while volatility for the month is 1.64%. CNHI’s EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.00%. CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI) monthly performance is -1.86%.
Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ:PNTR) announced, further to its announcement of December 1, 2014, the completion as of December 30, 2014, of the transfer of certain assets and liabilities of its wholly owned subsidiary, Shagrir Systems Ltd. (“Shagrir”) into a new wholly owned subsidiary, Shagrir Group Vehicle Services Ltd. (“Shagrir Group”). Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ:PNTR) has 54.64% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 45.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $8.18.
Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE:BEN) recently declared a special dividend, which is scheduled for Friday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 29th. This is a boost from Franklin Resources’s previous special dividend of $0.12. On Friday shares of Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE:BEN) closed at $55.49. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 15.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 9.60%.