Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced yesterday that Alan Mulally has decided to retire from the company July 1 and Mark Fields will be named Ford president and chief executive officer and elected as a member of the company’s board of directors. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) shares after opening at $16.15 moved to $16.20 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $15.91. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.43 and price to cash ratio as 4.35. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) showed a negative weekly performance of -1.73%.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that it has acquired GreenButton, a successful New Zealand software start-up that specializes in high performance cloud computing. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. For Microsoft, the acquisition will further bolster Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s public cloud offering, underscoring the company’s commitment to Big Compute in the cloud. GreenButton’s advanced technology solutions are used to running compute intensive applications in the cloud. Some of its largest customers include US-based companies Pixar, NASA and Boeing. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares fell -0.99% in last trading session and ended the day on $40.00. MSFT return on equity ratio is recorded as 26.90% and its return on assets is 15.10%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) yearly performance is 25.87%.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and DirecTV are in exploratory talks about a potential sale of the satellite broadcaster to the Dallas-based telecommunications giant. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) shares moved down -0.34% in last trading session and was closed at $35.58, while trading in range of $35.41 – $36.00. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) year to date (YTD) performance is 3.88%.
The online commerce company eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has agreed to refrain from making deals with other technology companies to not poach each other’s’ employees and by doing so limit workers’ access to better jobs, U.S. authorities said on Thursday. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) weekly performance is -5.74%. On last trading day company shares ended up $51.69. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -7.58%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $63.14.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.22, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) shares after opening at $101.96 moved to $102.39 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $101.41. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.04 and price to cash ratio as 94.12. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.40%.
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