European shares inched higher on Monday, led by Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)’s gains after settling patent claims with rival HTC and on relief that Wall Street weathered weak U.S. jobs figures buoyed the broader market. Finnish handset maker Nokia rose nearly 4 percent in brisk trade after what analysts at Credit Suisse described as a “benchmark win”, which they see as paving the way for future licensing deals and higher revenues for Nokia. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock opened at $7.04 in last trading session and closed at $7.66. The 52 week range of the stock is $3.02 – $8.20 and the day range was $7.02 – $7.71.
Aaron’s Inc. (NYSE:AAN) issued an update on its FY14 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.80-2.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.91, ARN reports. Aaron’s also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.57-0.62 EPS. Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) stock opened at $31.94 in last trading session, and closed at $28.32, trading in the range of $27.86 – $32.27. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 5.32%.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) Director Charles Noell III unloaded 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.53, for a total transaction of $9,529,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) shares closed at $66.29 on last trade day, by gaining 5.81%. Stock 52 week range is $28.70 – $70.48. Company’s market capitalization is $9.20 billion.
Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:MWW) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.06-0.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.07, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW) stock decreased/advanced14.29% and finished the last session at $0.0012. The EPS of the stock remained -0.09. Company’s market capitalization is $503.93 billion.