Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) said it is working to bring more racial diversity to its popular set of cartoon icons known as emoji. The Cupertino tech company hopes to update its emoji icons so they are inclusive of more people, Apple said in a response to an email sent from MTV that was sent to Chief Executive Tim Cook. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares after opening at $540.02 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $537.46. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.77 and price to cash ratio as11.83. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) showed a negative weekly performance of 1.66%.
Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders acquired 11,661 put options on the company, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. This represents an increase of 104% compared to the average daily volume of 5,730 put options. Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) shares advanced 2.39% in last trading session and ended the day on $27.83. LINE return on equity ratio is recorded as -20.20% and its return on assets is -7.20%. Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) yearly performance is -17.66%.
TheStreet Ratings team reiterated a HOLD rating on Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) , citing stock price performance as a positive and deteriorating net income as a weakness for the company. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) shares moved up 6.16% in last trading session and was closed at $12.59, while trading in range of $12.12 – $12.68. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) year to date (YTD) performance is 18.77%.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reported to be launching a free video streaming service. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant will be launching a free, ad-supported service that’ll allow its customers to stream television shows and music videos for free. It will be ad-supported however. The new service apparently will not require a Prime subscription and will offer original and licensed programming free of charge. The company declined to comment on the report. Amazon is set to debut its Chromecast competitor next week. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) weekly performance is -8.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $338.47. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -8.27%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $433.45.