Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is going to cut jobs in Russia due to a weakening ruble currency and decrease in demand by customers in the local market. This will affect two plants in Ford’s joint venture with Russian manufacturer OAO Sollers. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s stock in last trading day held volume of 26,068,800 million shares as compared to its average volume of 38.82 million shares. Shares after opening at $16.46 attained maximum price of $16.49 and then ended up on $ 16.39 by decreasing -0.43%.Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) shares after opening at $16.46 moved to $16.49 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $16.39. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.44 and price to cash ratio as 4.47. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) showed a positive weekly performance of 7.48%.
Shares of Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) were the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Investors purchased 10,655 call options on the stock, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. This represents an increase of 105% compared to the typical volume of 5,185 call options. Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) shares fell -3.02% in last trading session and ended the day on $17.04. NUAN return on equity ratio is recorded as -5.60% and its return on assets is -2.50%. Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) yearly performance is -18.12%.
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has introduced paid BBM stickers for iPhone and Android phones, which drove up on iPhone sales chart, in vital Asian and African geographies. The premium packs include 20-25 stickers priced around $2 in various currency around the world. These icons are emojis designed on some themes that could be inserted to text messages to enhance the visual. Black Berry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) shares moved up 0.12% in last trading session and was closed at $8.22, while trading in range of $8.10 – 8.44. Black Berry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) year to date (YTD) performance is 10.48%.
Shares of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the forty ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, American Banking News reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $242.90. LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) weekly performance is -6.14%. On last trading day company shares ended up $176.97. LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -12.30%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $252.71.