Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) will support Android on its 64-bit ARM-based chips starting next year, the company said in a press conference this week where it announced Project SkyBridge, a series of products that will provide the plumbing for its ARM and x86 cores to be interchanged or combined on a single motherboard. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) shares after opening at $4.06 moved to $4.13 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $4.01
AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) has reached a deal to acquire Convertro, according to The Wall Street Journal. Convertro is a digital advertising company that uses data to track which ads lead to actual purchases. This technology is known as marketing attribution. Google made a similar deal when it announced the acquisition of Adometry. AOL is paying $89 million for Convertro with a $10 million incentive based on several goals. This acquisition is one of AOL’s largest advertising-related investments since the acquisition of Adap.tv for $405 million in August. Convertro was founded in 2009 by Gary Gurevich. AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) shares advanced 0.83% in last trading session and ended the day on $43.90.
GNC Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.01,AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. The company had revenue of $677.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $695.89 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. GNC Holdings’s revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. GNC Holdings updated its FY14 guidance to $3.05-3.10 EPS. GNC Holdings’s revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. GNC Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNC) shares moved down -1.00 % in last trading session and was closed at $43.65 while trading in range of $43.60 – $44.27.
National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) has begun bookbuilding for its 2.5 billion equity issue as investors scramble for exposure to Southern Europe’s capital markets comeback. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) on last trading day company shares ended up $3.94.