Shares of Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM) fell 5.6% Monday after it ended merger talks with Barrick Gold Corp. the latter firm said in a statement. “Although Barrick believes the interests of shareholders are best served through the completion of this business combination, Newmont’s Board has determined that the interests of Newmont’s shareholders are best served by remaining independent,” Barrick said. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) shares after opening at $25.69 moved to $26.50 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $26.45 . Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.58 and price to cash ratio as 8.06. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) showed a positive weekly performance of 12.36%.
POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN) a pharmaceutical company committed to transforming medicine that transforms lives, announced that their drug candidates PA8140/PA32540 (aspirin and omeprazole) delayed release tablets have received a complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A CRL is issued by the FDA when the review of the file is completed and questions remain that precludes the approval of the new drug application (NDA) in its current form. POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN) shares fell -4.90% in last trading session and ended the day on $9.13. POZN return on equity ratio is recorded as -27.40% and its return on assets is -23.40%. POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN) yearly performance is 120.53%.
AstraZeneca’s plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) first-quarter 2014 core earnings of $1.17 per American Depositary Share (ADS) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20. Earnings were also down 11% (at constant exchange rates or CER) year over year reflecting higher operating expenses. AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) shares moved down -0.51% in last trading session and was closed at $68.66 while trading in range of $67.86 – $68.66 – AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) year to date (YTD) performance is 18.97%.
Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) announced that the companies have reached an agreement on a series of tax-efficient transactions, whereby the combined Comcast-Time Warner Cable entity, following completion of Comcast’s previously announced merger with Time Warner Cable, will divest systems resulting in a net reduction of approximately 3.9 million video customers. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) weekly performance is 10.34%. On last trading day company shares ended up $130.01. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.80%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $143.05.