It is getting harder and harder to spot a BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) user in Washington, or anywhere else in the U.S. BlackBerry’s smartphone market share continued its years-long decline in April. Reston-based comScore Inc. says BlackBerry accounted for just 2.5 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in April, down from 3.1 percent in January. At its peak just four years ago, BlackBerry accounted for 42 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock opened today at $7.42 and is currently trading at $7.70. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.75%.
Investors have gone sour on Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) in 2014. Its stock has declined just short of 24% during the year and dropped more than 6% after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings. Fourth-quarter earnings equaled Wall Street’s consensus estimate, but the company’s revenue fell short. Bed Bath & Beyond’s quarterly earnings per share were $1.60 versus $1.68 in the year-ago quarter. Revenue also declined to $3.2 billion compared to revenue of approximately $3.4 billion in the year-ago period, a decrease of 5.8%. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) stock opened at $60.74, in current trading session and currently is at $61.10, by gaining 0.20%. The 52 week range of $60.29 – $80.82. Company’s market capitalization is 12.47 billion.
Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) announced recently that it has acquired the business of Refine Technology (“Refine”), including Refine’s Alternating Tangential Flow (“ATF”) System, a market-leading device used to significantly increase product yield during the fermentation step of the biologic drug manufacturing process. The acquisition strengthens Repligen’s bioprocessing business by adding a profitable and highly complementary product line while expanding the Company’s direct sales presence worldwide. Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) stock is currently trading at $20.64. The EPS of the stock is 0.55. Company’s market capitalization is 661.30 million.
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) sales in stores open at least year grew by 4.4 percent last month due in part to larger basket size and generic prescriptions, the company reported Wednesday. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) stock opened the session at $71.92, and now is at $74.05. The 52 week range of the Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) stock remained $43.31 – $74.20 and the day range was $71.77 – $74.20.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA) announced Tuesday that its Marketing Authorization Application or MAA for oral Hetlioz or tasimelteon capsules has been accepted for evaluation by the European Medicines Agency or EMA for the treatment of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA) stock opened today at $11.08 and is currently trading at $12.16. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -6.70%.