On Friday Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) share price closed at $15.65. Company net profit margin stands at 26.10% whereas its return on equity (ROE) is 5.30%. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is -12.21% away from its 52 week high and its 52 week range is $10.99 – $18.09.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) and a former managing director agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she accused the institution of being a “bros club” that favored male employees. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed in a Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court. Megan Messina had been offered $500,000 to settle, according to an earlier filing. The deal comes just four months after Messina, who was co- head of global structured credit products, became the latest woman to allege widespread bias at a Wall Street bank. Messina, 42, who became a managing director in 2011, sued in May, saying the bank paid her substantially less than male coworkers and that it treated women like second-class citizens.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) traded 28.59 Million shares and its share price increased 1.65% to close at $33.87. Company has 0.04% insider ownership. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) quarterly performance is -3.99% while its year to date (YTD) performance is 7.82%.
On 26 September, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has ruled out breaking itself up, as the drugs group on Monday sought to end years of speculation over whether it would split into two publicly traded companies.
On Friday shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ended up at $113.05. This year Company’s Earnings per Share (EPS) growth is 42.80% and next year’s EPS growth is 8.30%. Beta of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is 1.21 while company weekly performance is 0.30%.
On 25 September, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) said that, it is battling the European Commission’s call to fork over €13 billion ($14.5 billion) in back taxes without the army of lobbyists and public relations campaigners typical in such fights. The iPhone maker spent less than €900,000 in 2015 to lobby the EU institutions and doesn’t employ any full-time lobbyists here; only five people work part-time, according to public filings. By contrast, Alphabet Inc.’s Google spent at least €4.25 million last year and employs more than 10 people.
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) increased 0.92% to close at $31.77 on 30 September. Its return on assets (ROA) is 6.20% while return on investment (ROI) is 7.00%. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) price to sales (P/S) ratio is 0.31.
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) will announce its third quarter 2016 financial results on the morning of Tuesday, October 25th. GM Authority will be present to provide live coverage of the earnings.
On 30 September Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) ended the day at $57.60. Company net profit margin stands at 19.70% whereas its return on equity (ROE) is 22.30%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is -1.87% away from its 52 week high.
On 26 September, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had added Xbox Wireless Controller support to the Samsung Gear VR headset, and it will start with the new Minecraft: Gear VR Edition game. With Xbox Controller support, handling the Gear VR will be a lot easier, especially during gaming sessions. Currently the Gear VR has its own D-Pad, but the lack of a controller means it’s not the best during gaming. Gear VR is powered by Facebook’s Oculus.