Month: April 2021

Company announcement no. 20/2021          April 23rd, 2021Søren Krogh Knudsen appointed new CEO of ColumbusCompany announcement Søren Krogh Knudsen will take up the position as President & CEO of Columbus. Søren joins from a position as Partner and Regional Head of PA Consulting Group in the Nordics as well as Global Head of Sales for PA Consulting Group. He is an experienced international leader within the management consultancy industry and has a very strong track record. Columbus’ Board of Directors has appointed Søren Krogh Knudsen as President & CEO of Columbus. Søren Krogh Knudsen will succeed Hans Henrik Thrane in his role as interim CEO since 27 August 2020. Hans Henrik Thrane will continue in his role as Corporate CFO in Columbus.    “Søren Krogh Knudsen is an experienced international leader within the management...

LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TAAT™ LIFESTYLE & WELLNESS LTD. (CSE: TAAT) (OTCQX: TOBAF) (FRANKFURT: 2TP2) (the “Company” or “TAAT™”) has launched its “Beyond Nicotine™” initiative with an objective of emphasizing the absence of nicotine in its flagship product TAAT™, which is formulated to taste and smell similarly to tobacco despite containing no actual tobacco. On Monday, April 19, 2021, the Wall Street Journal published a report that the Biden administration in the United States is considering enacting a requirement for tobacco companies to reduce nicotine levels in all cigarettes sold nationwide to a level at which they would no longer be addictive1. According to a CNBC report later that day, which covered the apparent negative impact of this announcement on the stock prices...

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The continuous losses were attributed to the fear of investors towards COVID-19 resurgence. With that out of the way, what’s left is the concerns over possibility of increase in consumer market pricing as well as company input costs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index both managed to reverse earlier losses and converted them into gains. The Dow stepped up by more than 300 points or almost 1%, while S&P moved forward with less than 40 points increase or 0.93%. NASDAQ Composite Index, on the other hand, went against the odds gaining over 160 points or 1.12% despite Netflix losing over 7% after the print on their first quarter gains were released. Netflix reported that their gains were lower than expected for Q1 of 2021. Below is the brief rundown of the market’s movement; – NASDAQ Composite...

Investors are staying low-key and are waiting for the reports from the blue chip companies coming out later this week. Since the Dow and S&P hit record levels last week, investors await for the fine print for valuation assurance. These reports will indicate the reflect the much awaited economic revival and will show if they met expectations or not. As for the major index futures, the Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ futures all stayed above the green line ranging from 0.10% to less than 0.20%, which reflects the capability to recover some loses on the next session. Today, all three indexes suffered loses with S&P and the Dow pulling back from the records they had last Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 120 points or 0.36% closing at 34,078. This ended the Dow’s three-day winning streak, but is still considered...

The joint announcement of U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on pre-market session heavily impacted JNJ’s performance which also hit the Dow. Concerns were raised as the vaccine rollout pause might affect timelines set for the distribution causing delay in the intended goal of herd immunity in the U.S. However, with other suppliers such as Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. around, some still believe that vaccine supply will be enough. According to the reports from health agencies, more than 6 severe blood clots are being investigated closely out of the 6.8 million doses that have been administered so far. The decision was based on ‘abundance of caution’, says FDA on a post in Twitter. S&P 500 closed an all new high today despite the news about the vaccine rollout pause. Continuous...

Oslo, 23 April 2021: Yara reports improved first-quarter results, as improved pricing more than offset the impact of higher energy cost. First-quarter net income was USD 14 million (USD 0.05 per share) compared with USD –119 million (USD –0.43 per share) a year earlier. The main elements of the first-quarter results are:EBITDA excl. special items1 was USD 585 million, up from 504 million a year earlier, as improved pricing more than offset higher natural gas cost Continued premium product growth USD 2.7 billion free cash flow2 the last 12 months 8.6% ROIC3, up from 6.9% a year earlier“Yara delivers its eleventh consecutive quarter with improved capital returns, with EBITDA excluding special items up 16%, and continued growth in premium sales. The Yara organization continues to perform well in a demanding environment,”...

Oslo, 23. april 2021: Yara rapporterer økte resultater i første kvartal, ettersom økte priser mer enn utlignet høyere energikostnader. Nettoresultatet for første kvartal var på USD 14 millioner (USD 0,05 per aksje) sammenlignet med USD -119 millioner (USD –0,43 per aksje) ett år tidligere. Hovedelementene i resultatet for første kvartal er:EBITDA eksklusive spesielle poster1 var USD 585 millioner, opp fra USD 504 millioner ett år tidligere, ettersom økte priser mer enn utlignet høyere energikostnader Fortsatt vekst i premiumprodukter USD 2,7 milliarder i fri kontantstrøm2 de siste 12 måneder 8,6 % ROIC3, opp fra 6,9% et år tidligere«Yara leverer sitt ellevte kvartal med økt kapitalavkastning, med EBITDA eksklusive spesielle poster opp 16 %, og fortsatt vekst i leveranser av premiumprodukter. Yaras organisasjon fortsetter å levere...

Aktieägarna i Dlaboratory Sweden AB (publ), org.nr 556829-7013, kallas till årsstämma den 27 maj 2021. Mot bakgrund av den extraordinära situation som råder till följd av covid-19-pandemin kommer Dlaboratory Sweden AB:s årsstämma att genomföras genom förhandsröstning (poströstning) med stöd av tillfälliga lagregler. Någon stämma med möjlighet att närvara personligen eller genom ombud kommer inte att äga rum. Dlaboratory Sweden AB välkomnar alla aktieägare att utnyttja sin rösträtt vid årsstämman genom förhandsröstning i den ordning som beskrivs nedan. Information om de vid årsstämman fattade besluten offentliggörs den 27 maj 2021 så snart utfallet av röstningen är slutligt sammanställt. Aktieägare kan i förhandsröstningsformuläret begära att beslut i något eller några av ärendena på den föreslagna dagordningen nedan ska anstå till en...