Boston, MA 02/12/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) and several other chain drug stores including Walgreens, have been urged by about eight senators to drop tobacco from their shelves. By doing this, they will follow in the footsteps of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) which has already done it. Instead, the stores are urged to promote tobacco cessation products. Although the stores have the legal right to sell and profit from trading tobacco products, they can also positively impact public health by reducing the availability of cigarettes and such like products in their stores. Doing this, according to the senators, RAD and the various drug stores will foster health and wellness. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) has about 4,623 stores in 31 states. The stock gained 11 cents per share to close north $5.75 Tuesday.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO) has been invited by NYSE to ring the Opening Bell today, Wednesday, February 12. That event will symbolize the beginning of an exciting year for INO. It will be a year during which the company will initiate several new clinical trials for various cancer treatments. The year will also see INO disclose important phase II data for its leading cancer immunotherapy, data touching on efficacy and immune response. Also, 2014 will be the year when the company will be taking its partnership with Roche a notch higher in the development of hepatitis B and prostate cancer therapies. Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO) CEO Joseph Kim said they were honored as a company by the rare opportunity signal the start of a year of breakthrough growth at NYSE Opening Bell.
Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) has supplied end-to-end 4G LTE network to Claro Uruguay, the high-speed network will be fully activated in Montevideo starting this February. Claro Uruguay is a division of America Movil, a leading global wireless provider. Additional network deployment will be activated later this year for increased coverage in Montevideo and cities around. This new network will offer most advanced services such as HD videoconferencing, faster online gaming and more. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU)’s LTE solution is reportedly an industry leading technology.
