Two of Finland’s biggest industries, the paper industry and Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), have suffered tremendously with the introduction of the iPhone and the iPad. The paper industry and cell phone company Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) used to be Finland’s biggest industries. However, Apple has supposedly singlehandedly uprooted both industries, essentially sending Finland into a downward spiral of financial hardships. Alexander Stubb, Finland’s Prime Minister, said, “The iPhone killed Nokia, and the iPad killed the paper industry, but we’ll make a comeback.” Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) in last trading activity decreased -2.39% to close at $7.77. Company weekly performance is -6.05% while its quarterly performance stands at 5.28%. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) is -11.00% away from its 52 week high.PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) last released its earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $2.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that PPL will post $2.27 EPS for the current fiscal year. On last trading day PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) decreased -3.27% to close at $32.49. Its volatility for the week is 2.63% while volatility for the month is 1.75%. PPL's sales growth for past 5 years was 8.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -5.00%. PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) monthly performance is -3.01%.Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) is working on its own VR handset, dubbed Project Morpheus, which will be compatible with the company’s new video game console, the Playstation 4. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) in last trading activity fell -0.06% to close at $17.04. Company weekly performance is -4.22% while its quarterly performance stands at 2.04%. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) is -16.27% away from its 52 week high.Novadaq Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:NVDQ) announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement for multiple LUNA™ fluorescence angiography systems with SerenaGroup™, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $11.54.Huttig Building Products Inc. (NYSE:HBP) CEO Jon P. Vrabely sold 7,005 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.00, for a total transaction of $28,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,062,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,248,800. On Wednesday shares of Huttig Building Products Inc. (NASDAQ:HBP) closed at $3.00. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -3.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 14.00%.
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