The National University Commission (NUC) has commended Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), a global chip maker, for donating Galileo Boards to eight Nigerian universities. The technology boards were presented to the schools at a ceremony that held in Lagos recently. Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, who commended Intel for the donation, noted that the gesture of the company was in line with the vision behind the establishment of the commission. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in last trading activity fell -2.69% to close at $31.27. Company weekly performance is -8.74% while its quarterly performance stands at -6.59%. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is -12.05% away from its 52 week high.Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC) last released its earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $371.10 million for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share. Linear Technology’s revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Linear Technology will post $2.20 EPS for the current fiscal year. On last trading day Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) fell -0.87% to close at $38.69. Its volatility for the week is 4.47% while volatility for the month is 2.66%. LLTC's sales growth for past 5 years was 7.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 8.20%. Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) monthly performance is -13.56%.Zacks upgraded shares of Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE:GTY) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research note released on Wednesday, 01 October 2014 morning. On last trading day Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE:GTY) fell -0.28% to close at $17.59. Its volatility for the week is 2.15% while volatility for the month is 1.66%. GTY's sales growth for past 5 years was 4.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -12.10%. Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE:GTY) monthly performance is -0.85%.GigOptix Inc. (NYSEMKT:GIG) announced that it had sent the following letter to the GSI Technology board of directors in response to the announcement by GSI Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIT) that the compensation committee of its board of directors has adopted an executive retention and severance plan. GigOptix, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GIG) has 2.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 28.50%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $1.07.Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $4.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.32 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 33.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Thermo Fisher Scientific will post $6.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. On Wednesday shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (NYSE:TMO) closed at $111.14. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 4.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.65%.
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