Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced the next version of the Windows OS will be named Windows 10 and will be available to consumers from April 2015. The new OS is expected to be a single unified OS available for all Windows powered devices, including Windows Phones, tablets and Desktop PCs. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in last trading activity fell -0.86% to close at $43.65. Company weekly performance is -5.29% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.46%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is -8.24% away from its 52 week high.Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB)’s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Bank of America in a report issued on Monday. On last trading day Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) fell -2.30% to close at $90.93. Its volatility for the week is 3.21% while volatility for the month is 2.56%. SLB's sales growth for past 5 years was 11.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 2.90%. Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) monthly performance is -11.04%.In Huey Kingfish Long's state, United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) ($186mm) will merge into Community Bank ($391mm) as the affiliated banks are consolidated. On last trading day United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) increased 1.72% to close at $16.00. Its volatility for the week is 2.63% while volatility for the month is 2.55%. UCBI's sales growth for past 5 years was -12.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 21.50%. United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) monthly performance is -12.62%.Yogurtland is reopening at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center under new ownership, and Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SBH) Supply is opening its fourth Hawaii store there. Yogurtland, which has been closed for several months, will reopen at the end of October, said Alexandra Kirley, senior marketing manager for JLL, which manages the center. The shop had been operating as a franchise, but will now report directly to corporate, Kirley said. Sally Beauty Supply will open in December in a space formerly occupied by Impact Wireless. Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SBH) has two other Sally Beauty Supply stores on Oahu, in Pearl City and Kaneohe, and one on the Big Island, in the Kona Coast Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona. Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SBH) has 0.30% insider ownership. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $27.36.Nielsen NV, the television research firm being challenged by Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT) said it discovered errors in national network ratings and will reissue results for the new TV season. On Monday shares of Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT) closed at $69.79. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -4.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 40.00%.
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