BHP plans to cut iron ore production costs to less than $20 a ton, excluding freight and royalty costs, to replace Rio as the lowest-cost producer, Jimmy Wilson, BHP’s iron ore head, said Oct. 3. The two Australian companies and Brazil’s Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) control about 60 percent of global iron ore exports. Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) in last trading activity moved down -3.11% to close at $10.90. Company weekly performance is -1.09% while its quarterly performance stands at -21.53%. Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) is -34.61% away from its 52 week high.Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Harvoni® (ledipasvir 90 mg/sofosbuvir 400 mg), the first once-daily single tablet regimen for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in adults. On last trading day Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) moved down -2.00% to close at $103.73. Its volatility for the week is 3.41% while volatility for the month is 2.96%. GILD's sales growth for past 5 years was 16.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 11.90%. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) monthly performance is -2.50%.Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK), the parent company of Peoples Bank, Newton, NC, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 said its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program, whereby up to $2 million would be allocated to repurchase the company's common stock. On last trading day Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) remains unchanged to close at $16.86. Its volatility for the week is 1.43% while volatility for the month is 1.25%. PEBK's sales growth for past 5 years was -8.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -1.10%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) monthly performance is 0.66%.Southlake, Tex.-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DFRG) said it has opened a Del Frisco’s Grille at 11800 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, MD 20850. Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DFRG) has 0.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 37.10%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $19.94.TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE:TCP) (the Partnership) will announce both its third quarter 2014 financial results and cash distribution on Friday, October 24, 2014. Steve Becker, president of the general partner, will discuss the Partnership's financial results and latest developments in a teleconference and webcast on Friday, October 24 at 10 a.m. central daylight time (CDT)/11 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT). On Friday shares of TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE:TCP) closed at $63.76. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 21.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 2.87%.
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