Major Declarations Stocks: International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN), Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) moved up in previous trading session as it has developed a computer chip that’s smaller along with has more capacity than anything currently on the market, according to company Thursday. The 7-nanometer test chip with working transistors is the industry’s smallest, the according to firm said in a statement. The microprocessors that power servers currently being used are made with 14 or 22 nanometer production. IBM no longer manufactures its own chips. The company has in the past made prior claims of technical leadership in semiconductors. Those assertions, however, haven’t produced positive business results. IBM’s chip unit lost money forcing the company to pay Globalfoundries Inc. to take over its production operations. On the other consideration, International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) begun last trade with a price of $165.34 and throughout the trading session climbed at $165.51. The day-trade ended with an increase of 0.42% to close at $163.85.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) and Sanofi reported that the Phase 3 ODYSSEY JAPAN examination of the investigational therapy Praluent (alirocumab) Injection met its primary endpoint. At week 24, patients in the Praluent group experienced an average 64 percent greater reduction from baseline in their bad cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), when added to current standard of care including statins, compared to standard of care alone (p less than 0.0001). The trial involved 216 Japanese patients with hypercholesterolemia at high cardiovascular (CV) risk and/or with an inherited form of high cholesterol known as heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) stock hit highest price at $513.18, beginning with a price of $506.50 to close at 509.03 by a loss of -0.05% with a day range of $503.64-$513.18.

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) released that it confirmed it has signed into a sale and buy contract with Sekitan Resources Pty, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exergen Pty, Ltd., to sell Peabody’s Wilkie Creek Mine and other associated assets in Queensland’sSurat Basin. The transaction has a collective worth for Peabody of around US$75M comprising cash of up to $20M and assumption of liabilities totaling $55M. The transaction also releases certain guarantees in place for reclamation activities. Closing is expected in the third quarter of 2015, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. Shares of Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) opened at $1.70 with 277.75 million outstanding shares and hit to its highest price of $1.72 during the day and finally closed at $1.53 by scoring -5.56%.