bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLUE) announces retirement of CSO Mitchell Finer; QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), ICF International Inc. (Nasdaq:ICFI)

bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLUE) announces retirement of CSO Mitchell Finer. bluebird bio announced that Mitchell H. Finer, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, or CSO, has decided to transition from his current role with bluebird bio over the next six months. At the end of this transition period, he will remain an important scientific voice at bluebird bio by serving on the company’s scientific advisory board and continuing to share his experience and insights to benefit the company’s scientific strategy. The company is now initiating the process of recruiting for a CSO replacement. In Nasdaq, BLUE traded with a change of $3.64 and closed for the day at $98.46with a volume of 539,033 shares. BLUE‘s revenue in last one year has been $25.37M, return on assets -10.76% and return on equities -17.75%.

 

QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) reports Q3 EPS 36c, consensus 29c. Reports Q3 revenue $140.2M, consensus $137.58M. The company said, "Our strong revenue performance, combined with our intense focus on operating expense management resulted in a significant expansion of our operating profit during the third quarter. Based on our compelling product portfolio, our focus on consistent execution and the current momentum with the enterprise upgrade cycle, we believe we are well positioned to continue delivering solid revenue and earnings per share performance." QLGC traded in the red and closed at $12.69 for the day. The stock saw a change of $0.15(1.17%) with a volume of 1,377,519 shares. QLGC has a market cap of $1.12B.

 

ICF International Inc. (Nasdaq:ICFI) awarded $9M contract extension by DTE Energy. ICF International (ICFI) was recently awarded a one-year contract extension with DTE Energy (DTE). The contract has a value of more than $9M and a term of one year. Under the extension, ICF will continue to support the utility’s residential energy efficiency programs with a full suite of implementation services, including marketing, call center and rebate processing, IT, data tracking and reporting. ICFI is part of the Services sector in Management Services industry. The stock closed for the day at $38.58 with a change of $0.47 or 1.23%. ICFI traded in a range of $37.60 to $38.60 through the day. The stock’s 52 week range is $30.33 to $44.34.