Company News For Jan 17, 2018

• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc’s WMT shares fell 0.2% after the company decided to reduce around 1,000 jobs primarily at the company’s corporate headquarters

• Shares of The Boeing Company BA decreased 0.3% after the company sold 912 jets in 2017, lower than 1,109 jets sold by the company’s European competitor Airbus SE EADSY

• Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc’s HAWK shares jumped 23.4% after the company agreed to be taken over by Silver Lake for $45.25 per share in cash

• Shares of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB climbed 3.9% after Energizer Holdings, Inc. ENR agreed to acquire the company’s battery and lighting business for $2 billion in cash

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