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☆ Oil holds steady as Ukraine drone strikes, Red Sea crisis cause disruptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Charles Eddie, a crude oil tanker owned by Euronav SA, a Belgian shipping company, sails northbound on the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt. Crude oil futures held steady on Tuesday as the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East disrupt supplies. Ukraine has escalated its drone strikes against Russian oil refineries, knocking an estimated 900,000 barrels per day of capacity offline, according to Goldman Sachs. The disruptions' impact on crude prices will likely be mixed, with a decline in refinery demand bearish while a potential reduction in Russian oil exports bullish, Goldman noted. The Red Sea disruptions combined with Russian shipping frictions has given crude prices up to a $4 boost per barrel due to larger than expected draws from commercial stocks, according to Goldman.

Persons: Charles Eddie, Brent, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Organizations: Euronav SA, The West Texas Intermediate Locations: Belgian, Suez, Ismailia, Egypt, The, Eastern Europe, Ukraine

☆ Fears of prolonged Red Sea shipping crisis fuel inflation fears, as oil, retail cargo delays rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"If so, we expect the soaring freight rates and equipment shortage will continue till the third quarter," it advised clients. This would be on top of the revenue lost by diverted container vessels which are required to pay between $500,000-$600,000 per transit. "However, given the longer transit times vessels are experiencing, the market may face a shortage of empties across Asia until sailings normalize." Evelyn Fornes, Home Depot spokeswoman, said it is working with logistics carriers to find alternate routes to limit any impact from the Red Sea conflict. East Coast freight rates soar While freight rates for U.S. West Coast ports have yet to spike, freight rates for the East Coast and Gulf are up.

Persons: Folden, Shell, Jean, Charles Gordon, Nyttingnes, Torm, Euronav, Tom, Hafnia, Andy Lipow, Kuehn, Nagel, Ami Daniel, Goetz Alebrand, Stephen Schwarz, Paolo Montrone, Kuehn + Nagel, Alan Baer, Baer, Evelyn Fornes, Fornes, Lane Organizations: Galaxy, Houthis Media, Getty Images, Anadolu, Getty, U.S, Clarksons Securities, Honour Lane Shipping, Wall Street, Shell, Suez, Authority, Lipow Oil Associates, Logistics, CNBC, DHL Global, Asia Pacific, Kuehn, USA, Home, Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, Volvo, Michelin, Ikea, East, U.S . Locations: Iran, Yemen, Anadolu, Hafnia, Ardmore, Suez, Israel, Americas, Asia, Europe, Wells Fargo, Red, U.S, East Coast, U.S . West Coast, Gulf, East, West, West Coast

☆ When it comes to explaining market sell-offs, look for the simplest explanation
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The simplest explanation for Wednesday's sell-off was that the market was dramatically overvalued and due for a pullback. Look at the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY). BDRY is essentially a play on global shipping, which is itself a play on the state of the global economy. There's an ETF for global shipping companies If you'd rather play global shipping companies directly, there's an ETF for that as well. The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT) is a modified market cap weighted ETF that contains all the big global shipping companies: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui, Euronav, Matson, AP Moller, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, COSCO Shipping, etc.

Persons: William of Ockham, overvalued, —, stupidly, overbought, Santa Claus, Matson, AP Moller, DBRY Organizations: Traders, Santa, Bulk Shipping, Global Shipping ETF, Kawasaki, Mitsui, Euronav, AP, Maersk, COSCO Locations: America, U.S, Hapag, COSCO Shipping, India

The other tier comprises mainstream vessels that use Western services for legal oil shipments, including from Russia under the terms of the price cap. In the short term, available ghost vessels could be in particular demand, making chartering them more expensive. Even so, some analysts say removing the price cap could be the way to really punish Russia. But he said that was very unlikely because the price cap at least allows Russian oil to flow, thereby moderating international prices. "The Biden administration is already reeling from higher oil prices compounded by the unrest in Gaza, potentially spreading to a wider Middle Eastern conflict.

Persons: Alexandre Meneghini, Ioannis Papadimitriou, Mike Salthouse, FGE, Vortexa’s Papadimitriou, Richard Bronze, Adi Imsirovic, Biden, Natalie Grover, Robert Harvey, Julia Payne, Andrea Shalal, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Maersk, EU, White House, United Arab, Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, U.S, . Treasury, Treasury, Novy Port, Surrey Clean Energy, Thomson Locations: Liberia, Russia, Matanzas, Matanzas , Cuba, Ukraine, United States, Euronav, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, U.S, India, Novy, Gaza, London, Brussels, Washington

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Pioneer Natural Resources, Levi Strauss, Tesla, Philips and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:Pioneer Natural Resources — The energy stock soared nearly 10% in premarket trading after The Wall Street Journal reported Pioneer was close to reaching a deal to be bought by Exxon Mobil for about $60 billion. Levi Strauss — The denim apparel maker shed 1.3% after cutting its full-year sales forecast. Apellis Pharmaceuticals — Shares of the biopharmaceutical company rose 5.5% after Apellis reported growing sales for its Syfovre drug in August. Aehr Test Systems — Shares fell more than 11% despite Aehr Test Systems reporting an earnings and revenue beat for its first quarter. Frontline — The shipping stock shed 4.8% in premarket trading after Euronav said its second shareholder, Compagnie Maritime Belge, would acquire Frontline's shares in Euronav for $18.43 per share.

Persons: Levi Strauss, Philips —, ResMed, Tesla, Euronav, Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Resources, Street Journal, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Philips, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, U.S, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, JPMorgan, Aehr, Systems, Compagnie Maritime Belge Locations: Dutch, U.S, Euronav

☆ Sunken oil tanker merger leaves CEO adrift
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Promising to lock his main shareholder in a “gilded prison” may not have been the best way to win support for a controversial merger. So now Euronav (EUAV.BR) Chief Executive Hugo De Stoop will not head the $6 billion oil tanker empire that would have resulted from a deal with rival Frontline (FRO.OL). The slightly smaller suitor on Monday called off an all-share deal that dated back to last April, when the parties agreed to merge. Investors’ apparent surprise came even though Euronav’s main shareholder, family-controlled Compagnie Maritime Belge, increased its stake to more than 25%, with the apparent goal of crippling the deal. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Coinbase, Virgin Orbit and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Discovery — Shares of the media company jumped more than 6% after Bank of America added the stock to the "US1" list. Coinbase — Shares jumped almost 6% after the cryptocurrency exchange shared plans to trim its workforce by 20%. Bed Bath & Beyond — The retailer jumped nearly 19%. Frontline — Shares of the shipping company jumped 26% after Frontline announced that it was terminating a deal to combine with Euronav. Agilent Technologies — Shares rose more than 4% a day after the company announced a $2 billion share repurchase program.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oak Street Health, Frontline, Boeing and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington. Oak Street Health – Shares of Oak Street Health surged 36% after a Bloomberg report that CVS is exploring options to buy the health care company for more than $10 billion. Frontline –The shipping stock surged more than 24% in premarket trading after Frontline announced that it was terminating its combination with Euronav. Boeing — The aerospace giant fell more than 2% after Morgan Stanley downgraded Boeing to equal weight from overweight, citing a lack of potential upside from current levels. Meanwhile, the firm upgraded competitor Royal Carribean, which added 0.3% in the premarket, to equal weight from underweight.

☆ Oil tanker groups Frontline and Euronav scrap $4.2 billion merger
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker company Frontline (FRO.OL) said on Monday a $4.2 billion deal to merge with rival Euronav NV (EUAV.BR) was terminated, a combination which would have created the world's largest publicly listed tanker company. Frontline will not make a voluntary conditional exchange offer for Belgian oil tanker and storage operator Euronav's shares and will no longer seek a listing on Euronext Brussels, it said in a statement. "We regret that we could not complete the merger as envisaged in July 2022, as that would have created the by far largest publicly listed tanker company," Chief Executive Lars Barstad said. The two companies announced the deal last year, aiming to create a market-leading oil tanker group with 146 vessels. However, since the announcement of the planned merger, Euronav had clashed with its biggest shareholder Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), which sought to block it.

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