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Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7% to 40,003.60, while the dollar rose to 150.35 Japanese yen from 149.14 yen. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% to 7,703.20 after Australia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 4.35% for a third consecutive meeting. This week's highlight for Wall Street will likely be the Federal Reserve’s meeting on interest rates, which ends on Wednesday. The widespread expectation is for the central bank to hold its main interest rate steady at its highest level since 2001. But Fed officials will also give updated forecasts for where they see interest rates heading this year and in the long run.

Persons: Australia's, Tesla, Stephen Scherr, Wayne “ Gil ”, He’s, It's Organizations: Bank of Japan, Nikkei, Reserve Bank, Bank of England, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Big Tech, Hertz Global Holdings, Cruise, Delta Air Lines, Boeing, Workers, New York Mercantile Exchange, Brent Locations: BANGKOK, Asia, Shanghai, Seoul, U.S, Oregon, San Francisco

☆ Morgan Stanley says M&A will rebound and these stocks have an 'elevated likelihood' of a takeover
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Global mergers and acquisition activity will soar this year, and several names could benefit from the comeback, according to Morgan Stanley. The firm expects global M & A volume activity to rise by 50% this year compared to 2023. "We believe that a cyclical and structural rebound in M & A is coming," Morgan Stanley said in a note titled "Stocks with Elevated Likelihood of Receiving an Offer," which was released Monday. Morgan Stanley pointed out that 2021 to 2023 could have seen a drop of activity worth between $4 trillion and $11 trillion. Morgan Stanley said it has no information about M & A activity involving the companies.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Stephen Ju, Morgan Stanley's Organizations: Health, Sarepta Therapeutics, Tenet Healthcare, Analysts, BMO Capital Markets, UBS, Hertz Global Holdings Locations: Europe

☆ 8 more of our stocks report earnings next week. Here's what we want to see
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

The three major averages posted gains for the fourth week in row, lifted by strong quarterly earnings results for most of the Big Tech companies and a strong jobs report. A weaker ADP Employment report on Wednesday provided no read-through to the monster January jobs report Friday. Here's what we're keeping an eye on in the coming week: 1. Earnings: It's another big earnings week head for the portfolio, with 8 more of our companies reporting. Consistency is what we appreciate most from nat gas giant Linde , so we're hoping for another quarter of solid earnings growth Tuesday.

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Thursday's analyst calls featured an upgrade to a car rental stock and a big downgrade to an airline. The bank also hiked his price target on the tech giant to $225 per share, implying upside of 23%. — Pia Singh 5:36 a.m.: Citi downgrades Spirit Airlines to sell Citi is throwing in the towel on Spirit Airlines . Week to date, Spirit shares are down nearly 60%. Spirit shares were down more than 4% in the premarket.

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☆ Goldman Sachs gives 3 investment strategies for an expensive stock market
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In fact, the S & P 500 is currently at about the same valuation Goldman Sachs expected it to end 2024. Weak pricing power Another trade is owning businesses with weak pricing power. "During periods of improving profitability, investors often reduce the scarcity premium assigned to strong pricing power stocks, and firms with less pricing power and more variable profit margins typically outperform." Some companies with weak pricing power include Freshpet , according to a Goldman Sachs stock screen. Own consumer staples Meanwhile, consumer staples are at an attractive valuation compared to utilities.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Kostin, Russell, what's, TD Cowen, Roblox, D.R, Consumer Staples, Tyson Organizations: CNBC, Survey, WisdomTree, Hertz Global Holdings, Consumer, Utilities, Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Locations: Horton , Texas

☆ Post-Covid, post-bankruptcy Hertz is all-in on electric, with big implications for the EV, auto and rideshare market
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article HTZ Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTTesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz neighborhood location. These deals began to roll out last year, after Hertz's first Teslas hit the road in 2021 and experiments with rental EVs extended back over the past decade. "At the end of [March], we had about 50,000 electric vehicles in our fleet, comprising approximately 10% of total cars," Scherr said. Hertz has also told analysts that the growing EV rideshare market can be a buffer against traditional quarterly peak to trough experienced in the leisure business. The benefits of using an EV begin with a $1 per ride credit to the driver for using an EV, Uber spokeswoman Alix Anfang said.

☆ Hertz results beat estimates on strong rental car demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 27 (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O) on Thursday beat analyst estimates for quarterly results as more people rented cars to commute to office and travel outstation, sending the company's shares up nearly 4% before the bell. Demand for rentals remains strong as more companies mandate work from office and people resume their travel plans after a long pandemic-induced hiatus. "Hertz reported better-than-expected results as they continue to benefit from strong consumer demand for travel and the ongoing recovery in business travel," said Tigress Financial Partners analyst Ivan Feinseth. The company posted an adjusted quarterly net income of 39 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31, compared with Refinitiv IBES estimates of 21 cents. It, however, struggled with costlier maintenance and labor charges to keep its fleet on the road.

☆ Rental car firm Hertz's finance chief Cheung to quit
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 27 (Reuters) - Rental car firm Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O) said on Monday its Chief Financial Officer Kenny Cheung was leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. The company said Chief Accounting Officer Alexandra Brooks will serve as interim finance chief, effective April 1. Shares of the company, which operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands, were up 1.3% before the bell. Cheung's departure comes at a time when Hertz's profitability has come under pressure in recent months due to higher car maintenance costs. Cheung will remain in the company until April 14, the company said, as it kicked starts a formal search process for a new CFO.

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoMarch 3 (Reuters) - Urban scooter company Lime sued Hertz Corp on Thursday alleging unfair competition and accusing the rental car giant of improperly hiring the startup's senior engineers. The loss of engineers has "significantly harmed" Lime, which provides short-term e-bike and scooter rentals in about 30 countries. Hertz Corp, which operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands, is a subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O). Cong, now at Hertz, did not immediately respond on Friday to a message seeking comment. A representative from Lime did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

☆ Hertz forecasts upbeat revenue after profit tops on strong rental car demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Priyamvada C | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O) said on Tuesday it expects revenue to rise sequentially in the second and third quarters of this year on the back of strong demand for rental cars in the face of economic worries. "I think they were more upbeat about the revenue trajectory than I expected," Northcoast Research Partners analyst John Healy said. Rising costs and supply shortages faced by automakers have made it more expensive for car buyers in an uncertain economy. Hertz, which operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands, posted an adjusted profit of 50 cents per share, beating average analyst estimate of 46 cents, as per Refinitiv data. Hertz's fourth-quarter revenue rose 4% to $2.04 billion.

Bed Bath said it was planning to raise just over $1 billion through sales of preferred stock and warrants and from securities when the warrants are exercised. Bed Bath will receive a waiver on its recent bank default should the proposed offering succeed, the company said. Bed Bath & Beyond also appointed Holly Etlin, a bankruptcy expert, as interim chief financial officer. "It’s a similar situation in which a deeply financially distressed company is attempting to sell securities," said Lynn LoPucki, a professor at the University of Florida. Sources have told Reuters that Bed Bath & Beyond has lined up liquidators to close additional stores unless a last-minute buyer emerges.

☆ Hertz has fewer Teslas in its fleet than planned
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc's (HTZ.O) rental fleet has less than half the number of Tesla (TSLA.O) cars it planned to order in 2022, its regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. Hertz's fleet in the Americas peaked at 428,700 vehicles for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, of which 11% were Tesla cars, the filing showed. Hertz's decision to bolster its fleet with Teslas had briefly helped the EV maker hit $1 trillion in market value in 2021. Hertz did not give details on why it has added fewer Teslas than it originally planned to order. The car rental service on Tuesday forecast upbeat revenue and profit for its second and third quarters as it expected a weak economy to boost demand for rental cars.

☆ Hertz beats profit estimates on strong rental car demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O) on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, aided by strong demand for rental cars amid surging leisure travel and constrained production from automakers. Rising costs and supply shortages faced by automakers have also made it even more unaffordable for car buyers in an uncertain economy. "We look to our investments in electrification and technology to yield increasing operating leverage and improved returns," Hertz Chief Executive Stephen Scherr said in a statement. Hertz, which operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands, posted an adjusted profit of 50 cents per share, ahead of the average analyst estimate of 46 cents, as per Refinitiv data. The company reported net income of $116 million for the quarter through December, compared with a loss of $710 million a year earlier.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Chegg, Hertz and Oak Street Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday. Oak Street Health — Shares surged more than 30% after the Wall Street Journal reported CVS Health was close to an agreement to buy the primary-care provider for $10.5 billion. Sweetgreen — Shares fell about 6% after Cowen downgraded the salad chain's stock to market perform from outperform, citing "deteriorating value perceptions." ZoomInfo — Shares of the software company fell 1.7% following the company's quarterly results for the latest period. Leggett & Platt — Shares fell 5% during midday trading after Leggett & Platt reported disappointing earnings after the market closed on Monday.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond moves to raise $1 billion to avoid bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bed Bath & Beyond said on Monday it was planning to raise some $1 billion through an offering of preferred stock and warrants in a last-ditch effort to stave off bankruptcy. Bed, Bath & Beyond held talks in recent days with an investment firm to underwrite a significant portion of the proposed offering, two people familiar with the matter said. Bed Bath said it was planning to raise just over $1 billion through sales of preferred stock and warrants and from securities when the warrants are exercised. Bed Bath will receive a waiver on its recent bank default should the proposed offering succeed, the company said. “It’s a similar situation in which a deeply financially distressed company is attempting to sell securities,” said Lynn LoPucki, a professor at the University of Florida.

☆ Hertz Chairman Exits, CEO Stephen Scherr to Replace Him
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Dean Seal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Hertz Global Holdings Inc. chairman who helped lead the company through its postbankruptcy reorganization is stepping down and will be replaced by Chief Executive Stephen Scherr . The rental-car outfit said Greg O’Hara , the founder and senior managing director of Certares Management LLC, is stepping down after 18 months at the helm of the board. His firm and Knighthead Capital Management LLC jointly won control of the then-bankrupt company in 2021.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond brings meme stocks back in vogue to start 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Medha Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is in talks with potential lenders and the discussions are also exploring potential takeover bids, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The U.S. consumer price inflation report on Thursday bolstered growing belief that inflation has peaked, helping revive the rally in highly-shorted meme stocks after rising interest rates dimmed the appeal for speculative trading last year. "The rally in risk assets has carried meme stocks in its wake," said Jason Benowitz, senior portfolio manager at CI Roosevelt, adding that a sharp slide in stocks in the final month of 2022 and strong seasonality for January are also at play. Bed Bath & Beyond shares eased about 5% in pre-market trading on Friday. Bed Bath & Beyond market value over the past 12 monthsReporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Cramer's lighting round: Capital One is a tough stock to own going into a slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hertz Probed by U.S. Agency Over Whether It Rented Unrepaired Recalled Vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hertz said it is reviewing requests from NHTSA following a filing by the agency. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether Hertz Global Holdings Inc. rented out certain vehicles without having performed required recall repairs, according to a filing by the agency. NHTSA said it has information that indicates Hertz rented out vehicles with open recalls in violation of federal requirements. The regulator said the audit is looking into Ford Motor Co. Explorer and Nissan Motor Co. Altima vehicles that were owned by Hertz from 2018 to 2020. The agency said it is seeking additional information about the issue.

☆ Hertz Names First CMO Since 2020 Amid New Focus on Electric Vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. named former GE Appliances marketer Wayne Davis as its new chief marketing officer, making him the first CMO at the car rental services company since 2020, a spokesman said. The company’s most recent chief marketing officer, Jodi Allen, died in 2020. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CMO Today CMO Today delivers the most important news of the day for media and marketing professionals. Electrification “speaks to mobility, and it speaks to making Hertz a brand for the future,” Mr. Davis said. Mr. Davis previously spent more than a decade at General Electric’s appliances division, which became GE Appliances after being acquired by Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. in 2016.

☆ Hertz to Pay $168 Million to Settle False-Arrest Allegations
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Will Feuer | Dean Seal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hertz said it expects to recover a meaningful portion of the $168 million settlement amount from its insurance carriers. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said it would pay about $168 million to settle 364 pending claims related to vehicle-theft reporting, some instances of which have allegedly led customers to face wrongful arrest for car theft. The hundreds of settlements resolve more than 95% of outstanding claims, Hertz said. The company said it doesn’t expect the settlement to have a material impact on its capital allocation plans for the balance of 2022 and 2023. The company also expects to recover a meaningful portion of the settlement amount from its insurance carriers.

Rental car giant Hertz Global Holdings announced Monday it would pay $168 million to settle 364 claims that it erroneously filed criminal reports against customers who did not return vehicles on time. In February, CBS News reported that Hertz was facing lawsuits from hundreds of customers who said they were falsely arrested for auto theft. Hertz Global Holdings also operates Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, among others. Hertz said it believes it will recover some part of the settlement amount from its insurance carriers. It said the settlements resolve more than 95% of its pending theft reporting claims.

☆ Hertz CFO Sees Limited Impact From Rising Interest Rates on Company Finances
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Nina Trentmann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Kenny Cheung, CFO of Hertz Photo: Hertz Global Holdings Inc.WSJ: How far is Hertz impacted by rising interest rates? If underlying interest rates move by 1%, it will impact our profit and loss [statement] by about $30 million net at current debt levels. On the variable portion of the ABS, we have an interest rate cap in place to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. WSJ: Does the rapid rise in interest rates lead to you managing working capital more efficiently? The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 0.75 percentage point to combat inflation, Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday.

☆ Hertz ties up with BP for EV charger installations in North America
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSignage is seen at Hertz rental car at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City, U.S., March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSept 27 (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O) said on Tuesday it has partnered with a unit of oil giant BP to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across North America to power its fleet of eco-friendly cars. It has laid out plans to have 3,000 charging stations in North America by the end of 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAs per the deal, bp pulse will manage the EV charging hubs, which will be open to Hertz customers as well as the general public. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Priyamvada C in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hertz, BP Partner on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Car-rental company Hertz Global Holdings and energy firm BP PLC said they signed a deal to develop and manage a network of electric-vehicle charging stations across North America. BP Pulse, which is BP’s EV charging business, would power and manage Hertz’s charging infrastructure under the memorandum of understanding, the companies said. The charging infrastructure will be open to taxi and ride-sharing drivers, as well as the general public, the companies said.

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