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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs, Cadence Design Systems, Globe Life and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

First-quarter earnings of $3.46 per share fell below the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.67 in earnings per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities — The stock advanced 1.2% after Alexandria surpassed first-quarter revenue expectations. The life sciences REIT posted revenue of $769.1 million, above the FactSet consensus estimate of $764.4 million. Packaging Corporation of America — The stock fell 1.8% in extended trading even as the maker of containerboard posted first-quarter earnings that topped estimates. Medpace — Shares dropped 4.3% after Medpace's first-quarter revenue missed estimates.

Persons: Crane, containerboard, Calix, FactSet, Simpson, Medpace, Medpace's, TrustCo, Darla Mercado Organizations: Cliffs, Cadence, Cadence Design Systems, FactSet, Globe, Crane, Alexandria Real, Packaging Corporation, America, Packaging Corp, Simpson, TrustCo Bank Corp, NY Locations: Cleveland, Alexandria, FactSet .

☆ Big oil is racing to scale up carbon capture to slash emissions but the challenges are immense
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Some climate activists accuse the industry of simply investing in carbon capture as way to extend the use of oil and gas. The technology typically uses chemical absorption to capture carbon dioxide emitted from the chimney of an industrial plant. "The economic viability of carbon capture and sequestration is a challenge today because the cost of building most plants in order to capture carbon dioxide are very significant," the executive said. About two-thirds of the industry's carbon dioxide emissions come from chemical reactions that occur when breaking down limestone. SLB this month announced a nearly $400 million investment in Aker Carbon Capture, a pure-play carbon capture company based in Norway, in an effort to accelerate deployment of the technology at commercial scale.

Persons: Chin Lee, Biden, SLB, Fred Majkut, Majkut, Adam Miklos, Miklos, Baker Hughes, Olivier Le Peuch, Alessandro Bresciani, Jeff Gustavson, Gustavson, steelmaker Nucor, Linde, Dan Ammann, Ammann, Fatih Birol, We're, SLB's Majkut Organizations: Chevron, Houston Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, Department of Energy, RTI International, International Energy Agency, Exxon, Rystad Energy, Clean Investment Monitor, United Nations ., Gulf Coast, CF Industries, Talos Energy, Carbonvert, IEA Locations: Winnie, Mississippi, Vicksburg, Schlumberger, United States, Paris, Chevron, United Kingdom, U.S, Aker, Norway, Houston, Port Arthur , Texas, Gulf, Louisiana, Beaumont , Texas, Mississippi , Louisiana, Texas, Bayou, Port Arthur

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Amazon, Costco, Uber, Sunrun, Alphabet, Exxon & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Baird reiterates Meta as outperform Baird said it's bullish heading into Meta's Connect event next week. Bank of America upgrades Nutanix to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees numerous positive growth drivers ahead for the computer software company. " Guggenheim reiterates Sunrun as buy Guggenheim said Sunrun is the best positioned solar company. Bank of America reiterates Marriott as buy Bank of America said it's bullish heading into Marriott's analyst day next week. Wells Fargo reiterates Amazon as overweight Wells said it sees several "discreet headwinds" for Amazon that investors may not know about.

Persons: Baird, it's, NTNX, Guggenheim, Sunrun, Evercore, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Jefferies, Wedbush, Uber, JPMorgan, rideshare, Piper Sandler, Piper, Marriott, Wolfe, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Howmet, Truist Organizations: Meta's, Meta, Qualcomm, Bank of America, of America, Costco, Google, JPMorgan, Disney, Petrobras, CF, Microsoft, monetization, UBS, Walmart, Deutsche Bank, Wax Center, Exxon, ExxonMobil, " Bank of America, Citi, Energy, Micron, MU, Aerospace Locations: Howmet's Whitehall

Smurfit Kappa and WestRock will join to create a global packaging company with a value of almost $20 billion. WestRock shareholders will receive $5 in cash and one share in the new company, called Smurfit WestRock, for each WestRock share that they own. Smurfit Kappa stockholders will receive one share in the new company for each Smurfit Kappa share. Smurfit WestRock will be incorporated and domiciled in Ireland, with global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, where Smurfit Kappa is based. Irial Finan, the chairman at Smurfit Kappa, will be chair of the company and Ken Bowles, chief financial officer at Smurfit Kappa, will serve as CFO of Smurfit WestRock.

Persons: WestRock, Smurfit, Tony Smurfit, Irial Finan, Ken Bowles, Smurfit WestRock Organizations: Kappa, West Pharmaceutical, Smurfit Kappa, Smurfit, European Union, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Europe, U.S, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Dublin, Atlanta

☆ The 'freight recession' rocks global shipping, fueling a 75% plunge in container rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An index that tracks global container rates has plunged 75% from a year ago. The downturn has also affected the US trucking business, prompting the Fed to acknowledge the "freight recession". Respondents indicated that there was a freight recession, and it was more difficult to find loads. While global freight trade has declined from its historic highs during the coronavirus pandemic, levels could be returning to their pre-pandemic norms. But for those who attach value to the shipping industry as a barometer of health for the wider US economy, the outlook remains gloomy.

Persons: Aaron P Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Drewry, Container, Dallas, Triumph Financial, Trucking, Packaging Corp Locations: Wall, Silicon, America

For us, that's P & G because their products hold a higher priority when it comes to how consumers spend their money. Now, containerboard — P & G products ship in boxes after all — is seeing a large glut. Just last week at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference, P & G management said they see some "good news on commodity input costs, sequentially. Management also noted that as of now, they are still seeing no real signs of trade-down in P & G products to cheaper alternatives. The price in the store will be more sticky than the price P & G pays for logistics or the prices they are able to negotiate with suppliers.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: FedEx, Adobe, Boeing and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

FedEx received its first five of an order of 500 electric Light Commercial Vehicles (eLCVs) from BrightDrop. Snowflake - Shares of the cloud computing company dropped more than 6% as growth stocks led Friday's sell-off. The decline came even as Needham initiated coverage of Snowflake with a buy rating, as the Wall Street firm sees potential new uses for its platform. Adobe – Adobe's stock built on Thursday's declines, sinking just over 3% after a slew of downgrades from Wall Street analysts. Bank of America downgraded the technology stock to neutral as it awaits further clarity on Adobe's Figma acquisition.

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