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☆ Air travel demand is breaking records. Airline profits are not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Scott Olson | Getty ImagesRecord summer air travel demand isn't translating to record U.S. airline profits. Some airlines have forecast record demand, and in some cases, revenue. American Airlines on May 28 cut its second-quarter revenue and profit forecasts and announced its chief commercial officer was leaving after a sales strategy backfired. "The domestic supply and demand imbalance has led to a weaker domestic pricing environment than we had forecast," American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said at a Bernstein industry conference the next day. Travelers at New York's LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs/CNBCSouthwest Airlines cut its second-quarter forecast in late June, citing shifting demand patterns.

Persons: Scott Olson, sprees, Raymond James, Savanthi Syth, Scott Group, Hopper, Airfare, Robert Isom, Leslie Josephs, Bob Jordan, Pratt, Ted Christie Organizations: O'Hare, Getty, Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, NYSE Arca, Paris, Investors, Delta Air Lines, Analysts, Delta, American Express, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Wolfe Research, Scott, theTransportation Security Administration, Airlines, Airline, Aircraft, U.S, American Airlines, CNBC Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Politico, JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines Locations: Chicago, Delta, Alaska, U.S, Europe, New, Dallas

Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it has adopted a shareholder rights plan, more commonly known as a "poison pill," in response to activist Elliott Management's investment in the airline and push to oust CEO Bob Jordan and Chairman Gary Kelly. The poison pill will only activate if Elliott — or another investor — acquires at least 12.5% of the company. "Southwest Airlines has made a good faith effort to engage constructively with Elliott Investment Management since its initial investment and remains open to any ideas for lasting value creation," Kelly said in a statement. Elliott and Southwest management met in person just two weeks ago, according to people familiar with the matter. Companies often adopt shareholder rights plans in response to an activist threat; rental car company Hertz adopted a poison pill in 2013 in response to "unusual" trading activity that management thought presaged an activist.

Persons: Elliott, Bob Jordan, Gary Kelly, Elliott —, —, Kelly, Hertz, Jordan, Morgan Stanley, Ellis Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Companies, Boeing, Southwest, Texas, Bank of America, & Locations: Southwest, Dallas, New York, West Palm Beach , Florida, Kirkland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Paramount, Tesla, Constellation Brands and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla — The electric vehicle maker rose nearly 3% , a day after posting stronger-than-expected delivery numbers for the second quarter. Shares popped 10% during Tuesday's session. Constellation Brands — The beer and wine stock rose more than 2% after a better-than-expected earnings report. Southwest Airlines — Shares were fractionally lower after the airline carrier announced it had adopted a shareholder rights plan. Shares dipped about 1% during Tuesday's session.

Persons: Tesla, LSEG, Eli Lilly, — CNBC's Lisa Han, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min Organizations: Paramount, Paramount Global, Skydance Media, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Constellation Brands, Constellation, Southwest Airlines —, Elliott Investment Management, Food and Drug Administration, MGM Resorts, MGM Resorts International

☆ Airlines got too confident, and now they are paying the price despite record-breaking travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Expensive fuel, maintenance, and labor don't help, nor do unpredictable setbacks outside the airline's control, like pandemic travel bans and production slowdowns at planemaker Boeing. But across the industry, many airlines are struggling to turn profits thanks to issues like overcapacity, unrelenting competition, and unexpectedly high costs, according to experts. Boeing delivery delays have eaten into profitsHarteveldt said Boeing's ongoing delivery delays have cost airlines like American, Southwest, and United millions of dollars. Airlines are plagued by high costs in an extremely competitive industryNearly everything is more expensive than it was before the pandemic, and airlines are no exception. For low-cost carriers like Frontier and Spirit, these high costs make it challenging to make money, Kraemer said.

Persons: —, Henry Harteveldt, Scott Olson, Robert Isom, Bob Jordan, Harry Kraemer, Kraemer, You've, you've, Harteveldt, Joe Raedle, they've, Stephen Brashear, Eric Glenn, Shutterstock Harteveldt Organizations: Service, planemaker Boeing, Business, International Air Transport Association, —, Airlines, Getty, Reuters, Southwest, Elliott Investment Management, Baxter International, Corporations, Google, Spirit, Frontier, Boeing, JetBlue Airways, Airbus, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Delta, United

☆ Southwest is under pressure to make big changes to its planes, flights, and bag rules: Here's what they could all look like
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementSouthwest is introducing new economy seats next year, adding tablet holders and power. Southwest could charge for bags — one of its biggest free perksElliott's proposal called attention to one of Southwest's most visible perks: two free checked bags. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesThere is a way for both sides to win, according to Harteveldt: Give free checked bags to Southwest credit card holders. American, Delta, and United offer complimentary checked bags as credit card perks. The additional flights can give travelers more flexibility and give Southwest more seats to sell on a route.

Persons: —, Elliott, Southwest Airlines Elliott, Henry Harteveldt, Richard Aboulafia, Robert Jordan, CCO Ryan Green, Scott Olson, Harteveldt, Thomas Pallini, Green, Irfan Khan, Elliot, that's, Jordan, We'll Organizations: Service, Investment Management, Southwest Airlines, Business, Southwest, Atmosphere Research, Reuters, CNBC, Elliott Investment Management, Green, Boeing, The Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times, Getty, American Airlines oneworld, Oneworld Locations: IdeaWorksCompany, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Southwest, Canada, Europe, Asia, Washington

☆ An activist investor with a new $1.9 billion stake in Southwest is calling for big changes at the airline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, Elliott Investment Management said Monday that the airline's decades-old strategies weren't working in modern times, and it's calling for a management and board-of-directors overhaul as part of a plan it's calling "Stronger Southwest." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Elliott said Southwest leadership had a "rigid commitment" to the model it dreamed up decades ago, blaming that for today's shortcomings. Elliott Management, which oversees $66 billion in assets, is one of the world's most feared activist hedge funds. "The significant investment we have made reflects our conviction that, with the right leadership, Southwest can regain its status as an industry-leading airline."

Persons: —, Elliott, Elliot, Raymond James, Savanthi Syth Organizations: Service, Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Business, Southwest, Elliott Management, Texas Instruments

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: DraftKings, Carvana, Southwest Airlines, Planet Fitness and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DraftKings — The sports betting stock added 1.8% after Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating and said shares were again worthy of a top-pick designation. Morgan Stanley said the stock can rally despite concerns around Illinois' legalization of a sports betting tax. Nvidia — Shares were marginally lower ahead of the chipmaker stock's first day of trading after its 10-for-1 stock split . Planet Fitness — Stock in the fitness center chain advanced about 4% on the heels of an upgrade from Jefferies earlier on Monday. Analyst Randal Konik said "the stars have aligned" for Planet Fitness stock, adding that he expects strong franchise unit growth in 2025.

Persons: GoDaddy, Robert Half, Dow, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Randal Konik, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: KKR, CrowdStrike, Comerica, Dow Jones, Dell Technologies, Palantir Technologies, AMD —, Nvidia —, Southwest Airlines —, Street Journal, Elliott Investment Management, Carvana, JPMorgan, Energy Global, Jefferies, Fitness Locations: Illinois

☆ Activist investor takes $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines, calls for leadership changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Elliott Investment Management announced Monday it has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and said there needs to be new leadership at the Dallas-based carrier. Southwest (LUV) stock gained more than 6% in trading Monday on the news of Elliott’s letter to the Southwest Board. Ellioitt’s letter made no mention of a desire to change Southwest from an all-737 fleet, which would increase the cost of pilot training and spare parts. Its letter does not give details about the changes it wants to see, other than a change in leadership at the airline. CEO Bob Jordan told investors last month that the airline is “seriously studying” a possible change to that policy.

Persons: ”, Elliott, Bob Jordan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Elliott Investment Management, Southwest Airlines, Dallas, Southwest Board, Boeing, Department of Transportation, Texas, Johnson Controls Locations: New York, ” Florida, Softbank

☆ Moderna and this solar name are among the most overbought stocks after a record-setting week
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It may be time for investors to trim positions in overbought names after the stock market reached record levels this week. Certain stocks this week became overbought, based on their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI. Here are the most overbought names in the S & P 500 this week: Moderna was the most overbought stock in the S & P 500, scoring an RSI of about 86.5. Analysts think shares, which have rallied about 28% this year, could peel back roughly 8%. Other oversold stocks include SLB , J.B. Hunt and Molson Coors .

Persons: LSEG, Jon Windham, Johnson, Ulta, Hunt Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Moderna, UBS, Johnson Controls, Bloomberg, Elliott Investment Management, Johnson, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Molson Coors Locations: U.S, oversold, J.B

☆ Modelo maker Constellation Brands is primed for market share gains but we still see one issue with the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Constellation Brands stock is looking like it could be ready to break out, with its strong beer business well-positioned for market share gains in the upcoming fiscal year. Morgan Stanley anticipates Constellation to continue gaining market share at the expense of Bud Light during this period. Since Constellation tends to boast industry-leading results in its beer business, we're confident it will deliver strong numbers again next week. Over the past few years, Constellation has been trying to boost sales in its wine and spirits business — shifting from lower-priced brands to more premium names. While wine and spirits make up a small part of Constellation's overall business, Jim has said it must go.

Persons: It's, Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Jeff Marks, Jim, Bud Light, Marks, Piper Sandler, Newlands, Kim Crawford, Eli Lilly, Elliott, Jim Cramer's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Constellation Brands, Anheuser, Busch Inbev, Modelo, Nielsen, Cinco de Mayo, Bud Light, Constellation, Piper, Elliott Investment Management, CNBC Locations: Corona, Pacifico, U.S, GLP, Modelo, San Rafael , California

The 2024 Sohn Investment Conference took place in New York took place Wednesday, with a slew of hedge fund managers highlighting their top ideas. Here are some of the top picks mentioned: Vijay Shilpiekandula, Dilation Capital Investment Idea: ASML Vijay Shilpiekandula of Dilation Capital, who was named the Sohn Idea Contest Winner, presented ASML as his best stock idea. Jesse Cohn, Elliott Investment Management Investment Idea: Etsy E-commerce platform Etsy is an undervalued company, according to Elliott Investment Management managing partner Jesse Cohn. Seth Fischer, Oasis Management Investment Idea: Kao There's an underappreciated buying opportunity in Japanese global chemicals company Kao, according to Seth Fischer, founder and CIO at Oasis Management. David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital Investment Investment idea: Solvay Greenlight's David Einhorn unveiled Solvay as his top investment idea , saying the European chemicals company is a market leader with an attractive valuation.

Persons: Vijay Shilpiekandula, Vijay, ASML, Shilpiekandula, Jesse Cohn, Etsy, Cohn, Seth Fischer, Kao, Fischer, David Einhorn, Solvay, Einhorn, Michael Buckley, Natera, Buckley, Mohammed Anjarwala, Carpenter, Anjarwala Organizations: Elliott Investment Management Investment, Elliott Investment Management, Body, Oasis Management Investment, Oasis Management, Nikkei, Greenlight Capital Investment Investment, Solvay, Duquesne Family, Duquesne Family Office, Global, Technology Carpenter Technology, Boeing, Airbus Locations: New York, Europe, Bath

☆ Here are investor Jenny Harrington's top income plays — and they all yield around 6% or higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

When income investor Jenny Harrington looks for top dividend stocks, names like Whirlpool come to mind. The home appliance manufacturer not only has a 6% dividend yield, but it has also gotten very cheap, Harrington said. She buys names that have a "reasonably high dividend yield" for her portfolio, which typically generates a 5% dividend yield or better. "We specifically focus on dividend income rather than dividend growth, because the objective of our portfolio is to generate a strong and sustainable income stream for our clients," Harrington said. WHR 1Y mountain Whirlpool's one-year performance She would also like to see the potential for earnings growth in the names she buys.

Persons: Jenny Harrington, Harrington, Jay Brown, Anthony Melone, Ted Miller, William Brown, cyclically Organizations: Whirlpool, Asset Management, Dow Jones U.S, SEC, Investment Management, Crown Castle, Clearway Energy, Clearway, L3Harris Technologies

British electronics chain Currys experienced more rejection Friday with Chinese online retailer JD.com walking away from a takeover race for the firm, just days after Elliott Investment Management did the same. In a brief statement Friday afternoon, JD.com said it would no longer pursue an offer for the Main Street brand, less than a month after entering the running. "JD.com today confirms that, following careful consideration, it does not intend to make an offer for Currys," it said. Currys shares plunged more than 10% on the announcement, before paring losses slightly. The electronics retailer, which operates more than 820 stores across eight countries, has become the subject of a possible takeover as it has struggled in the face of increased competition and depressed consumer spending.

Persons: JD.com, Currys Organizations: Elliott Investment Management Locations: London

☆ British retailer Currys drops 10% after U.S. investment firm Elliott pulls out of takeover race
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON — Elliott Investment Management said Monday it had decided not to make another takeover bid for British electrical retailer Currys after repeatedly being rejected. Shares of Currys were down 10% in early deals Monday after the news. The U.S. investment firm, via its affiliate Elliott Advisors, said Monday that following "multiple attempts to engage with Currys' Board, all of which were rejected," it was not making an improved offer for the U.K. company.

Persons: Currys Organizations: Elliott Investment Management, Elliott Advisors, . Locations: U.S

☆ Novo Nordisk parent to buy Catalent for $16.5 billion to expand Wegovy supply
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Novo Nordisk will then buy three of Catalent's manufacturing sites from Novo Holdings for $11 billion. Novo Holdings owns almost 77% of the voting shares in Novo Nordisk. Novo Nordisk and Novo Holdings said they expect the acquisition of the plants and the broader deal to buy Catalent to close at the end of 2024. Novo Nordisk added that it expects its purchase to gradually help increase its filling capacity beginning in 2026. Under the terms of the deal, Novo Holdings will buy Catalent for $63.50 a share in cash, a premium of 16.5% to Catalent's closing price on Friday.

Persons: Catalent, Eli Lilly Organizations: Nordisk, Novo Holdings, Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Novo Nordisk, Novo, Elliott Investment Management, U.S ., Reuters, CNBC PRO Locations: Novo, Italy, Belgium, Bloomington , Indiana, Denmark, France, U.S, Brussels

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday, helped by optimism about technology shares following a Wall Street rally led by big tech stocks. On Wall Street, U.S. stocks bounced back in a widespread rally following their worst day since September. Such data could give the Federal Reserve more of the evidence it wants of a slowdown in inflation before it will deliver the cuts to interest rates that investors crave. Traders are increasingly betting the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in May, after pushing back expectations from March. High interest rates intentionally slow the economy, and they undercut prices for investments.

Persons: Australia's, Korea's Kospi, Merck, Etsy Organizations: TOKYO, Nikkei, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Big Tech, Apple, Meta, Facebook, Federal, crave, Elliott Investment Management, , New York Community Bancorp, Valley Bank, Signature Bank, New York Community Bancorp, Institute for Supply Management, Traders, Federal Reserve, Fed, New York Mercantile Exchange, Brent, U.S . Locations: Shanghai, U.S, ,

☆ Elliott’s Push at Phillips 66 Looks Familiar
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jinjoo Lee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elliott is seeking, among other things, to have Phillips 66 focus more on its main refining business. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesElliott Investment Management ’s push for change at Phillips 66 borrows straight from its successful playbook at Marathon Petroleum . In other words, it would probably be a mistake for Phillips 66 to ignore it. The activist investor said on Wednesday that it had taken a roughly $1 billion stake in U.S. refining giant Phillips 66 and pushed the company to sell noncore assets, focus more on its main refining business and fix its track record of relatively high operating costs.

Persons: Elliott, Phillips, Mario Tama Organizations: Elliott Investment Management, Phillips, Marathon Petroleum

☆ US refiner Phillips 66 retains big-name advisers for Elliott duel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. oil company Phillips 66 headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 (PSX.N) has retained two top financial and legal advisers for its duel with activist investor Elliott Investment Management, according to a person familiar with the matter. Elliott wants two board seats to be filled by executives with refining experience and faster action on restructuring the fourth-largest U.S. oil refiner to improve its lagging financial performance, the New York activist said on Wednesday. Phillips 66 is relying on financial and legal advice from Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the person familiar with the matter said. A Phillips 66 spokesman declined to comment on the advisers or whether it has new meetings scheduled with the activist.

Persons: Gary McWilliams, refiner Phillips, Elliott, Phillips, Goldman Sachs, Lipton, Katz, Tudor Pickering Holt, Matthew Blair, Blair, David French, Chizu Organizations: Phillips, REUTERS, Elliott Investment Management, New, Wachtell, Rosen, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co, Chevron, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, New York, Houston, CPChem

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Salesforce, Snowflake, Discover, Victoria's Secret and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Snowflake — Snowflake shares rallied more than 4% after the cloud company posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results and an upbeat fourth-quarter product revenue forecast. The company posted adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share on $734 million in revenue. That topped the profit of 16 cents per share and revenue of $713 million expected by analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Discover Financial — Shares jumped 4.7% after the digital banking company announced it was exploring the sale of its student loan portfolio. Victoria's Secret — The women's clothing retailer surged 15.9% after providing current-quarter guidance that was largely in line with analysts' expectations.

Persons: LSEG, Phillips, Elliott, Morgan Stanley, Nutanix, Synopsys, Ally, Baird, Petco, Wells, —, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han, Sarah Min Organizations: Dow Jones, Revenue, LSEG, Discover, Elliott Investment Management, CNBC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nvidia, Jefferies, Wolfe Research, Barclays Locations: —

☆ Investors Lose Legal Bid Against Exchange Over Nickel Market Blowup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Yusuf Khan | Joe Wallace | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange in London. Photo: simon dawson/ReutersLONDON—The London Metal Exchange chalked up a big victory over investors on Wednesday, when a court said it was within its rights to cancel trades during a high-profile blowup in the nickel market sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The U.K. court rejected claims by activist fund Elliott Investment Management and market maker Jane Street Global Trading that the exchange had overstepped its powers by nixing $12 billion in trades in March last year. Had they won, Elliott and Jane Street planned to claim hundreds of millions of dollars in damages combined in a follow-on trial.

Persons: simon dawson, Russia’s, nixing, Elliott, Jane Street Organizations: London Metal Exchange, Reuters, Elliott Investment Management, Jane, Global Locations: London, Ukraine

☆ Elliott Management Makes $1 Billion Investment in Phillips 66
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Robb M. Stewart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Chet Strange/Bloomberg NewsElliott Investment Management has made a roughly $1 billion investment in Phillips 66 and is pushing for the appointment of two directors as it seeks to bolster the energy company’s fortunes. In a letter to the Houston-based company’s board, the activist investor outlined what it said is a path to remedying the Houston-based company’s underperformance, improve execution and restore trust with investors. It said it sees about 75% upside to the current share price by unlocking value for shareholders.

Persons: Chet Strange Organizations: Bloomberg, Elliott Investment Management, Phillips Locations: Houston

☆ Phillips 66's refining operations come under activist radar
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REFINERIES:WOOD RIVER, Roxana, Illinois, refining capacity: 356,000 barrels per day (bpd)Largest Phillips 66 refinery by operating capacity. LOS ANGELES: Carson and Wilmington, California, capacity: 139,000 bpdTwo sites linked by pipeline, producing California Air Resources Board-grade gasoline and fuel-grade petroleum coke. *SAN FRANCISCO: Santa Maria, Wilmington, California and Rodeo, Rodeo, California, capacity: 120,200 bpdPhillips 66's San Francisco operations consisted of two sites: Santa Maria refinery in Wilmington, California and Rodeo refinery in Rodeo, California. INTERNATIONAL REFINERIES:HUMBER, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, total throughput: 245,000 bpdProduces transportation fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, home heating oil and petroleum coke. MiRO, Karlsruhe, Germany, total throughput: 61,000 bpdProduces transportation fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, home heating oil, bitumen, and petroleum coke.

Persons: Bing Guan, refiner Phillips, Phillips, Santa, Santa Maria, Shariq Khan, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Phillips, Los, Los Angeles Refinery, REUTERS, Investment Management, Energy, Exports, California Air Resources, INTERNATIONAL, MiRO, . Energy, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Carson , California, U.S, Wood, Borger, Roxana , Illinois, Midcontinent, BORGER, Borger , Texas, West Texas, New Mexico , Colorado, SWEENY, Old Ocean , Texas, United States, America, LAKE CHARLES, Westlake , Louisiana, Europe, Linden , New Jersey, York, Bayway, East Coast . PONCA CITY, Ponca City , Oklahoma, ANGELES, Carson, Wilmington , California, California, California , Nevada, Arizona, FERNDALE, Ferndale , Washington, BILLINGS, Billings , Montana, Montana , Wyoming , Idaho , Utah, Colorado, Washington, Santa Maria, Rodeo , California, Francisco, HUMBER, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Karlsruhe, Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, San Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Foot Locker, General Motors, Phillips 66 and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Late Tuesday, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings of 2 cents per share, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of a loss of 7 cents per share. Foot Locker — The footwear retailer gained 17% after Foot Locker topped analysts' expectations in its third quarter. The company also issued third-quarter earnings guidance and a full-year forecast that came ahead of what the Street anticipated. Workday — The enterprise cloud stock popped 12% after Workday reported third-quarter results that exceeded expectations. Phillips 66 — Phillips 66 gained 3.6% after Elliott Investment Management on Wednesday said it took a $1 billion stake in the company.

Persons: Locker, CrowdStrike, General Motors, Vestis, Phillips, — Phillips, CNBC's David Faber, Jabil, Hormel, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Darla Mercado Organizations: Rover, Blackstone, Fluence Energy, Revenue, LSEG, General, GM, United Auto Workers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Elliott Investment Management, Petco, Wellness, Hormel

A general view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - Elliott Investment Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Phillips 66 and is urging the U.S. oil refiner and pipeline operator to revamp its board to boost lagging performance. Phillips 66 has lagged its U.S. refining rivals at a time when fuel demand and margins have soared for the industry. Phillips 66 Chief Executive Mark Lashier acknowledged discussions with Elliott but did not say whether the company was open to adding two Elliott-recommended directors to its board. Phillips 66 currently has 13 board members.

Persons: Bing Guan, Phillips, Mark Lashier, Elliott, Lashier, John Pike, Mike Tomkins, Garfield Miller, Miller, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Laura Sanicola, Gary McWilliams, Anil D'Silva, Bernadette Baum, Mark Porter Organizations: Phillips, Los, Los Angeles Refinery, Elliott Investment Management, Marathon Petroleum, Energy, Exxon Mobil, Aegis Energy Advisors, Elliott, Svea, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Carson , California, U.S, Houston, Providence, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Elliott takes $1 billion stake in Phillips 66, seeks two board seats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elliott Investment Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Phillips 66 and is seeking as many as two board seats in a push to improve the company's performance, according to a Wednesday letter from the activist investor. Elliott's push for the board seats comes as Phillips has underperformed its competitors Marathon Petroleum and Valero . Elliott backed CEO Mark Lashier's plan to improve the company's performance. The CEO plans to do this through a more than $1 billion improvement in Phillips' refining segment, selling $3 billion in noncore assets and increasing the company's long-term capital return policy. Elliott said Phillips 66's stock has an upside of 75% from its last closing price of $118 if the company executes on these goals.

Persons: Phillips, CNBC's David Faber, Elliott, John Pike, Mike Tomkins, Mark Lashier's Organizations: Elliott Investment Management, Phillips, Marathon Petroleum, Valero

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