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☆ Wall St ends lower amid Cyber Monday madness
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Remarks from Federal Reserve policymakers later in the week will also be parsed for clues regarding the duration of the central bank's restrictive policy. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. Amid the Cyber Monday fervor, Affirm Holdings (AFRM.O) surged 12.0%, as the payment platform's "buy now, pay later" option was seen hitting an all-time high, boosting the online holiday sales. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.25-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.63-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted 38 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 84 new highs and 79 new lows.

Persons: Elliott, Tom Hainlin, Greg Bassuk, Brendan McDermid, they’ve, Hainlin, Shopify, Stephen Culp, Shristi Achar, Shinjini Ganguli, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, U.S, Bank Wealth Management, Adobe Analytics, AXS Investments, Federal Reserve, Financial, Commerce, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow Jones, Elliott Investment Management, GE HealthCare, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Minneapolis, New York, New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Wall St pauses amid Cyber Monday madness; data, Fed speakers on tap
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was slightly higher, the Dow was edging red and the S&P 500 was essentially unchanged, but leaning lower. The S&P 500 Retail index (.SPXRT) was up 0.9%. Later in the week, market participants look to the Commerce Department's second take on third-quarter GDP expected on Wednesday, to be followed on Friday with its broad-ranging Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report. The S&P 500 posted 34 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 78 new highs and 64 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Elliott, Dow, Greg Bassuk, Bassuk, Shopify, Stephen Culp, Shristi Achar, Shinjini Ganguli, Matthew Lewis Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Adobe Analytics, AXS Investments, Federal Reserve, Financial, Commerce, Dow Jones, Walmart, Elliott Investment Management, GE HealthCare, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. The rebound in equities in November has brought the S&P 500 (.SPX) close to its highest intra-day level this year. "We are headed for a mixed session today...maybe something like profit taking at the beginning and then just a leveling off."U.S. The S&P 500 retail sector (.SPXRT), housing Amazon, rose 0.5%. The S&P index recorded 7 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 34 new highs and 18 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Elliott, Peter Cardillo, Jerome Powell, advancers, Shristi Achar, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Spartan Capital Securities, Walmart, Reuters, Fed, Dow Jones, Crown, Elliott Investment Management, GE HealthCare, UBS, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Wall St futures edge lower as investor await data, policy cues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. Wall Street ended the Thanksgiving week on a positive note, with the major indexes notching up their fourth consecutive week of gains on growing optimism that the Federal Reserve was likely done hiking interest rates. ET, Dow e-minis were down 48 points, or 0.14%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 7 points, or 0.15%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 23.75 points, or 0.15%. The personal consumption expenditure index data for October - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge - is slated to be released on Thursday. Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb ChakrabartyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Axel Rudolph, Shristi Achar, Shashwat Chauhan, Saumyadeb Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Dow e, IG Group, Walmart, Crown, Elliott Investment Management, Reuters, GE HealthCare, UBS, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Elliott Renews Push for Change at Big Wireless-Tower Owner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Lauren Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Crown Castle rents out its towers to wireless carriers including T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon Wireless under long-term deals. Photo: Ben Hider/Getty Images for Crown CastleElliott Investment Management plans to push for changes at Crown Castle after the activist failed to gain traction when it first took a stake in the big owner of wireless towers. Elliott has amassed a stake of more than $2 billion in Crown Castle, which has a market value of nearly $45 billion, and plans to engage with the company about ways to boost its shares, according to people familiar with the matter.

Persons: Ben Hider, Elliott Organizations: Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Crown Castle Elliott Investment Management, Crown

View of the construction site of the Elbtower building, owned by Rene Benko’s Signa and a Commerzbank subsidiary, in Hamburg Germany, November 2, 2023. On Friday, Signa Real Estate Management filed for insolvency in a local court in Berlin, according to a court filing. The real estate sector was a bedrock of Germany's economy for years, accounting for roughly a fifth of output and one in 10 jobs. Now a sharp rise in rates has put an end to the run, tipping some developers into insolvency as deals freeze and prices fall. Weakness in commercial real estate in the United States as offices remain empty after the pandemic and the struggles of major property developers in China have focused global attention on the sector.

Persons: Rene Benko’s Signa, Fabian Bimmer, Signa, Elliott, Rene Benko, Switzerland's Julius Baer, Hannes Moesenbacher, Matthias Inverardi, John O'Donnell, Miranda Murray, Sharon Singleton, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Elliott Investment Management, Chrysler, Estate Management, Austria's Raiffeisen Bank, Thomson Locations: Hamburg Germany, Austrian, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Berlin, Bavaria, Hesse, Hamburg, Europe's, United States, China

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management on Monday said it was ready to nominate directors at Crown Castle International and push for the ouster of the wireless tower owner's executives and board members, whom it blames for years of underperformance. The hedge fund in a letter released on Monday said the company needs "comprehensive leadership change." It said it was ready to appeal to other shareholders to make changes to the 12-member board, signaling a possible proxy fight next year. Elliott sharply criticized management and the board saying a "lack of oversight ... contributed to its irresponsible stewardship and flawed financial policy." The hedge fund said the company "disregarded our data-driven analysis" and added that "our recommended changes were neither made nor taken seriously."

Persons: Elliott, Jesse Cohn, Jason Genrich, Jay Brown, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Pooja Desai, Mark Porter Organizations: Investment Management, Crown Castle International, SBA Communications, Intelligence, Svea, Thomson Locations: Houston, Providence, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Foot Locker, Okta, Carnival, Shopify and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Carnival — Shares added 1% after being upgraded to buy from hold by Melius Research . Crown Castle — The telecommunications stock jumped nearly 4% following an activist push for change at Crown Castle. Shares of Crown Castle are down 20% this year. Okta — Shares of the software company dropped 3% Monday after JMP Securities downgraded Okta to market perform. Teva Pharmaceuticals — U.S.-traded shares jumped 3% after an upgrade from UBS to buy from neutral.

Persons: Locker, Josh Weinstein, Melius, Okta, JMP, Albemarle —, Etsy, TD Cowen, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound, Darla Mercado Organizations: Citi, Melius Research, Crown, Elliott Investment Management, Sunday, JMP Securities, Albemarle, Battery Tech, U.S, Teva Pharmaceuticals —, UBS, Xenon Pharmaceuticals, —, Adobe Analytics Locations: Crown, Albemarle

☆ NRG Energy CEO Exits Amid Board Shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Dean Seal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: CALLAGHAN O’HARE/REUTERSNRG Energy is replacing its chief executive and adding new members to the board, after a push for new leadership by activist investor Elliott Investment Management. The power company said Monday that Mauricio Gutierrez has stepped down as CEO and resigned from the board. Chairman Lawrence Coben will take over as interim president and chief executive while the board searches for a permanent successor.

Persons: CALLAGHAN O’HARE, Mauricio Gutierrez, Lawrence Coben Organizations: REUTERS NRG Energy, Elliott Investment Management

☆ Goodyear tune-up may go beyond rotating the tires
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 20, 2023; Watkins Glen, New York, USA; A detailed view of Goodyear Eagle racing tires prior to the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A century is a long time to accumulate bad habits. Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT.O) on Wednesday said it would try to shed some, by selling $2 billion of assets, streamlining its business and paying down debt. As the $4 billion company tidies itself, it could turn out to be worth more in pieces. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Watkins, Matthew O'Haren, Richard Kramer, Elliott, Goodyear, Jonathan Guilford, taints, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Aditya Sriwatsav, Sharon Lam Organizations: Goodyear Eagle, Watkins Glen International, Reuters, Goodyear Tire &, Elliott Investment Management, Electric, United States Steel, Goodyear, X, Alstom, Thomson Locations: , New York, USA

☆ Salesforce's strong stock price wooed some investors during third quarter-filings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The two hedge funds had each cut their investments in Salesforce during the second quarter. Still Starboard Value the first activist to speak publicly in October 2022 about needed changes at Salesforce cut its stake again, the filings show. On Sept. 30, the hedge fund owned 1.7 million shares, marking a 14% drop from what it owned at the end of the second quarter. Light Street Capital Management cut its stake by 44%, while Polen Capital Management trimmed it by 3.2%, the filings show. While Salesforce's stock price lost some ground during the third quarter, it has continued to move higher and closed trading at $221.18 on Tuesday.

Persons: Porte, Benoit Tessier, Salesforce, Mason Morfit, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Capital Management, Farallon Capital Management, Elliott Investment Management, ValueAct, Investment, Securities and Exchange, Street Capital Management, Polen Capital Management, Svea, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Salesforce, Polen

☆ Bob Iger's return as Disney's CEO once sparked hope inside the company. Now, insiders are anxious and losing faith.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Lucia Moses | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"There was a lot of excitement and hope at the return of Bob Iger a year ago," a current Disney staffer told Insider. Uncertainty about the company's future and about who's deciding what on the creative side has left execs in a state of inertia, according to an entertainment lawyer with knowledge of Disney's business. The declining linear TV business culminated in a standoff with Charter Communications over terms for a new contract for carrying Disney's cable channels. And Disney's streaming business, which was supposed to make up for the decline in cable revenues, has lost $11 billion since Disney+ launched in 2019. Churn is a top concern in Disney streaming, some employees said.

Persons: Goofy, what's, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, He's, confidants, Zenia Mucha, Alan Braverman, Alan Horn, Jayne Parker, Christine McCarthy —, Mickey, Ariel, grumbled, Iger's, It's, he's, Iger, Paul Verna, Chapek, Bob, it's, Ron DeSantis —, Iger —, Nelson Peltz, he'd, hasn't, Verna, Disney, Ike Perlmutter, Peltz, Perlmutter, Ike, Disney's, Paul Singer, Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs, Puck, Stagg's Blackstone, Intelligence's Verna Organizations: Walt Disney Co, Disney, ABC, Hollywood, CNBC, Writers Guild of America, Wall, Insider Intelligence, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Century Fox, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Communications, Florida Gov, Hulu, ESPN Iger, FX, Geographic, ESPN, Apple, Electronic, Elliott Investment Management, Bloomberg, Mayer Locations: Burbank, Hollywood, Florida's, Iger

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Datadog, Re/Max, Planet Fitness, Tripadvisor and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Revenue was $547.5 million, topping the $524.7 million expected. Planet Fitness — Shares rallied 12.4% after the gym chain topped expectations for both earnings and revenue for the third quarter. Vivid Seats beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter revenue, while also offering strong guidance on the measure for 2023 and 2024. Tripadvisor — Shares of the travel website operator jumped 9.5% after the company beat third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. Hims & Hers Health also raised its full-year guidance and announced a $50 million share repurchase program.

Persons: Max —, Morgan Stanley, Max, StreetAccount, Tripadvisor, Sanmina, Goldman Sachs, D.R, Horton —, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: StreetAccount, Revenue, National Association of Realtors, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Reuters, Elliott Investment Management, BioMarin, Air Products, Chemicals, UBS, Credit Suisse Locations: Swiss

☆ Exclusive: Activist investor Elliott targets drugmaker BioMarin -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has built a stake in BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN.O) and has been in discussions with the biotechnology company for months about its future, according to two people familiar with the matter. Elliott declined to comment, while a representative for BioMarin did not immediately respond to a request for comment. BioMarin shares rose 12% to $85.36 on the news in morning trading in New York on Tuesday. Prior to news of Elliott's engagement, BioMarin shares were down 24% year-to-date, significantly underperforming the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB.O), which is down 8.6%. Elliott also successfully pushed for drug makers Alexion Pharma (AZN.L) and Allergan (ABBV.N) to be sold.

Persons: Elliott, BioMarin, hemophilia, Jean, Jacques Bienaime, Alexander Hardy, Jefferies, Bienaime, Harvey, Richard Meier, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Jamie Freed Organizations: Investment Management, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Alexion Pharma, Svea, Thomson Locations: BioMarin, San Rafael , California, West Palm Beach , Florida, New York

[1/2] The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. At issue are proposed rules that would, among other things, require greater disclosures of large security-based swap positions. "The SEC is unlawfully withholding ... information to which Elliott is entitled and for which no valid disclosure exemption applies or has been properly asserted," Elliott said. In June, the regulator strengthened rules intended to prevent anyone in the security-based swaps market from manipulating prices. The case is Elliott Investment Management LP v SEC, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, No.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Elliott, Paul Singer, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Elliott Investment Management, SEC, Bloomberg News, Forbes, Elliott Investment, U.S, District of Columbia, Svea, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, Washington, West Palm Beach , Florida

Negotiations between Exxon and Pioneer are advanced but have not yet led to an agreement over the acquisition of the largest oil producer in Permian basin. So far, shareholders profited as the share price more than doubled since early 2021 when activist investors publicly pushed for changes. Big Oil is responsible for the bulk of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and pressure for action is building. "Investor pressure has decreased; they're backtracking... the big investors are enabling this," said climate investment group Follow This founder Mark van Baal. Privately, investors worried if Exxon bowed out of production, someone else would pick up the slack and nothing would be gained for shareholders or energy transfer.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Exxon Mobil's, Jim Rossman, that's, Andrew Logan, tussles, Mark van Baal, Charlie Penner, Ceres, Logan, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Environmental, Exxon, Republique, New Global Financial, Big Oil, Energy, Natural Resources, Pioneer, Barclays, Oil, Public, International Energy Agency, Investors, Ancora, Holdings, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Elliott Investment Management, NRG Energy, Smart, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, BOSTON, Ukraine

☆ Supreme Court ethics concerns aren't going away
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Andrew Chung | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The ethics concerns are not going away, according to legal experts, even as the court in its new term takes up cases that could further expand gun rights and curtail the regulatory authority of federal agencies. Some conservatives view the ethics narrative involving the court as cooked up by liberals upset at its rightward leanings. Supreme Court justices decide for themselves whether to disqualify themselves from cases due to a conflict of interest. Thomas, Alito and lawyers involved in the two cases did not respond to requests for comment. The lack of an ethics code, Fogel added, "will continue to fuel doubts, fairly or unfairly, about the court's integrity."

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Jeremy Fogel, drumbeat, John Malcolm, Malcolm, Thomas, Harlan Crow, ProPublica, Koch, Alito, Paul Singer, Singer's, Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Geoffrey Stone, Fogel, Andrew Chung, John Kruzel, Will Dunham 私たち Organizations: U.S, Supreme, hobnobbing, Judicial, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Reuters, Heritage Foundation, Singer, Singer's Elliott Investment Management, Windstream, University of Chicago Law Locations: U.S, Texas, Alaska, Chicago, New York, Washington

☆ Former Elliott Investment Management PM Markel to launch new fund - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Former Elliott Investment Management portfolio manager, Leo Markel, will launch a London-based fund Finch Bay Capital in the first quarter of 2024 and expects to raise $500 million by the end of that year, said two sources familiar with the matter. A representative for Finch Bay declined to comment. Markel who will act as the company's CIO, is co-founding the activist fund with former ValueAct portfolio manager, Daniel Urdaneta, the sources said. Reporting by Nell Mackenzie; Editing by Dhara RanasingheOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Leo Markel, Markel, Daniel Urdaneta, Nell Mackenzie, Dhara Organizations: Elliott Investment Management, Thomson Locations: London, Finch

☆ Goodyear Tire to cut around 1,200 jobs in restructuring drive
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A U.S. flag flies at a Goodyear Tire facility in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., July 25, 2017. The decision comes after activist investor Elliott Investment Management in May criticized Goodyear for mismanagement and lagging behind rivals Michelin and Bridgestone (5108.T). Elliott, which holds a 10% stake in the tire company, had also pushed Goodyear for an operational review and sale of its stores. The Ohio-based firm forecast total pre-tax charges of between $210 million and $230 million by 2025 due to the restructuring. Last month, Goodyear swung to a loss of 73 cents per share for the second quarter, from a profit of 58 cents per share a year earlier.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Goodyear, Elliott, Pratyush Thakur, Devika Organizations: U.S, Goodyear Tire, REUTERS, Goodyear Tire &, Elliott Investment Management, Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear, Thomson Locations: Somerville , Massachusetts, U.S, Europe, East, Africa, The Ohio, Bengaluru

A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched their highest in over two weeks during the session after the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed the number of job openings stood at 8.827 million in July, falling for the third straight month and signaling easing labor market pressures. Interest rate futures signaled an 87% chance the Fed will keep rates steady at its September meeting and a 54% chance it will keep rates on hold through November, according the CME Group's FedWatch tool. "Investors are of the mindset that 'You know what, maybe interest rate hikes are indeed behind us. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 64.39 points, or 1.45%, to end at 4,497.70 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) gained 239.36 points, or 1.74%, to 13,943.37.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Elliott, let's, Sam Stovall, Jerome Powell's, drugmaker, Shristi Achar, Noel Randewich, Shounak Dasgupta, Deepa Babington Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Tesla, Nvidia, U.S . Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Labor, CFRA Research, Dow Jones, Apple, Google, Elliott Investment Management, Verizon, Citi, PDD Holdings, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, U.S, Bengaluru, Oakland, Calif

A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, 11 rose, led by communication services (.SPLRCL), up 2.22%, followed by a 2.1% gain in information technology (.SPLRCT). The S&P 500 was up 1.30% at 4,491.03 points. Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 7.6-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted 17 new highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 43 new highs and 100 new lows.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Elliott, let's, Sam Stovall, Jerome Powell's, drugmaker, Shristi Achar, Noel Randewich, Shounak Dasgupta, Deepa Babington Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nasdaq, Dow, Wall, Tesla, Nvidia, U.S . Federal Reserve, Labor, CFRA Research, Google, Elliott Investment Management, Dow Jones, Verizon, Citi, PDD Holdings, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, Bengaluru, Oakland, Calif

A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. The Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), showed the number of job openings stood at 8.827 million in July, falling for the third straight month and signaling easing labor market pressures. The S&P 500 communication services sector (.SPLRCL) rose 2.6%, while consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) and technology (.SPLRCT) stocks gained 1.9% each. The non-farm payrolls report on Friday will offer investors more clarity about the state of the labor market. Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Elliott, Hogan, Jerome Powell's, drugmaker, decliners, Shristi Achar, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, U.S . Federal Reserve, Labor, Conference Board, Riley, Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, Elliott Investment Management, Dow Jones, Verizon, Citi, PDD Holdings, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, Bengaluru

A general view of the drug product manufacturing laboratory in biologics and sterile injectables, Catalent, in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2023. Catalent named three pharma industry executives and a senior Elliott executive to its board and said John Greisch, who has served on the board since 2018, will become executive chairman. Elliott, whose stake in Catalent became public last month, has been engaging with the company behind the scenes for months. Two of the directors were picked by Elliott, while two were mutually agreed by Elliott and Catalent. Catalent is also forming a new strategic and operational review committee which Greisch will chair.

Persons: Yves Herman, Elliott, Catalent, Alessandro Maselli, John Greisch, Max, William Blair, Maselli, Steven Barg, Goldman Sachs, Frank D'Amelio, Stephanie Okey, Michelle Ryan, Greisch, Merck KGaA, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Maggie Fick, Sriparna Roy, Shinjini Ganguli, Catherine Evans, Mike Harrison Organizations: REUTERS, Catalent Inc, Elliott Investment Management, Reuters, Novo, pharma, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Pfizer, Johnson, Catalent, Svea, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, ., Danish, Novo, United States, Catalent, GLP, Boston, London, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Best Buy, Big Lots, Coinbase, Nio and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Best Buy — Shares popped nearly 6% after the retailer's fiscal second-quarter earnings beat on both the top and bottom lines. Big Lots — The discount retailer surged 26.7% after its earnings report came in better than analysts expected. Big Lots lost $3.24 per share, on an adjusted basis, less than the $4.11 forecasted by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Bernstein reiterated its outperform rating and said investors should buy the stock after a recent pullback in share prices. Futu Holdings — The Asian wealth management stock popped 10% following a double-upgrade to buy from underperform by Bank of America.

Persons: Heico, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, tailwinds, General Motors, they're, — Catalent, Catalent, Elliott, Ginkgo, Wells, it's, Bernstein, Jefferies, Splunk, Raymond James, —, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound Organizations: Refintiv, Revenue, FactSet, Marathon, Securities and Exchange Commission, Marathon Digital, Industry, Nvidia, Holdings —, Oracle — Software, Oracle, UBS, Verizon, Citi, General Motors, Google, General, Motors, Elliott Investment Management, Rockwell Automation, Bank of America, Futu Holdings, NextEra Energy Partners Locations: San Francisco , California, underperform

A general view of the drug product manufacturing laboratory in biologics and sterile injectables, Catalent, in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2023. The sources declined to be identified because the information is confidential and cautioned a deal could still collapse at the last minute. Spokespeople for Catalent and Elliott declined to comment. In the past when Elliott has pushed for sales of pieces or the entire target company, including at eBay and Switch Inc., and then won board representation, significant ownership changes have followed. Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy is filled by Catalent’s Brussels factory and last week Reuters reported that Catalent’s plant in Bloomington, Indiana will begin filling Wegovy injection pens for Novo.

Persons: Yves Herman Acquire, Elliott, Catalent, Elliott isn't, Keith Meister's, Scott Ferguson's, Mauricio Gutierrez, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Maggie Fick, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, Catalent, Elliott Investment Management, AstraZeneca, Johnson, Moderna, eBay, Inc, Deutsche Bank, Management, Capital Management, Reuters, NRG, Svea, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, U.S, Bloomington , Indiana, Novo, Boston, London

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