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Stocks stall after Tuesday's sell-off 📉
Most U.S. indexes posted losses as investors continue to contend with widespread economic uncertainty.
Adam Garcia
September 04, 2024
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Here’s what moved the market today.
Markets 📈
The market followed yesterday’s sell off with another weak performance on Wednesday. The Dow managed a minor gain, but most indexes closed the day slightly lower.
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Market-Moving News 📈
Fuel Prices Are Weighing on the Oil Market ⛽
Oil prices have dropped to their lowest levels of the year, with analysts citing various reasons. These include weaker-than-expected demand from China, easing tensions in the Middle East, and potential increases in OPEC+ production.
Gasoline Leading the Decline 📉
One of the key drivers of this slump is closer to home—gasoline prices. Contracts for fuel deliveries into New York Harbor have hit their lowest levels since 2021, with gasoline futures falling nearly 11% in the past week, outpacing crude oil's decline.
Flat Fuel Demand 🛣️
The end of the summer driving season typically cools demand, but this year has been especially sluggish. Flat fuel consumption, driven in part by the rise of electric vehicles and hybrids, means refiners are purchasing less crude, further pressuring oil prices.
Refiner Impact 🚗
As consumers burn less gasoline, refiners need to buy less crude oil, contributing to the overall drop in demand and extending the downturn in oil prices.
Verizon Nearing Deal for Frontier Communications 🤝
Verizon is in advanced discussions to acquire Frontier Communications, a deal that would expand its fiber network and enhance its competitive edge against rivals like AT&T. The deal, valued at over $7 billion, could be announced this week, provided no last-minute issues arise.
Strengthening Fiber 🌐
Verizon has been under pressure from competitors and cable companies offering discounted wireless services. Acquiring Frontier, which serves about three million locations across 25 states, would bolster Verizon’s Fios fiber network as telecom companies race to expand high-speed broadband offerings.
Fiber Frenzy 🚀
Telecom companies have been pouring capital into expanding fiber networks, especially in areas underserved by high-speed internet. The acquisition aligns with Verizon’s strategy to grow its home-internet services amid slower wireless growth, making existing broadband providers like Frontier appealing targets.
Bankruptcy to Acquisition 🎯
Frontier’s path to this point has been turbulent. After purchasing network assets from Verizon in 2016, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020 but emerged leaner in 2021. With major private equity backers and a focus on fiber-optic upgrades, Frontier has become an attractive acquisition target despite concerns over rising interest rates affecting its cash flow.
Nordstrom Family Makes New Bid to Take Retailer Private 💼
The Nordstrom family has made a $3.8 billion offer to take their department-store chain private, marking their second attempt to revitalize the struggling retailer outside of public scrutiny. The family, which controls about a third of the company, has teamed up with Mexican retail giant El Puerto de Liverpool. This new bid offers $23 a share, a far cry from the $50 per share offered in a failed 2019 bid.
Partnering Up 🇲🇽
The Nordstrom family’s partner, El Puerto de Liverpool, owns a significant 10% stake in Nordstrom, acquired in 2022. Liverpool operates prominent department stores in Mexico, including Liverpool and Suburbia, and holds franchises for major brands like Gap and Pottery Barn. Following the proposed deal, the family would hold a 50.1% share, with Liverpool owning the remaining 49.9%.
Industry Trend 🏢
Nordstrom isn’t the only department store looking to go private. Other stores like JCPenney and Saks Fifth Avenue have made similar moves in recent years to shield themselves from the pressures of public markets. As private companies, they can avoid the demands for constant growth and quarterly reports that public shareholders expect, giving them more flexibility to revamp operations and strategies.
Retail Challenges 🛍️
Department stores have been struggling for years as customers shift to online shopping. For Nordstrom, going private would offer the family a chance to make long-term decisions without the pressures of public investors.
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Top Winners and Losers 🔥
WiSA Technologies [WISA] $3.06 (+125%)
agreed to acquire the Datavault intellectual property and IT assets from privately-held Data Vault Holdings in a $210 million deal.
Faraday Futures [FFIE] $5.24 (+52.7%)
rallied after launching of a co-creation campaign titled “Your Vision, Our Drive: Co-Creating the Future of Affordable AI EVs” on Tuesday.
180 Life Sciences [ATNF] $2.50 (+41.2%)
was granted a European patent for treating Dupuytren's Disease using TNF Receptor 2 Antagonist.
Baiyu Holdings [BYU] $1.50 (-73.0%)
fell after announcing its subsidiary Shenzhen Jintongyuan Energy Storage Technology Co. signed a deal with Adler International to build & run 365 charging and battery swap stations in Cairo, Egypt.
Thriva Biologics [TOVX] $3.10 (-24.5%)
was dropped from coverage by analysts at Refinitive/Verus.
Dollar Tree [DLTR] $63.56 (+22.1%)
posted worse-than-expected financial results on its Q2 earnings report and slashed its forward-looking guidance.
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