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Norfolk Southern's Proxy Clash
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Norfolk Southern's Proxy Clash
The proxy fight between Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and activist investor Ancora Holdings Group took an unexpected turn on Sunday.
Details: A report on Sunday from Bloomberg said that steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF), a customer of Norfolk Southern, is backing Ancora’s activist fight against the company. Cleveland-Cliffs reportedly said that the outcome of the proxy fight won’t impact its relationship with Norfolk Southern.
Zooming Out: Ancora wants to overhaul Norfolk Southern’s board and install a new CEO.
Background: Northfolk Southern has lagged the broader market for over a year. Several other groups, including the Teamsters Union, support Ancora’s activist fight to change the company.
Stock Price: Northfolk Southern is up 1.82% this year, but is down 4.79% in the last 30 days.
Final Thoughts: Investors were lukewarm to the company’s financial results last week.
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Notables
Notable Earnings Today: SoFi Technologies (Nasdaq: SOFI), Paramount Global (Nasdaq: PARA), ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), NXP Semiconductors (Nasdaq: NXPI), MicroStrategy (Nasdasaq: MSTR), Yum China (NYSE: YUMC), JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS), Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), Lattice Semiconductor (Nasdaq: LSCC), Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), F5 Networks (Nasdaq: FFIV), Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), Arch Capital (Nasdaq: ACGL), Rambus (Nasdaq: RMBS), Woodward (Nasdaq: WWD), Alliance Resource Partners (Nasdaq: ARLP), Amkor (Nasdaq: AMKR), Brixmor Property (NYSE: BRX), Bank of Mari (Nasdaq: BMRC), Coursera (NYSE: COUR), Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK), CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI), Daqo New Energy (NYSE: DQ), Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW), Element Solutions (NYSE: ESI), Flowserve (NYSE: FLS), Harmonic (Nasdaq: HLIT), Kforce (Nasdaq: KFRC), LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC), Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI), Medifast (NYSE: MED), PotlatchDeltic (Nasdaq: PCH Qiagen (NYSE: QGEN), Revvity (NYSE: RVTY), Sanmina (Nasdaq: SANM), SBA Communications (Nasdaq: SBAC), Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST), Sun Communities (NYSE: SUI), Transocean (NYSE: RIG), Welltower (NYSE: WELL).
Notable IPOs Today: BW LPG Limited (NYSE; BWLP).
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: NY Union (Wefunder), Mav Farm (Wefunder), Earthy (Wefunder), The SMART Tire Company (Wefunder), Gigmor (Wefunder), NetWire (Netcapital), Tokee (Wefunder).
Notable Economic Events Today: N/A.
NEAR Protocol’s AI Jump Stops
Source: NEAR Protocol
The price of NEAR Protocol jumped 8% this week, yet the cryptocurrency nosedived 5% on Sunday.
Background: The uptick in NEAR Protocol’s price last week can be attributed to the Web3 company behind the token pledging to hire artificial intelligence engineers to build user-owned AI.
Price: NEAR Protocol’s price is up a lot this year, although it has decreased over the last 30 days.
Final Thoughts: Jumping on the AI bandwagon seems like a good idea these days. However, NEAR Protocol is still volatile.
ExxonMobil’s Turkey Deal
Energy giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is reportedly in talks with Turkey over a deal to sell liquified natural gas to the country, according to the Financial Times on Sunday.
Final Thoughts: Despite mixed financial results on Friday, ExxonMobil is up 15% this year.
Trends to Watch
Cashing Out: A Media Heiress’s Bid to Sell Sets Off Mayhem Inside Paramount (Wall Street Journal)
Down Under: Bitcoin ETF Bandwagon Heads to Australia After $53 Billion Haul in US (Bloomberg)
EV Excitement: Musk makes surprise visit to Beijing as Tesla’s China-made cars pass data security rules (CNBC)
The Frenzy Returns: The AI trade is back, as confidence in Big Tech surges (Yahoo! Finance)
Altseason Spotlight: Crypto trader sees best 'altseason' since 2017 as Bitcoin price cools (Cointelegraph)
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