-- UFPインダストリーズ（UFPI）は月曜日、パレットメーカーのジョン・ロック社を約4,800万ドルで買収すると発表した。これは、同社の包装能力を強化し、傘下企業であるパレットワン社の北東部地域における事業展開を拡大するためだ。 UFPインダストリーズは、ジョン・ロック社の4つの事業拠点のうち3つを買収するが、バージニア州ディルウィンにある製材所はジョン・ロック社が引き続き所有する。 この買収により、年間売上高は8,200万ドル増加し、ジョン・ロック社の従業員250名がUFPインダストリーズに加わることになる。 買収した資産は、パレットワン社の既存の製造ネットワークに統合され、効率性とサービスレベルの向上を図ると、同社は述べている。
Price: $81.93, Change: $-3.25, Percent Change: -3.82%
(Updates prices.)Gold traded lower midafternoon Monday as the dollar and yields rose, forcing the precious metal below the tight range it has stuck within for the past month.Gold for June delivery was last seen down US$112.20 to US$4,533.20 per ounce, the lowest since March 27.The war on Iran has prompted some safe-haven demand for the metal, even as the higher oil prices that followed the start of the war on Iran is hiking inflation. This is raising concerns higher interest rates are on the way, which is bearish for the metal since it pays no interest."Gold remains supported by safe-haven demand as investors continue to watch the Middle East conflict, oil prices, and the yen. Any durable easing in the Strait of Hormuz would likely cool demand for defensive assets, but until shipping flows normalise, gold should remain sensitive to geopolitical headlines and shifts in real yields," Saxo Bank noted.The dollar rose, with the ICE dollar index last seen up 0.2.9 points to 98.45. Treasury yields were sharply higher, with the U.S. two-year note last seen paying 3.975%, up 8.3 basis points, while the yield on the 10-year note as up 7.0 points to 4.449%
Celcuity (CELC) reported late Friday positive topline results from a cohort of its phase 3 Viktoria-1 trial, with the study meeting its primary endpoint and showing a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival.The study evaluated gedatolisib plus fulvestrant, with or without palbociclib, in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA-mutant advanced breast cancer who had progressed after a CDK4/6 inhibitor and an aromatase inhibitor.Shares jumped more than 16%, with intraday trading volume at over 2.5 million from a daily average of roughly 737,000.CNS Pharmaceuticals (CNSP) shares surged 268% amid heavy trading after the company said Monday it signed deals for a private placement financing likely to generate roughly $22.5 million.Intraday trading volume catapulted to over 78.4 million shares from a daily average of about 32,000.American Express Global Business Travel, which is operated by Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Long Lake Management for $9.50 per share in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.3 billion.Shares soared 57%, with intraday trading volume of over 61.6 million from a daily average of about 1.6 million.Price: $146.00, Change: $+20.35, Percent Change: +16.20%
Health care stocks declined Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each decreasing 0.3%.The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.3%.In corporate news, Amgen (AMGN) said Monday it will invest an additional $300 million in its biologics manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico. Amgen shares were down 2.1%.Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) shares jumped past 5% after it said Monday its motion sickness drug Nereus is now commercially available in the US.Eli Lilly (LLY) shares added 0.2% after Barclays lifted the company's price target to $1,400 from $1,350, while keeping its overweight rating.Moderna (MRNA) is showing continued advancement across its pipeline, with progress in cancer vaccines and infectious disease programs supporting a more balanced risk-reward profile, RBC Capital Markets said in a note. RBC maintained its sector perform rating on the stock and raised its price target to $38 from $35. Moderna shares rose 4.6%.