-- Consumer stocks were lower late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) down 0.3% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) shedding 0.6%.
In corporate news, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) extended the exclusive-talks period regarding an $18 billion takeover by Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Golden Nugget casino chain, Bloomberg reported. Fertitta has been in talks to buy Caesars for about $32 a share, the report said. Caesars shares rose 1.5%.
QXO (QXO) has agreed to buy insulation products firm TopBuild (BLD) in a cash-and-stock deal worth roughly $17 billion, as the roofing products distributor aims to expand its building products portfolio. QXO shares fell 3%, and TopBuild jumped past 19%.
Brown-Forman (BF.A) is said to favor a potential sale to Pernod Ricard over another proposal from Sazerac, Bloomberg reported. Brown-Forman shares were up 0.3%.
JetBlue Airways (JBLU) CEO Joanna Geraghty told employees that the airline isn't considering bankruptcy filing this year, Bloomberg reported. JetBlue shares were down 2.1%.