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7/1/2021 12:07pm
Wall Street in Fives - Must Read Lists at Midday

Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these Top Fives, as compiled by the editors of The Fly. 

1. STOCK NEWS: 

  • Micron (MU) reported quarterly results and agreed to sell its Lehi, Utah fab to Texas Instruments (TXN) for $1.5B in economic value [more]
  • Elliott says GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has 45% upside in share price [more]
  • Philip Morris (PM) has agreed to acquire Fertin Pharma for DKK5.1B [more]
  • Bowlero (BOWL) plans to list on the NYSE through a merger with Isos Acquisition (ISOS) [more]
  • Car makers General Motors (GM), Nio (NIO), and XPeng (XPEV) are in focus after reporting June vehicle deliveries [more]


2. WALL STREET CALLS: 

  • Micron (MU) cut to Hold at Summit Insights amid "peaking industry dynamics" [more]
  • Nvidia (NVDA) price target raised to $1,000 from $750 at BMO Capital [more]
  • B. Riley starts Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) with Buy, sees 32% share upside [more]
  • Deutsche Bank upgrades Celanese (CE) to Buy on capital deployment [more]
  • ZipRecruiter (ZIP) initiated with an Overweight rating, $30 price target at Barclays [more]


3. AROUND THE WEB: 

  • Apollo Global (APO) confirmed it is in talks with Motive Partners about a minority stake [more]
  • PepsiCo (PEP) aims to cut soda sugar levels by 25% in the EU by 2025, Reuters reports [more]
  • OPEC+ may add 2M barrels per day of oil ot the market this year, Reuters says [more]
  • Facebook's (FB) Instagram app will shift its focus from photo-sharing to short video clips, FT reports [more]
  • The U.S. has secured international backing for a global minimum tax rate, WSJ says [more]


4. MOVERS: 

  • Grid Dynamics (GDYN) rises after announcing a 10.1M share secondary offering priced at $15.03 [more]
  • TechnipFMC (FTI) gains in New York after being awarded a contract by Equinor (EQNR) for the Kristin Sor field in the North Sea [more]
  • Citius Pharmaceuticals (CTXR) declines after the independent Data Monitoring Committee for the Mino-Lok Phase 3 trial recommended proceeding with the trial [more]
  • Affimed (AFMD) falls in New York after reporting quarterly results [more]
  • CureVac (CVAC) slides as COVID vaccine efficacy results disappoint [more]


5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE: 

  • Micron (MU) slides after Q3 beat and Q4 guidance [more]
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) drops despite earnings beat and FY21 guidance hike [more]
  • McCormick (MKC) flat near noon after earnings beat and guidance raise [more]
  • Acuity Brands (AYI) sales and earnings beat expectations in Q3 [more]
  • Simply Good Foods (SMPL) raises FY21 outlook after Q3 beat [more]


INDEXES: 

Near midday, the Dow was up 72.05, or 0.21%, to 34,574.56, the Nasdaq was down 19.42, or 0.13%, to 14,484.54, and the S&P 500 was up 13.14, or 0.31%, to 4,310.64.

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