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LVMH Is Considering Buying Tiffany Shares on Open Market

(Bloomberg) — LVMH, the luxury goods giant controlled by French billionaire Bernard Arnault that in November agreed to acquire Tiffany & Co. for $135 a share, is considering buying those shares for less on the open market amid a coronavirus-driven slump, according to people familiar with the matter.LVMH has discussed the idea with Tiffany’s board, which could grant permission for the potential transaction to go ahead after earnings, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private. The French group hasn’t made a final decision on whether to go ahead with selective market purchases and …read more […]

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UPS Shares Beat Other Transportation Stocks With Amazon’s Help

(Bloomberg) — In a brutal market rout that has spared almost no corner of the financial market, one American brand is showing extraordinary resilience.Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. have held their own in the past month as other transportation companies plunged amid the global coronavirus pandemic that’s brought daily life to a screeching halt. UPS has been bolstered by its deep ties to Amazon.com Inc.“UPS is participating in the e-commerce ‘boom’ as people don’t go to stores and stay home and order online,” Cowen analyst Helane Becker said in an interview. According to Cowen’s estimates, about 14% of UPS’s …read more […]

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Stocks Gain in Asia, Dollar Snaps Eight-Day Rally: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks and U.S. futures gained and the dollar halted an eight-day rally as investors took stock of an unprecedented rush of global stimulus measures.European futures also climbed amid tentative signs of returning appetite for riskier assets. Gains in South Korea’s equity market topped 7% and shares in Hong Kong climbed over 4%, though a strong advance in Australia fizzled out. China’s yuan rose after the central bank set the daily reference rate slightly stronger than anticipated, though still the weakest in 12 years. Treasury futures ticked higher.Australian bond yields, which saw an historic surge on Thursday, retreated …read more […]