|
 U.S. stocks continue advance early Thursday on hopes for stimulus and vaccines
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
 CarGurus Inc. said late Thursday that its board of directors has appointed Jason Trevisan as the company's chief executive, with founder Langley Steinert becoming executive chairman. Steinert will "remain involved" in the running of company, focusing on longer-term strategy, the online car marketplace said, and continue to serve as board chair. Trevisan was CarGurus' chief financial officer. Scot Fredo, senior VP of financial planning and analysis, was promoted to CFO, CarGurus said. Shares of CarGurus were flat in the extended session after ending the regular trading day down 0.1%.
Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
|
|
 U.S. stocks ended mixed Thursday, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still managed to eke out new records as investors pondered President Biden's prospects for combating the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting economic recovery with his legislative agenda.
|
|
Alaska Air Group Inc. disclosed Thursday that it will receive $533 million after it reached agreement last week with the U.S. Treasury on an extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP), which is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Alaska Air said its subsidiary's, Alaska Airline and Horizon Air, received $266 million on Jan. 15 and expects to receive the remainder sometime in February. As part of the agreement, the air carrier granted the U.S. Treasury 95,532 warrants to buy Alaska Air common stock at a strike price of $52.25. In addition, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air agreed to not conduct involuntary furloughs or cut employee pay or benefits through March 31, and to limit executive compensation through Oct. 1, 2022. In addition, the agreed to not pay dividends or repurchase any shares until March 31, 2022. Alaska Air's stock, which was still inactive in premarket trading, has climbed 40.6% over the past three months, while the U.S. Global Jets ETF has rallied 28.1% and the S&P 500 has gained 12.1%.
Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
|
|
Ford Motor Co. said late Thursday it expects to take a $1.5 billion pre-tax hit related to its pension plans in the U.S. and overseas. That will reduce the auto maker's net income by about $1.2 billion, but not impact adjusted EBIT or per-share adjusted earnings because of the way it accounts for the benefits, Ford said in a filing. In the same filing, Ford said it will be replacing certain Takata airbag inflators in vehicles including the Ford Ranger, Fusion, and others in model years 2006 through 2012. That will affect about 2.7 million vehicles in the U.S. and 300,000 vehicles in Canada and elsewhere, at a cost of about $610 million. That expense will be treated as a special item in the fourth quarter, the company said. Shares of Ford fell 0.4% in the extended session Thursday after ending the regular trading day rallying 6%.
Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
|
|
