-- 根據CNBC週一報道，Rivian Automotive（RIVN）位於伊利諾伊州中部的工廠週末遭遇龍捲風襲擊，受損嚴重。報導引用了執行長RJ Scaringe週日晚間發給員工的內部資訊。 報導稱，龍捲風襲擊了Rivian R2電動車的零件倉庫區域，該車型預計將於今年春季上市。 報道稱，目前尚無人員傷亡報告，受損區域的生產營運預計將於本週恢復。 Rivian尚未回覆的置評請求。 （市場動態新聞來自與全球市場專業人士的對話。我們認為這些資訊來自可靠來源，但可能包含傳聞和推測。我們無法保證其準確性。）
Price: $16.86, Change: $-0.38, Percent Change: -2.18%
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 1.8%.
Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL) said in a late Friday filing that following shareholder meetings to approve new investment management agreements with Diamond Hill Capital Management, it has received the consent of over 78% of its clients to complete the merger.As disclosed on Dec. 10, DHIL entered into a merger agreement with First Eagle Investment Management and Soar Christopher Holdings, where Soar Christopher will merge with and into DHIL. DHIL will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of First Eagle Investment, according to the filing.DHIL has satisfied all conditions for the merger, and the parties plan to close the merger on Wednesday, the filing said.Price: $175.00, Change: $+1.86, Percent Change: +1.07%
US retail sales are expected to rise by 1.4% in March, well above a 0.6% gain in the previous month, according to a survey compiled by Bloomberg, with a surge in gasoline prices due to the conflict in Iran the key factor.Industry motor vehicle sales volumes increased in March, and prices of new vehicles posted a modest 0.1% gain but used vehicles prices fell by 0.4% in the monthly consumer price report, resulting in expectations for no change in the motor vehicle and parts category in this week's report.The data are scheduled to be released at 8:30 am ET Tuesday.Sales outside of motor vehicles are also expected to rise by 1.4% after a 0.5% gain in February, with gasoline station sales forecast to surge further after a 0.9% rise in February. Gasoline prices jumped by 21.2% in March after a 0.8% gain in the previous month.However, sales excluding both vehicle sales and gasoline are expected to increase by only 0.2%, slower than a 0.4% gain in February, an indication of underlying softness in sales activity.Excluding the motor vehicle, building materials, gasoline station and food services categories, the so-called "control group" is also forecast to increase by 0.2% after a 0.4% gain in February.