01:24 PM EDT, 04/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were in the red Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) dropping 1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) falling 1.8%. In corporate news, Johnson Controls ( JCI ) shares slumped 0.5% after it said Friday that its Tyco Fire Products unit has agreed...

April 12 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp ( NISTF ): * US STEEL SHAREHOLDERS VOTED IN FAVOR OF A $14.1 BILLION TAKEOVER OFFER BY NIPPON STEEL- BLOOMBERG NEWS Source text: https://tinyurl.com/ch52unav Further company coverage: ...

01:20 PM EDT, 04/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Unity Bancorp ( UNTY ) reported Q1 earnings Friday of $0.93 per diluted share, down from $0.96 a year earlier. Three analysts polled by Capital IQ expected EPS of $0.90. Revenue, which is expressed as the sum of net interest and noninterest income, was $25.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, up...

01:32 PM EDT, 04/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Paramount Global ( PARAA ) was asked by activist investor Barington Capital Group to end exclusive talks with David Ellison and consider rival offers, including one from Apollo Global Management ( APO ) , Bloomberg News reported, citing a letter to the company's board it reviewed. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations...