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 Shares of ODP Corp. slipped 1.1% in premarket trading Tuesday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the office supplies retailer has rejected an unsolicited buyout proposal by rival Staples, which is owned Sycamore Partners. The buyout bid of $40 a share in cash, announced last week, valued ODP at more than $2 billion. The WSJ report, citing a letter it reviewed, said ODP has determined that rather than a sale, it prefers a sale of its retail and consumer-facing e-commerce operations. Staples' latest bid marks the third attempt to acquire its rival, as the WSJ reported. ODP's stock has more than doubled (up 113.8%) over the past three months through Friday, including a 24.1% gain last week, while the S&P 500 has advanced 10.0%.
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These stocks could be set for big gains in 2021 even after huge returns last year.
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Shares of Bank of America Corp. slipped 0.2% in premarket trading Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, after the bank reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat expectations but revenue that fell short, as global markets revenue rose less than forecast. Net income fell to $5.5 billion, or 59 cents a share, from $7.0 billion, or 74 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet consensus was for earnings per share of 55 cents. Total revenue declined 10.1% to $20.10 billion, below the FactSet consensus of $20.58 billion, as net interest income fell 15.5% to $10.25 billion to top expectations of $10.24 billion. Consumer banking revenue fell 13.4% to $8.24 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $8.13 billion, while global markets revenue increased 14.1% to $3.91 billion but missed expectations of $4.10 billion. Equities revenue rose 30% to $1.3 billion, while fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) revenue decreased 5% to $1.7 billion. Global banking revenue fell less than forecast and global wealth and investment management revenue declined in line with expectations. "In the fourth quarter, we continued to see signs of a recovery, led by increased consumer spending, stabilizing loan demand by our commercial customers, and strong markets and investing activity," said Chief Executive Brian Moynihan. Earlier, the bank said it had authorized a stock buyback program of $2.9 billion through March 31. The stock has rallied 39.2% over the past three months through Friday, while the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF has climbed 25.7% and the S&P 500 has gained 10.0%.
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 Copper-exposed stocks could be set to surge in 2021 and a buying opportunity may be around the corner, Morgan Stanley analysts said on Monday.
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