Northern Trust Merger Report; Exxon Higher; Hims & Hers Slides

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Northern Trust (NTRS) shares are higher this morning on a WSJ report that Bank of New York Mellon approached it to express interest in a possible merger, which would be a megadeal for the US financial services industry. A tie-up would bring together two of the largest custodian banks in the world, with a combined entity's scale that would help it compete with global asset managers like BlackRock Inc. and Vanguard. BNY has been in the midst of an overhaul aimed at cutting costs and streamlining the institution, and a merger with Northern Trust could help cut Northern Trust's expenses by 20% to 30%.
- American Airlines (AAL) is today along with United Airlines (UAL) amid uncertainty surrounding the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. Major global airlines have extended flight cancellations to the Persian Gulf, disrupting air traffic to critical hubs such as Dubai, after the US struck nuclear sites in Iran and Tehran vowed to retaliate. The disruptions have affected major travel hubs, with potential risks to global airline traffic, and have led to precautions such as evacuations and route changes by some companies and airlines.
- ExxonMobil (XOM) is moving to the upside this morning amid rising oil prices from the latest developments in the Israel-Iran conflict. The conflict has raised concerns about oil prices and inflation, with oil rising by nearly 6% and US stock futures declining, and has also led to warnings about the risk to global energy supplies and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Hims & Hers (HIMS) shares are sliding after Novo Nordisk ended its partnership with the telehealth platform that has been selling compounded obesity drugs, newswire MarketWire reports, citing a statement from the Danish company.
- Fiserv Inc. (FI) is also in the green this morning after the Wall Street Journal reported the financial-technology company’s plans to launch a stablecoin and platform for its clients. The new platform is slated to be compatible with other stablecoins and enable connection with the other 10,000 financial institutions and millions of merchant locations, according to the Journal.

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