As previously reported, Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker downgraded XPO Logistics (XPO) to Equal Weight from Overweight and lowered his price target for the shares to $71 from $116, stating that the company's 2019 guidance and sudden loss of its largest customer with virtually no notice has raised questions on forward visibility. M&A potential had made it his top pick previously, but now M&A is "off the table," said Shanker, who thinks confidence in the company's near-term trajectory may take time to recover. The analyst, who did not name the customer that he believes XPO recently lost, added he believes the customer aggressively insourcing its business away from XPO has "a significant negative read-across to other companies in the sector that are exposed to the same customer," particularly UPS (UPS), FedEx (FDX) and C.H. Robinson (CHRW). Other analysts have speculated that Amazon (AMZN) was the large customer lost by XPO.

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Shares of Instacart (CART) are underperforming on Tuesday after Amazon (AMZN) announced its own grocery-delivery service, ramping up competition in an already crowded market. Commenting on the... To see the rest of the story go to thefly.com. See Story Here

Gordon Haskett notes that Amazon (AMZN) has announced a low-cost grocery delivery subscription program for EBT users as well as Prime members. The news has hit Hold-rated Instacart (CART) particularly hard, with shares down as much as 7% on Tuesday, which the firm believes is "a bit overdone" - but not enough for Gordon Haskett to turn bullish as it thinks investors have long thought of Amazon as a fierce competitor and expected it to take share from Instacart over the long run. Additionally, it's worth noting that Instacart has a deep roster of grocery stores on its platform and has been accepting EBT payments since 2020, the firm adds.

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Unusual total active option classes on open include: ImmunityBio (IBRX), Halliburton (HAL), Redfin (RDFN), Nokia (NOK), Matterport (MTTR), General Motors (GM), UPS (UPS), Philip Morris (PM), PepsiCo (PEP), and General Electric (GE).

UPS says it is early in the process and will share progress on pension considerations when appropriate.

In a post to its website, Amazon staff said, "Later this year, Amazon customers in the West Valley Phoenix Metro Area can receive Prime Air drone deliveries from our Tolleson, AZ Same-Day Delivery site. Since starting drone delivery in College Station, Texas and Lockeford, California in 2022, we've delivered thousands of items to customers in less than an hour. Last year we also began delivering prescription medications in partnership with Amazon Pharmacy to customers in College Station. We've received great feedback from customers and communities as we've rolled out the service. We're now adding a new location and entering into the next stage of the program's evolution. Later this year, drone deliveries are coming to the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro Area in Arizona...As we look to the future and prioritize our resources to continue growing the program, we've also made the decision to close our delivery site in Lockeford. We'll offer all current employees opportunities at other sites, and will continue to serve customers in Lockeford with other delivery methods. We want to thank the community for all their support and feedback over the past few years. We'll continue delivering in College Station, Texas and will open further U.S. locations in 2025." Reference Link

For 2024, UPS reaffirms its full-year, consolidated financial targets: Consolidated revenue to range from approximately $92.0 billion to $94.5 billion; Consolidated adjusted operating margin to range from approximately 10.0% to 10.6%; Capital expenditures of approximately $4.5 billion.