XOM Jan 2024 27.500 put
| Previous close | 0.0100 |
| Open | 0.0100 |
| Bid | 0.0000 |
| Ask | 0.0700 |
| Strike | 27.50 |
| Expiry date | 2024-01-19 |
| Day's range | 0.0100 - 0.0100 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 2.29k |
- Yahoo Finance Video
Interest rates could push M&A activity higher in 2024
As Alaska Airlines (ALK) is set to buy Hawaiian Airlines (HA) for $1.9 billion, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Exxon's (XOM) planned merger with Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD). S&P Global Market Intelligence Editorial Lead Joe Mantone examines M&A activity in 2023, discussing with Yahoo Finance the conditions that could boost or hurt M&A forecasts for the new year. "Something that could help M&A in 2024 is if... [interest rates] stop rising, if they stay at an elevated rate without increasing, that can help boost M&A activity," Mantone says. "Just because buyers have a better idea of what their financing is going to cost." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
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