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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 2.48% average payment increase to private insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, a substantially larger rise than the 0.09% proposed in January. CMS said the change will deliver more than $13 billion in additional payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2027. Shares of UnitedHea…
U.S. stock benchmarks closed higher on Monday, propelled by gains in the Consumer Services, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.35%, the S&P 500 added 0.45% and the NASDAQ Composite increased 0.54%. A mix of strong performances among several blue chips and outsized moves in small-cap names punctuated th…
Canadian equities closed modestly higher on Monday, with the S&P/TSX Composite rising 0.22% in Toronto. Gains were concentrated in Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Energy names. MDA Ltd., First Quantum Minerals and Avino Silver & Gold were among the session's top performers, while Stella-Jones, Transcontinental and First Majestic Silver weig…
Brazil's benchmark Bovespa closed marginally higher on Monday, supported by advances in the Financials, Electric Power and Real Estate sectors. The index rose 0.06% to reach a fresh one-month high as several individual stocks registered notable moves in both directions. Market breadth favored decliners, and measures of volatility and commodity pric…
Humana shares climbed sharply in after-hours trading Monday after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a 2.48% rate increase for private insurers for 2027. The move propelled several large insurers and some hospital-focused names higher in extended trading, reflecting the direct link between Medicare Advantage payment rates and …
Owlet Inc. said co-founder Kurt Workman will return to the chief executive role immediately after Jonathan Harris resigned. The stock rose 8% in after-hours trading. The company reaffirmed its first quarter 2026 revenue guidance at the high end of the range, plans an early May report of Q1 results and underscored long-term strategic priorities whil…
Australia has stepped up enforcement of its December ban prohibiting under-16s from having social media accounts. The move follows global interest from multiple governments and recent U.S. courtroom findings against major tech firms. Early compliance data shows gaps, prompting investigations into major platforms and renewed pressure on industry to …
CBS will convert its 11:35 p.m. ET post-local-news time period into a time buy, selling the slot to Byron Allen after Stephen Colbert’s final episode on May 21. Under the agreement, Allen’s Comics Unleashed will air two consecutive 30-minute episodes beginning May 22, while his company will continue leasing the 12:37 a.m. hour for Funny You Should …
AppLovin shares jumped after Wells Fargo lifted its price objective and increased revenue forecasts, citing positive industry checks and improving advertiser sentiment. The analyst maintained an Overweight rating and now projects first-quarter revenue growth ahead of guidance, even as the stock faces multi-faceted headwinds year-to-date.
Nvidia's acquisition of SchedMD, the maintainer of the widely used Slurm workload manager, has prompted unease among AI lab engineers and supercomputer operators who worry the chipmaker could prioritize its own hardware in future software updates. While some hope Nvidia's resources will accelerate development of the aging system, others point to pr…
Amazon has agreed to a new package-delivery arrangement with the U.S. Postal Service that would preserve the bulk of its existing USPS shipments. Under terms reported by news outlets, the deal would leave Amazon retaining about 80% of its current USPS deliveries - more than one billion packages annually - while trimming roughly 20% of parcel volume…
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. said it will offer $300 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 in a private placement, a move that coincided with a 5.6% decline in its shares. The company also plans to grant an option to initial purchasers to acquire up to an additional $45 million of notes and intends to use portions of the proceeds to repay lea…
Viridian Therapeutics stock plunged after Amgen reported positive Phase 3 results for TEPEZZA delivered via an on-body injector for moderate-to-severe active Thyroid Eye Disease. The Amgen trial showed higher proptosis response rates versus placebo and numerically stronger outcomes than Viridian's recent subcutaneous data, while safety findings wer…
Shares of Invesco fell about 5% after BlackRock submitted a filing with the SEC to launch an iShares Nasdaq-100 ETF that will trade under the ticker IQQ. The filing did not disclose fee details. The new iShares product would compete with Invesco's QQQ Trust, which manages roughly $376 billion and tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, comprised of 100 of the…
Boot Barn Holdings Inc (NYSE:BOOT) stock jumped 8% on Monday following Jefferies' upgrade from Hold to Buy and a price target of $195. The analyst pointed to a valuation compression from roughly 24x to 16x earnings while noting continued top-line resilience, new store growth and stable fundamentals. The upgrade arrives amid a decline in the stock d…
On April 6, Netflix introduced Netflix Playground, a children-focused gaming app featuring licensed characters such as Peppa Pig and Sesame Street. The app, aimed at children eight and under, includes offline play, parental controls, and a no-ads, no in-app-purchases policy. It is included across all membership tiers and is initially available in s…
A U.S. district judge in Seattle threw out a proposed class-action suit that alleged the maker of Stanley tumblers concealed the presence of lead in the products, concluding plaintiffs did not show a specific and plausible risk of harm or that the use of lead would be material to reasonable consumers. The manufacturer says lead-containing pellets u…
Trading on Monday produced a mix of pronounced gains and declines across the market. Micron and several large and mid-cap technology and defense names rose, while high-profile declines included Tesla and a handful of payment, semiconductor and renewable-related names. News items cited by traders included analyst upgrades, coverage initiations and a…
Investors will focus on durable goods orders on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, as a key read on manufacturing activity and business investment. A broader slate of releases - including ADP employment, core orders, Atlanta Fed GDPNow, consumer credit, and energy reports - may influence equities, fixed income and currency markets throughout the day.
WW International reported multiple leadership changes, including the departure of CEO Tara Comonte, prompting a 12% decline in the company’s shares on Monday. The Board has set up an Office of the CEO to manage operations during the transition, named a new chief legal officer, and launched a search for a permanent CEO while forming a Transition Com…
Tesla shares fell further on Monday after the company reported first-quarter vehicle deliveries and energy storage deployments that missed expectations. Analysts cut earnings estimates and price targets, citing the delivery shortfall and a notable year-over-year decline in energy storage installations.
Morgan Stanley prefers Suncorp Group to Insurance Australia Group, pointing to firmer top-line momentum and potential for re-rating. A March 2026 premium survey from the bank found home insurance pricing is accelerating, while motor pricing slowed amid price cuts by Allianz. Morgan Stanley forecasts stronger organic gross written premium growth at …
Barclays estimates that disruptions tied to the Iran conflict have reduced oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz to 0.4 million barrels per day on a four-week average as of March 30, producing an approximate net disruption of 14.5 mb/d when accounting for rerouted flows through Yanbu and Fujairah. The supply squeeze has widened the prompt WTI 3-…
Jefferies flagged growing skepticism over returns from US artificial intelligence capital expenditure, suggesting 2026 may be the peak of the AI investment cycle that began more than three years ago. The bank highlighted escalating scrutiny as firms increasingly finance AI projects with debt and private credit. Jefferies also pointed to broader mar…
Bank of America economists, led by Carlos Capistran, project that the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate at 2.25% through the year. They contend that domestic economic weakness - including negative job creation since 2025 and slowing private-sector wage growth - provides a sufficient counterweight to higher global oil prices. Market pricing f…
