Elevance Health (ELV), a leading US health insurer, was aggressively sold down -14% on massive volume. The move was not company-specific, but rather a violent reaction to a sector-wide double-whammy: a near-zero proposed Medicare Advantage rate increase for 2027 and a disastrous earnings report from competitor UNH. With the entire managed care space being repriced in a single…
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After a rough December– and months of lagging overall state economic growth– Texas' manufacturing sector rebounded this month, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The central bank branch's Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey, a monthly survey of dozens of business executives across the state, found that overall factory activity…
TLDR The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75% when it concludes its meeting on Wednesday, January 29, 2026 Markets show a 97% probability of no rate change, with potential cuts possibly delayed until June or December 2026 Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET will […] The post Jerome Powell Press Conference: What to…
Although the Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of its two-day meeting Jan. 28, a cloud of political and legal uncertainty is looming over the central bank. The Fed cut rates at its past three meetings, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. Thomas said she will be listening for whether Chair Jerome…
When Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell takes questions from the news media at 2:30pm on Wednesday, the complexities of monetary policy may well turn out to be the easy part. The big picture: The Fed’s interest rate policy is in a wait-and-see mode for the moment. Meanwhile, the questions hanging over the institution are considerably more consequential. Will Powell continue his…
Meridian Funds, managed by ArrowMark Partners, released its “Meridian Growth Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. U.S. equity markets experienced a quarter shaped by optimism around potential monetary easing and caution related to economic growth and valuations. Early gains were driven by strong AI-related earnings and the…
The Trump administration plans to increase payments to next year’s Medicare Advantage plans by less than 0.1% on average — far below what industry expected.
The Trump administration’s proposal would raise Medicare Advantage payment rates to insurers by 0.09% in 2027, well below Wall Street estimates of between 4-6%.
Lbp Am Sa reduced its position in shares of Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG – Free Report) by 46.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 35,288 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 30,416 shares during the period. Lbp…
Are GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss becoming too outsized a line item for continued coverage through the state Medicaid program? That’s what Gov. Dan McKee’s fiscal year 2027 budget suggests.
Matthew Sharp writes: If you own a home in Nevada, you should be careful and make sure that your policy does not exclude coverage for a fire caused by a wildfire.
Crypto investment products recorded $1.73 billion in outflows last week, the largest weekly withdrawal since mid-November, as fading hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts and weak price action prompted investors to pull money from Bitcoin and ether funds.
TLDR Bitcoin traded near $88,296 on Tuesday, staying below $90,000 and close to one-month lows as traders waited for the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded their first net inflow in six days at $6.84 million on January 26, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading at $15.93 million The cryptocurrency has gained only 1% in […] The post Bitcoin (BTC) Price: Holds…
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Coinbase Global, and Mastercard are the three Financial stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Financial stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose core business is providing financial services, such as banks, insurance companies, asset managers, brokerages, payment processors, and credit-card firms. Investors hold…
For millions of seniors, the promise of Medicare Advantage (Part C) was simple: lower premiums in exchange for staying within a network. In 2026, that bargain is breaking down. As insurers tighten reimbursement rates to protect their profits and hospitals face rising labor costs, a wave of “Contract Terminations” is sweeping the country.
Over the past month, financial stocks have been getting hammered. Of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors, the group has performed the worst with a loss of 2.73%. With the full-year and Q4 2025 earnings season underway, the sector—which includes financial institutions ranging from banks and investment firms to insurance companies, real estate firms, and fintech…
XRP fell to $1.80 on Jan. 25—its lowest level in seven weeks—as renewed tariff threats from President Donald Trump and concerns over Federal Reserve policy triggered a broad retreat across cryptocurrency markets.
Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley was found guilty Friday of five federal charges in a high-profile bribery and insurance fraud case. Jurors convicted Bosley of four counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements to the FBI. A driver struck the Prius in September 2021 while it was parked outside of Bosley's office.
The crisis comes from changes in federal Medicaid policy that were enacted last year as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy agenda, known officially as H.R. 1, or the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which, among many other things, slashes one of the main funding tools many states have used for four decades to fund their share of the cost of…
