Treasury yields slip as data raise questions about strength of U.S. economy
U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Friday after a fresh batch of data raised questions about the strength of the U.S. economy. -- The yield on the 2-year Treasury BX:TMUBMUSD02Y was 4.245%, down 3 basis ...
UnitedHealth now has to fight the government on another front. The stock is sinking.
Humana Inc. shares (HUM) slid 4.5%, CVS Health Corp.'s stock (CVS) gave up 1.7%, Centene Corp. shares (CNC) slid 1.5% and Elevance Health Inc.'s stock (ELV) was down 1.9%.
Where did the home buyers go? 7% mortgage rates sap any remaining energy from the housing market
Expect 2025 to be yet another tough year for home buyers and sellers - and the real-estate industry, economists said. In 2023, existing-home sales fell to a near-30 year-low. Last year, sales fell ...
Should Broadcom really buy parts of Intel? It could be 'extremely lucrative.'
The deal could be fully financed by debt, and Broadcom could scale down Intel's client business, which makes personal-computer chips, "by pruning" businesses, Kumar wrote. "Similar to previous deals, ...
U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls Back on Fears of Tariff-Induced Price Increases
The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 64.7 at the end of February, well below January's 71.7. It also was weaker than economists' expectations of 67.8 from a Wall Street ...
It's Trump's economy now - and businesses are anxious about tariffs and Washington upheaval
A burst of optimism among companies after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election has faded as business leaders grapple with potentially negative policies of the new White House.
Rivian keeps promise on making a profit, but here's why the stock is falling
Rivian stock (RIVN) knee-jerked as much as 8.4% higher in the first minute after results were reported after Thursday's close, but quickly backed off, as investors digested some worrying aspects of ...
It's Trump's economy now - and businesses are anxious about tariffs and federal spending cuts
Yet the president's constant threats of tariffs on foreign countries has also unnerved businesses. Higher tariffs could raise their own costs, and if other countries retaliate, it could cost American ...
UnitedHealth Group Shares Decline on WSJ Report of DOJ Medicare Billings Probe
UnitedHealth Group shares declined 7.2% in premarket trading after The Wall Street Journal reported an investigation into billing practices at one of its units has been launched. Shares were trading ...
The stock market is expensive. But there's still one bull case not priced in, says Bank of America.
U.S. stock-index futures (ES00) (YM00) (NQ00) are higher as benchmark Treasury yields dip. The dollar index DXY is higher, while oil prices (CL.1) slip and gold (GC00) is trading around $2,930 an ...
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‘It’s personal’: Rupert Murdoch’s American newspapers turn against Trump again
When Trump took Putin’s side over Ukraine it crossed a red line. It’s personal for Rupert - he believes in the cause,' says a ...
Wall Street wants to know if DOGE-led job cuts will tip U.S. into recession
At U.K.-based Pantheon Macroeconomics, senior U.S. economist Oliver Allen said he sees the potential for initial claims to creep up to the 250,000 level over the next few months. He added that if he ...