Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shared their plans for federal payments to Medicare Advantage plans, and Humana (HUM) has taken a hit on the news. The stock is down 15% so far Tuesday morning. CMS first disclosed these plans back in January. At the time, Humana warned that should the [...]
United Parcel Service, or UPS (UPS), will officially replace FedEx as the United States Postal Service’s primary air cargo provider. This comes after FedEx and USPS failed to agree on new contract terms, which were set to expire later this year on September 29th. FedEx wanted to negotiate a better deal, and ultimately, ended [...]
Monday: Economic Data Weighs on Market Sentiment The week started with a downturn as investors grappled with upcoming economic data releases. The Dow, S&P500, and Nasdaq all recorded losses, slipping by 0.4%, 0.3%, and 0.3%, respectively. Tuesday: Mixed Data Leads to Afternoon Declines Tuesday saw stocks slipping further as investors reacted to a mixed [...]
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) are relatively flat this morning after the company reported second-quarter earnings that have analysts and investors alike concerned about profits and the long-term viability of the company’s business model. Last quarter, we wrote about Walgreens cutting their quarterly dividend and the fallout that ensued - including removal from [...]
Merck (MRK) received US FDA approval on Tuesday after the market’s close for Winrevair to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), causing the stock to climb 4.6% pre-market. The company’s market cap is around $332.7 billion, indicating any notable movement is a result of a significant event, so the approval demonstrates a pretty big win [...]
Shares of GameStop Corporation (GME) are down more than 16% Wednesday morning after the company came in well short of expectations in the fourth quarter. The video game retailer reported revenue of $1.79 billion, missing the analyst consensus of $2.05 billion by a wide margin. This was a big step backward year over year, [...]
Krispy Kreme (DNUT) is up more than 30% in Tuesday trading after the Winston-Salem, NC company announced a strategic partnership with worldwide fast-food chain McDonald’s. The rollout will begin in the back half of this year, at which point customers will be able to buy Krispy Kreme doughnuts at select McDonald’s. The partnership will [...]
Last week we saw a bit of a sell-off in the AI and tech industries as a whole, but one stock actually managed to gain about 5% - Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL). This came after the hardware manufacturer got a shout-out from Wall Street darling Nvidia. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a GTC Keynote [...]
Monday: Wall Street kicked off the week with an upward trajectory, buoyed by gains in the technology sector. The Dow rose by 0.2%, the S&P500 improved by 0.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq surged by 0.8%. Tuesday: Despite initial uncertainty, the major indices closed higher, overcoming investor concerns about the upcoming Federal Reserve announcement. The [...]
FedEx (FDX) is ending the week with a bang. The stock is up more than 8% Friday morning after the company beat the expectations for third-quarter earnings and announced a massive stock buyback program. The company did disappoint in revenue, with a 2% slip year over year to $21.7 billion. However, the bottom line [...]
