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April 2026

UnitedHealth Group Delivers 2% Revenue Growth in Q1 2026

UNH|EPS $7.23|Rev $111.72B|Net Income $6.28B Stock $348.19  Mixed Quarter. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) reported Q1 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders earnings of $7.23 per share, with revenue totaling $111.72B for the quarter. The company earned $6.28B in net income as the nation’s largest healthcare insurer navigated a challenging

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Halliburton Blows Past Q1 2026 Forecasts: $0.55 vs $0.50 Expected

HAL|EPS $0.55 vs $0.50 est (+10.0%)|Rev $5.40B|Net Income $461.0M Stock $36.68 (-1.3%) Solid Beat. Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) delivered Q1 2026 adjusted earnings of $0.55 per share, surpassing the $0.50 consensus estimate. The oilfield services giant generated $5.40B in revenue for the quarter against essentially flat market conditions, with net income reaching $461.0M. The earnings

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Wheat Spread Blows Out As Drought Chaos Plagues America’s Breadbasket

Wheat Spread Blows Out As Drought Chaos Plagues America’s Breadbasket Hard red winter wheat (HRW) futures widened to their largest premium over soft red wheat (SRW) in more than two years as severe drought intensified across key breadbasket regions in the Great Plains and Midwest. This means traders are pricing in weather impacts and tightening

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The High Man In The Castle

The High Man In The Castle By Michael Every of Rabobank The world is again waiting to see what comes out of US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan as the two-week ceasefire deadline looms. Again, it’s a binary outcome: war, with threatened strikes on bridges and power plants in Iran, then perhaps regionally, and an extended

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US Pending Home Sales Rebound Off Record Lows, Despite Rising Mortgage Rates

US Pending Home Sales Rebound Off Record Lows, Despite Rising Mortgage Rates After rising in February, US Pending Home Sales were expected to continue to improve in March (+0.5% MoM) but – despite apparently rising mortgage rates – sales rose 1.5% MoM (even with February revised up to +2.5% MoM). This dragged pending home sales

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Washington Trust Bancorp Falls Short on Q1 2026: $0.66 EPS vs $0.78 Expected

WASH|EPS $0.66 vs $0.78 est (-15.4%)|Rev $75.0M|Net Income $12.6M Stock $32.26  Earnings Miss. Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: WASH) reported Q1 2026 diluted earnings per common share of $0.66, falling short of the $0.78 consensus estimate by 15.4%. The regional bank generated $75.0M in revenue for the quarter, down 5.6% from $79.5M in Q1 2025,

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Watch Live: Kevin Warsh Faces Democratic Fire In Contentious Senate Confirmation Hearing For Fed Chair

Watch Live: Kevin Warsh Faces Democratic Fire In Contentious Senate Confirmation Hearing For Fed Chair President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking Committee today at 10:00 a.m. ET for his confirmation hearing – his first public test in the high-stakes process to become the

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