Tag: Financial services

Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. -- With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on...

Quality ratings hit to key Medicare plan shakes Humana stock

Shares of Humana tumbled early Wednesday after the health insurer said a Medicare Advantage quality rating drop will hurt future bonus payments the...

Warren Buffett buys rest of Berkshire Hathaway's utilities, but investors must guess at the price

OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member...

Japan's central bank survey underpins optimism about growth

TOKYO -- Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched...

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications

Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is even still available...

Stock market today: Dow sets a record as Wall Street drifts to the finish of another winning week

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks closed another record-setting week with a muted performance Friday, as hope built on Wall Street that the U.S....