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Witkoff says the U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks
NBC News· 2025-07-25 23:03
So Matt, I want to ask you about this latest development here. The US and Israel have essentially cut ceasefire talks in Qatar short. What exactly made those talks fall apart the way in which they did.And where does that leave hopes for a ceasefire. Now >> this was probably a falling out over several main issues, specifically the end of the fighting. And the the fundamental difference here is that Hamas insists that any ceasefire that involves the release of the hostages will lead to Israel ending its fight ...
Northfield Bancorp Posts Q2 Profit Jump
The Motley Fool· 2025-07-25 22:50
Northfield Bancorp (Staten Island, Ny) (NFBK -4.31%), a community bank serving New York and New Jersey, posted its results on July 25, 2025. The company reported GAAP EPS of $0.24, outpacing the analyst estimate of $0.23 (GAAP), and GAAP revenue of $38.9 million, beating GAAP expectations of $36.53 million. These results showed marked improvement over the prior-year quarter, with notable gains in profitability and efficiency. Overall, the quarter was defined by outperforming top-line and bottom-line estimat ...
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IcoBeast.eth🦇🔊· 2025-07-25 21:19
Ok - so here's what I want to do. DeFi big (or maybe stupid) brain play.I want to arb LP BTC and MSTR...and I think the way to do that onchain is by LPing WBTC against MSTRx (or any other xStock that has tethering to a BTC treasury co). I would expect it to play out very similarly to the SOL/fartcoin LP pairings that were extremely profitable and highly correlated during meme bull. I think there's probably a lot of interesting exotic LPs to be made between tradfi vehicles or wrappers around stocks.The issue ...
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Ripple· 2025-07-25 20:59
Prime brokerage services, once dominated by big banks, are evolving to bring institutions into DeFi with regulated clearing for derivatives, swaps, and crypto while unlocking trillions in trades.@bgarlinghouse returns for another round of Crypto In One Minute and breaks down how prime brokers simplify clearing between TradFi and DeFi at scale. ⏱️ ...
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Forbes· 2025-07-25 20:56
Wage growth for a large swath of Americans is being outpaced by the rate of inflation, according to data from Indeed, which reported people with low- and middle-paying jobs are likely feeling the most pressure.Read more: https://t.co/J2NfnQyjfN https://t.co/HYUAr92HZL ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-25 20:30
Forget meme stocks. These retail traders are tapping 500-to-1 leverage to make big, and dangerous, bets in currency markets.Read The Big Take ⬇️ https://t.co/HkjnInz8xx ...
CVS or UnitedHealth: Which Stock Is a Better Buy Ahead of Q2 Earnings?
ZACKS· 2025-07-25 20:01
Core Insights - CVS Health and UnitedHealth have contrasting first-quarter results, with CVS showing strong growth and raising its full-year EPS guidance, while UnitedHealth missed earnings and revenue expectations, leading to a significant cut in its 2025 EPS outlook [1][19] Group 1: CVS Health Performance - CVS Health's Health Care Benefits segment reported an 8% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1, with medical membership stable at approximately 27.1 million [4] - The adjusted operating income for CVS Health surged to $1.99 billion from $732 million a year ago, driven by the strength in commercial insurance [4][8] - CVS's medical benefit ratio (MBR) improved to 87.3% from 90.4% year-over-year, aided by reserve releases and better Medicare Advantage star ratings [6] Group 2: UnitedHealth Challenges - UnitedHealth's medical care ratio (MCR) increased to 84.8%, up from 84.3% in 2024, due to elevated Medicare Advantage utilization, prompting a cut in 2025 adjusted earnings guidance to $26.00-$26.50 per share [10] - The company is facing significant cost pressures, particularly in outpatient and professional services, which are expected to continue affecting earnings throughout 2025 [10][19] - UnitedHealth's Optum segment saw a 14% year-over-year revenue increase, driven by rising script volumes and specialty pharmacy strength [9] Group 3: Valuation Comparison - CVS is trading at a forward P/E of 8.88X, below its 5-year median of 9.55X, while UnitedHealth is at 11.98X, also below its 5-year median of 19.20X, indicating that CVS is more attractively valued relative to UnitedHealth [16][17] - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CVS's Q2 2025 EPS suggests a 19.7% decline year-over-year, while UnitedHealth's estimate implies a 28.8% decline [11][14] Group 4: Strategic Initiatives - CVS is conducting a strategic review of Oak Street Health, which it acquired for $10.6 billion, focusing on capital allocation towards higher-return investments [5] - Despite pressures in Medicare Advantage, CVS is positioned as a stronger investment option ahead of Q2 earnings due to its stable commercial insurance performance and disciplined capital management [19]
Player's association is the only way to create enforceable rules for NIL, says Brandon Copeland
CNBC Television· 2025-07-25 19:46
streaming on CNBC plus. >> All right. Some news in college sports.This one out of the white House around paying players in both revenue and non-revenue sports. The issue is complicated. So let's try to make sense of it and bring in Brandon Copeland.He played in the NFL for ten years. He's the founder of Copeland Media. He's a member of our Financial Wellness Advisory Board, also graduated from the Wharton School University of Business.So nose business money in sports. And Brandon, as our viewers probably kn ...