Health Insurers Weigh on the Dow, While S&P 500 Sets Fresh Record
A selloff in UnitedHealth and peers erased $99 billion in market value.
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Health Insurers in Shock After Medicare Holds Line on 2027 Payments
Big companies lost $96 billion in market capitalization after Medicare proposed a relatively flat rate increase for next year.
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Dollar Extends Slide After Trump Says He Isn't Worried About Declines
The WSJ Dollar Index, which tracks the U.S. currency against a basket of others, dropped 1.1% to its lowest close since April 2022.
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Canada's Carney Tells Trump 'I Meant What I Said' in Davos
The conversation marks the latest uptick in trade tensions between Ottawa and Washington.
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Consumer Confidence Dropped to 12-Year Low in January, per Conference Board
The monthly survey's primary index dropped from 94.2 in December to 84.5 in January as the economic mood worsened across ages and income levels.
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EU and India Reach Free-Trade Deal as World Responds to Trump Tariffs
The agreement is both economies' largest and will link almost two billion consumers.
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U.S. Economy May Be Experiencing Step Up in Potential Growth, World Bank Says
It is possible that the potential growth rate, a key reading for policymakers, is higher than currently estimated, the World Bank's deputy chief economist said.
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Home Prices Surprise on the Upside, With 1.4% Increase
The consensus call among economists tracked by FactSet was for a 1.1% increase.
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Canada's Move to Import Cheap Chinese EVs Is 'Slippery Slope,' GM CEO Says
Thousands of electric vehicles from Chinese automakers can enter Canada this year at a new low tariff rate.
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Trump Threat on South Korea Jolts Trade Partners Who Thought They Had Deals
Trump has sowed doubts about the staying power of his trade deals after vowing to resurrect tariffs on Seoul despite an accord.
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Fed Set to Pause Rate Cuts, With No Clear Path to Resuming
Officials, who are meeting this week, are divided over when the inflation data will justify further reductions.
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Bank of Canada Likely to Hold Rates Steady in 2026, Survey Finds
Ten of 12 analysts polled foresaw no change in the bank's 2.25% benchmark rate for the entirety of this year.
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Stung by Trump, America's Top Trading Partners Shift Gaze to China
America's postwar allies are weighing closer ties to Beijing as they scour the globe for alternative markets.
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BlackRock's Rieder Favored as Next Fed Chair. He May Be Trump's Goldilocks Candidate.
Rick Rieder, who oversees $2.7 trillion at BlackRock, has vaulted to No. 1 in betting markets as President Donald Trump's pick for Fed chair. Credit his ideas, experience, and Wall Street fan club.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 27, 2026 19:00 ET (00:00 GMT)
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