Earnings Call Insights: Chemed Corporation (CHE) Q1 2026 Management view "VITAS performance during the quarter exceeded even the high end of our expectations," said (CEO, President & Director Kevin McNamara), citing that VITAS "was able to add ADC" while "keeping hospice labor costs lower than budgeted" and "continuing to add cushion to the Medicare Cap position in our Florida combined program." (CEO McNamara) highlighted VITAS operating metrics, including: "Admissions at VITAS during the quarter totaled 19,394" and "Hospital admissions as a percent of total admissions for our Florida combined program was 43.8%"; he added that VITAS "add[ed] over $32.5 million to cap cushion in the Florida combined program" and concluded, "We are more confident than ever that VITAS has put the Florida cap issue of 2025 behind us and has returned to a normalized rate of growth." (CEO McNamara) said Roto-Rooter showed early signs of stabilization: "For the first time since the fourth quarter of 2022, residential plumbing and residential sewer and drain revenue both increased during the quarter," driven by "an increase in total leads of 3.3%" and "Paid leads during the first quarter of 2026 increased 18.7%." He also said the shift required Roto-Rooter "to increase marketing spend by almost $3 million in the quarter compared to the first quarter of 2025." (CEO McNamara) said extreme winter weather created a revenue headwind: "We estimate that these service disruptions resulted in a net loss revenue of between $3 million and $4 million during the quarter." He also announced franchise buybacks: "On March 31, 2026, Roto-Rooter purchased the territory and assets of the franchises operating in San Francisco, California, and Fort Worth, Texas," with "approximately $20.6 million" of combined purchase price; he said the acquisitions are "anticipated to add between $5 million and $5.5 million of revenue for the remainder of 2026" and are "immediately accretive to earnings." "VITAS net revenue wa...

Earnings Call Insights: Customers Bancorp (CUBI) Q1 2026 Management view "Q1 2026 was another clear demonstration of a model that is firing on all cylinders" (Vice Chairman, President & CEO Samvir Sidhu). Sidhu said the company’s strategy is unchanged following his move to Customers Bancorp CEO on January 1, adding: "the strategy, the culture and the principles that got us here are not changing." Sidhu highlighted balance sheet momentum and mix, including: total deposits grew 16% annualized, total loans grew 15% annualized, and "Total noninterest-bearing balances grew to a record $6.7 billion, driven by our new teams" (Vice Chairman, President & CEO Sidhu). AI and payments were positioned as core strategic priorities. "We are moving aggressively to operationalize AI across Customers Bank" (Vice Chairman, President & CEO Sidhu), and he described cubiX as "one of the largest commercial payments platforms in the country by transaction volume" while stating the platform is being broadened beyond digital assets into mortgage finance and real estate transaction settlement. "In the quarter, we delivered GAAP and core EPS of $1.97 as GAAP and core earnings were materially consistent" (Executive VP & CFO Mark McCollom). McCollom also reported deposit growth to $21.6 billion and loan growth to $17.4 billion, alongside deposit cost improvements. Outlook "We are reaffirming our full year 2026 management outlook across all key metrics" (Executive VP & CFO McCollom). He reiterated net interest income growth of 7% to 11% over 2025 and kept full-year noninterest expense at $440 million to $460 million, adding that this implies expense growth of 2% to 6% while investing in people and technology. Management kept loan and deposit growth expectations unchanged despite a strong start, with McCollom citing uncertainty: "there's certainly a lot of still geopolitical uncertainty out there in the market" (Executive VP & CFO McCollom), and saying the company is "still sticking to" the full-y...

美国国债周五上涨，收益率曲线短端领涨，此前美国司法部结束对美联储建筑翻修成本超支问题的调查，这可能为凯文·沃什出任美联储主席铺平道路。早盘期货走势震荡，随后因油价下跌获得支撑，因市场对美伊展开谈判的前景愈发乐观。 纽约时间下午3点刚过，短端收益率下行多达6个基点，2年期收益率收盘接近日内低点。短端和中段领涨，推动2s10s和5s30s利差日内分别走阔4个基点和4.5个基点；10年期美债收益率收于约4.3%，较周四收盘下跌约2个基点。 WTI原油期货下跌1.5%，支撑美债上涨。油价走低源于市场预期美伊和谈可能会实现，因美国特使史蒂夫·威特科夫和贾里德·库什纳计划于周六启程参加会谈。 与美联储会期挂钩的隔夜指数互换（OIS）出现鸽派转向，支撑收益率曲线短端，此前有报道称，美国联邦检察官Jeanine Pirro表示，其办公室将结束对美联储大楼建筑项目成本的调查。截至收盘，市场对12月政策会议的降息预期约11个基点，而周四收盘时为约4个基点。 截至纽约时间下午3点，美国国债期货成交量较20日均值高出约25%，SOFR期货成交量较平时高出20%至40%。 截至美东时间下午4：16，2年期国债收益率下跌5.3个基点，报3.7804%。 5年期国债收益率下跌4.1个基点，报3.9185%。 10年期国债收益率下跌1.9个基点，报4.3056%。 30年期国债收益率上涨0.2个基点，报4.9132%。 5年和30年期国债收益率差上升约4.3个基点，报99.3个基点。 2年和10年期国债收益率差上升约3.9个基点，报52.31个基点。 责任编辑：陈钰嘉

Vallant Financial, Inc. press release ( VLNT ): Q1 GAAP EPS of $4.63. Vallant posted quarterly net income of $6.4 million, or $4.63 per diluted share, compared to $6.3 million, or $4.51 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year. Vallant grew total assets 3.43% quarter over quarter to $2.34 billion. The growth was driven by quarterly growth in deposits of 3.80% from $1.99 billion at year end to $2.06 billion as of March 31, 2026. More on Vallant Financial, Inc. Financial information for Vallant Financial, Inc.

In trading on Friday, shares of the Toyota Motor Corporation ADRhedged ETF (Symbol: TMH) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $52.60 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator u

In trading on Friday, shares of the Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF (Symbol: HIBS) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $29.67 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis

In trading on Friday, shares of the ProShares Short SmallCap600 ETF (Symbol: SBB) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $12.045 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to

In trading on Friday, shares of the Global X Defense Tech ETF (Symbol: SHLD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $67.19 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measu

In trading on Friday, shares of the Direxion Daily QCOM Bear 1X ETF (Symbol: QCMD) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $24.08 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to

美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔可能正处于其央行领导生涯的最后几周。在周五司法部做出决定后，他现在面临一个选择：是否继续留在该机构任职。 美国检察官珍妮·皮罗在社交媒体上发帖宣布，她将针对美联储总部装修的刑事调查转交给央行的内部监察长，此举实际上使司法部暂时退出了该调查。 虽然此举表面上意义重大，但更为重要的是，鲍威尔曾誓言在刑事调查解决之前他会继续留任。如今既然已经有了决定，他面临一个选择：是按照历史先例离开美联储——正如之前大多数主席所做的那样，还是继续完成其作为理事会成员的剩余两年任期？ 这一决定可能在一个尤为微妙的时刻对政策制定产生重要影响。 Evercore ISI全球政策与央行策略主管 Krishna Guha 在一份报告中表示：“鲍威尔一直守口如瓶。如果没有发生这次调查，我们认为他会在5月15日彻底离开美联储。但我们认为，司法部的举动可能来得太晚——而且调查重新启动的威胁太不确定——以至于鲍威尔不会在5月15日离开。” Guha推测，相反，鲍威尔可能会继续留任一段时间，即使他不完整履行将于2028年1月届满的理事任期。 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾威胁，如果鲍威尔在主席任期届满后不自行离开，就会解雇他。 核心问题 问题的核心在于美联储免受政治干预的特权受到威胁。特朗普在指责美联储方面比其任何前任都更为直言不讳，他要求降低利率，同时威胁要解雇鲍威尔，并积极试图罢免理事丽莎·库克。 鲍威尔指定的继任者凯文·沃什被一些国会民主党人批评为特朗普的忠诚者，可能进一步损害美联储的表面独立性。沃什本周举行了确认听证会，但北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯曾誓言，在刑事调查完成之前，他将搁置委员会投票。 Guha表示：“我们的直觉是，鲍威尔将以普通美联储理事的身份继续留任几个月，以避免给人留下事实上的认罪协议或在压力下离职的印象。沃什关于美联储‘政权更迭’的挑衅性言论，也增加了鲍威尔为保护该机构及其员工而留任一段时间的可能性。” 美联储发言人拒绝对鲍威尔的计划置评。 如果鲍威尔现在离开，他将为特朗普提供一个机会，任命另一位理事会成员。算上沃什，总统将在七人理事会中拥有三位任命人选，包括其第一任期内的理事克里斯托弗·沃勒和米歇尔·鲍曼。 市场正在关注 虽然联邦公开市场委员会需要投票多数才能改变利率，但理事会多数席位的确对政策和人事具有有限的影力。 与此同时，如果投资者认为该委员会...

Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take daily podcast today. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Apple guru Mark Gurman joins David Gura to reflect on Tim Cook’s wins and losses as CEO of Apple and what it will take for John Ternus to successfully usher in a new era for the tech behemoth. Read more: Apple CEO John Ternus Confronts Test of Retaining Top Talent Tim Cook Regrets Maps Flub, Sees Apple Watch as His Proudest Work We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Listen and follow The Big Take on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Terminal clients: Visit NSUB to subscribe. This episode was produced by: Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Editors: Tracey Samuelson; Fact-checker: Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Sound Design/Engineer: Alex Sugiura; Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Senior Editor: Elisabeth Ponsot; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver; Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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(RTTNews) - Canadian stocks closed little changed on Friday as the prospects of an end to the gulf crisis amid reports indicating that Iran relaxed its hard stance supported the market. However, supply disruption concerns due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz restricted the

imaginima/E+ via Getty Images The number of oil and gas rigs actively drilling in the U.S. rose by 1 to 544, after falling during four of the previous five weeks , Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest survey . However, the number of active drilling rigs targeting crude oil in the U.S. fell by 3 to 407 during the week ended April 24, while gas rigs gained 4 to 129, and 8 rigs were classified as miscellaneous. The total rig count was down by 43, or 7.3%, from the same time last year, while oil rigs are down by 68, or 14.3%, and gas rigs are up 22, or 20.5%, from a year ago. The number of rigs targeting oil in the Permian Basin remained unchanged at 242, the oil rig count in the Eagle Ford fell by 1 to 33, and the Williston Basin stayed flat at 28. ETFs: ( USO ), ( UCO ), ( SCO ), ( USL ), ( DBO ), ( DRIP ), ( GUSH ), ( USOI ), ( UNG ), ( BOIL ), ( KOLD ), ( UNL ), ( FCG ) More on crude oil U.S. Consumer Sentiment Under Pressure From War And Rising Oil Prices Uncertainty Enters The Global Oil Market The Calm Before The Storm? Key Weekend Risk Incoming - Overnight Market Check

Key PointsThe end of the Fed probe will likely clear the way for Warsh to be confirmed.

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Marc Pinto, global head of private credit at Moody's Ratings, joins Scarlet Fu and Olivia Fishlow on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Private credit funds with outsized exposure to software and tech loans face rising refinancing and credit risks as a wave of debt maturities loom from 2028, according to Moody’s Ratings. (Source: Bloomberg)

X-Energy’s stock soared out of the gate after the AI-power play’s upsized IPO priced well above the expected range. But how a stock starts out doesn’t dictate how it will perform over the longer term.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is merely "temporarily paused," a pair of Democratic senators said in a letter sent to the department Friday and obtained first by CNBC. "Your announcement leaves the door wide open for you to relaunch the criminal probe against Chair Powell – or future baseless investigations into Powell or other Fed Governors and a future Fed Chair – should it once again become politically expedient for you to do so," Sens. Elizabeth Warren , D-Mass., and Dick Durbin, D-Il., said in the letter addressed to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. Pirro said in a statement Friday that the Fed's inspector general had been asked to investigate cost overruns an ongoing renovation project. Pirro didn't specify who had made the request. Powell had last year asked the inspector general to look into the issue. Read more CNBC politics coverage Trump’s lack of focus on economy is spooking Republicans as 2026 election looms Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon "I have directed my office to close our investigation as the IG undertakes this inquiry," Pirro said. "Note well, however, that I will not hesitate to restart a criminal investigation should the facts warrant doing so." Pirro's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The Fed declined earlier Friday to comment on Pirro's decision. Powell in January said he had received subpoenas from Pirro's office. He denounced them as a pretext and said the Trump administration was displeased with him for not cutting interest rates faster and deeper than the Fed belie...

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周五（4月24日），美国科技股七巨头（Magnificent 7）指数涨2.08%，报213.18点，本周累计上涨1.19%。 成分股中，英伟达收涨4.32%，报208.27美元，突破2025年10月29日所创收盘历史最高位207.02美元、逼近当天所创盘中历史最高位212.17美元；亚马逊涨3.49%，Meta Platforms涨2.41%，微软涨2.13%，谷歌A涨1.63%，特斯拉涨0.69%，苹果跌0.87%。 此外，AMD收涨13.91%，刷新收盘历史高位至347.81美元；台积电涨5.17%，报402.46美元，突破2月25日所创收盘历史最高位386.87美元；伯克希尔哈撒韦B类股跌0.26%，礼来制药跌3.67%。 “超大”市值科技股指数涨3.04%，报421.45点，本周累涨2.94%。 除了特斯拉、谷歌A、AMD、苹果、微软、英伟达、Meta Platforms、亚马逊之外，高通收涨11.12%，Salesforce涨2.80%，Adobe涨2.70%，博通涨0.67%，奈飞跌0.41%，甲骨文跌1.70%。