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As the opening bell rang on February 13, 2026, the divergence between the U.S. technology and healthcare sectors reached a historic fever pitch, signaling a fundamental shift in how markets price growth and defense. While the technology sector continues to ride a wave of massive capital investment into artificial

The U.S. labor market threw a curveball at Wall Street on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, as the January Jobs Report revealed a surprising burst of hiring that fundamentally reshaped the outlook for interest rate cuts this year. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 130,000, nearly doubling the consensus estimate of

The U.S. labor market just delivered a thunderclap that has reverberated from the halls of the Federal Reserve to the trading floors of Wall Street. In a stunning reversal of the "cooling" narrative that dominated the final months of 2025, the January jobs report released this morning revealed that

The United States labor market delivered a stunning surprise in early 2026, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the addition of 130,000 nonfarm payrolls for January. This figure significantly outpaced the consensus estimate of approximately 55,000, signaling a potential reversal of the cooling trend that dominated

The U.S. labor market kicked off 2026 with a surprising display of resilience, as the January Jobs Report revealed a surge of 130,000 nonfarm payroll positions. This figure, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on February 6, 2026, has forced a recalibration of market expectations regarding the

HCA Healthcare’s fourth quarter results were met with a significant positive response from the market, reflecting confidence in the company’s operational execution and margin improvements. Management credited the quarter’s performance to sustained volume growth across its networks, disciplined expense management, and continued investment in both inpatient and outpatient capacity. CEO Samuel Hazen emphasized that the company delivered its nineteenth consecutive quarter of volume growth and highlighted the benefits from network expansion and enhanced clinical capabilities, stating, “Our teams executed at a high level, we gained ground with our strategic agenda, and we stayed focused on the fundamentals.”

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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that three of its hospitals were named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals and 15 of its hospitals were named among America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades. These are part of the 44 HCA Healthcare hospitals recognized on the Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals list for 2026. Inclusion on these lists recognizes superior performance in providing care for conditions and procedures across multiple specialty lines and areas.

As of January 28, 2026, HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) stands as the undisputed titan of the American for-profit hospital landscape. Operating one of the most sophisticated and geographically dense networks of medical facilities in the world, HCA has become a bellwether for the broader U.S. healthcare economy. While the industry at large spent the [...]

Hospital operator HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales rose 6.7% year on year to $19.51 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $78.25 billion at the midpoint came in 1.1% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $8.14 per share was 9.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript

Shares of hospital operator HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) jumped 11% in the morning session after the company's upbeat profit forecast for 2026 overshadowed a miss on fourth-quarter revenue. 

Hospital operator HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) fell short of the markets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales rose 6.7% year on year to $19.51 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $78.25 billion at the midpoint came in 1.1% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $8.14 per share was 9.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Q3 2024 Earnings Transcript

Hospital operator HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday morning. Here’s what investors should know.

The U.S. labor market has defied expectations of a late-cycle collapse, entering 2026 in a state of "fragile equilibrium" that has calmed recessionary fears on Wall Street. Following a turbulent 2025 characterized by slowing hiring and cooling wage growth, the latest data for December 2025 and early January 2026

In the opening weeks of 2026, the artificial intelligence industry has moved beyond general-purpose models to a high-stakes "verticalization" phase, with healthcare emerging as the primary battleground. Within days of each other, OpenAI and Anthropic have both unveiled dedicated, HIPAA-compliant clinical suites designed to transform how hospitals, insurers, and life sciences companies operate. These launches [...]

In a landmark move that signals a new era for artificial intelligence in regulated industries, OpenAI has officially launched OpenAI for Healthcare, a comprehensive suite of HIPAA-compliant AI tools designed for clinical institutions, health systems, and individual providers. Announced in early January 2026, the suite marks OpenAI’s transition from a general-purpose AI provider to a [...]