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Humana shares jump more than 12% after 2027 Medicare Star Ratings lift four-star-plus coverage outlook
Humana said its Medicare Advantage members will be enrolled in plans rated four stars or higher in 2027, with coverage expected to rise to 60%–70%. About 42% of its members are already in 4.5-star plans. The company expects to receive about $4.8 billion in quality bonus payments in 2028 as a result. Comparable coverage rates at rivals UnitedHealth and CVS Health are expected to decline.
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Samsung and TSMC post record quarterly results as AI chip demand surges
Samsung and TSMC posted record third-quarter results, supported by strong demand for AI chips. Samsung said operating profit jumped nearly 800% year on year to $80.2 billion and forecast third-quarter revenue of about $150 billion, both record highs that surpass Nvidia’s latest quarterly operating income record. TSMC reported quarterly earnings of about $47 billion, up 39% year on year, and said revenue for the first nine months of 2026 rose 41.1% to $122 billion.
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AMD CEO Lisa Su says demand signals are strong across product portfolio
AMD CEO Lisa Su said she is seeing strong demand signals across the company’s product portfolio, with data center demand still very strong. Citi analyst Atif Malik raised his AMD price target to $800 from $575, citing expectations for stronger CPU demand after Meta’s launch of its Muse AI agent. Malik also said he expects the CPU total addressable market to expand from $29 billion in 2025 to $300 billion in 2030.
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Oracle, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and SpaceX long-dated 2026 bonds pay over 6% as Treasury yields climb
Long-term 2026 bonds issued by five major AI spenders—Oracle, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and SpaceX—carry coupons above 6%, ranging from 6.25% to 6.85%. Over the same period, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 49 basis points in a month to 5.28%. The five companies’ uncommenced data-center lease commitments climbed to about $1.12 trillion from roughly $662 billion in late 2025. Oracle’s debt and leases equal 71.6% of its capital, compared with 15.9% at Alphabet, underscoring wide differences in balance-sheet leverage.
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Nvidia hits record high as Foxconn posts $95.4 billion Q3 sales
Nvidia shares hit a record high on Tuesday, lifting the chipmaker’s market capitalization to $5.83 trillion and putting it on track toward $6 trillion. The rally followed Foxconn’s report of $95.4 billion in sales for the quarter ending in September, beating estimates and fueling expectations of strong AI-server demand. Nvidia traded at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 17.1 times as of Monday’s close, while analysts’ consensus price target stood at $334.45, according to FactSet.
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