Business News News 29 December 2025

UnitedHealth stock slips as WSJ flags Optum mail-order refills ahead of 2026 guidance

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:11 ET — Regular session UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares edged lower on Monday after a Wall Street Journal investigation said mail-order pharmacies owned by major insurers, including UnitedHealth, dispensed billions of dollars of excess prescription

29 December 2025

Business News·Healthcare·Market Trends·Stocks

U.S. bankruptcies hit a 15-year high as Trump tariffs and high rates squeeze companies

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:16 ET U.S. corporate bankruptcies have climbed to a 15-year high in 2025, with at least 717 companies filing through November as tariffs and higher borrowing costs strained cash flow and demand. The Washington Post

29 December 2025

Bankruptcy·Business News·Corporate Finance·U.S. Economy

Breeze CEO warns startups face tighter U.S. skies as new rewards tiers near

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:16 ET Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman warned that startup airlines are facing a tighter squeeze in the U.S. market, even as his carrier keeps expanding its route map, a Red94 report published on Sunday

29 December 2025

Aviation·Business News·Startups·U.S. Economy

Palantir slips as Karp’s paid “college alternative” hits headlines in weak year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:46 ET — Regular session Palantir Technologies Inc shares were down 0.9% at $187.10 shortly after the opening bell on Monday, reversing a small early bounce as the broader tech sector softened. The move matters

29 December 2025

Business News·Stock Market·Technology

Tesla stock slips as supplier guts $2.9 bln battery deal to $7,386

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:43 ET — Regular session Tesla shares fell about 2.2% to $464.88 in early trade on Monday, after South Korea’s L&F said the value of a battery-material supply deal with Tesla had shrunk to just

29 December 2025

Business News·Investments·Stock Market·Tesla

Everyman CEO exits with immediate effect as board taps interim boss after profit warningNEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 07:30 ET

Everyman Media Group said on Monday its chief executive, Alex Scrimgeour, has stepped down with immediate effect and non-executive director Farah Golant will take over as interim CEO. Investegate The move lands weeks after the AIM-listed — London’s junior stock

29 December 2025

Business News·Company Updates·Executive Changes·Financial Reports

Tesla drops in premarket as supplier slashes battery deal from $2.9 bln to $7,386

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:53 ET — Premarket Tesla shares slid in premarket trading on Monday after a key battery-material supplier disclosed a steep reduction in the projected value of a supply deal tied to the electric-vehicle maker. Tesla

29 December 2025

Battery Technology·Business News·Electric Vehicles·Stock Market·Tesla

Tyler Perry lawsuit names Lionsgate, putting Lionsgate Studios stock in focus before the open

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 04:21 ET — Premarket Lionsgate Studios Corp shares were in focus ahead of Monday’s U.S. market open after the stock ended the prior session up 4.6%, as investors weighed a new lawsuit that also names

29 December 2025

Business News·Lawsuits·Stock Market

Ford stock hovers near a 52-week high as battery-deal fallout tests its EV pivot

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:53 ET — Market closed Ford Motor shares were last down about 0.4% at $13.31, as investors headed into the final trading days of the year weighing fresh signs of stress across the electric-vehicle supply

29 December 2025

Automotive Industry·Business News·Electric Vehicles·Stock Market

Ondas stock slides after insider-sale filings, with January order timeline in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:26 ET — Market closed Ondas Holdings shares ended down 7.12% at $8.48 in the latest session on Friday, a sharp pullback in a stock that has swung widely in December. Investing The move matters

29 December 2025

Business News·Company Earnings·Financial Analysis·Insider Trading·Stock Market

Hims & Hers stock slides into year-end as investors weigh Ohio buildout and macro calendar

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 01:59 ET — Market closed. Hims & Hers Health Inc shares last closed down about 1% at $34.31 on Friday, extending a four-session slide as U.S. markets headed into the final trading days of the

29 December 2025

Business News·Financial Analysis·Healthcare·Investing·Stock Market

Singapore SME 500 Award 2025 winners named as Singapore businesses face uneven demand

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 01:53 ET Singapore’s Association of Trade and Commerce said it had recognised small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under its Singapore SME 500 Award 2025 programme, as businesses navigate uneven demand and higher operating costs. PR

29 December 2025

Business News·Economic Trends