Large, for-profit health insurance companies have expanded their geographic footprints,

Mary Kissel, EVP and Senior Policy Advisor at Stephens, discusses Middle East tensions.

Still, Hutchinson will have to "step up a lot" to run the business at a time when auto lending is "in a tough spot," said <strong>Vincent Caintic, an analyst at Stephens Inc</strong>

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The Labor Department reported that <strong>initial jobless claims</strong> increased last week, while recurring applications for unemployment benefits rose for a sixth straight week to the highest level since April. Companies are adding jobs at a healthy pace and the unemployment rates remain low, but the pace of hiring is losing steam, making it more difficult for some job seekers to find work. Claims in regular state programs increased 5,000 to 217,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised 212,000 for the week ending October 28th. The four-week moving average climbed to 210,000 from 208,000 the prior week. Continuing claims, which include people who have received unemployment benefits for a week or more, increased 35,000 to 1.818 million for the week ending October 21st.