<strong>Ben Bienvenu</strong>, <strong>an analyst with financial services firm Stephens Inc.,</strong> said Tyson's results were "about as we expected, but certainly weak."

Cigna is seeking the highest average individual and small group rate increases among insurers in the 16 states that have released preliminary premiums data.

Health insurers are pitching an average 10.9% increase in small group premiums across the 12 states that have released insurers’ proposed rates so far, according to a report this month by the <strong>Stephens Inc</strong>. investment bank.

Stephens Analyst Terry McEvoy was recently on the S&amp;P Global Podcast “Street Talk” discussing Super Regional Banks Funding Pressure. Listen here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/stephens.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2821801251c47ba1c797f20a&amp;id=27814996b1&amp;e=19c58c91b9__;!!OeoTPxQRzHw-lw!vsEkOKoG4Zc4ishT_U23VQeiBUUsgo9YT1DqPNY_mKfD2xaxGVp8uhCY3PlkrVeHR0ymB_r6q1AdqIL5pgIQA6E$" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a>

Watch Stephens analyst Joshua Long talk Chipotle’s quarterly earnings on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime.”

Three years into Lithia Motors Inc.'s audacious plan to reach $50 billion in revenue by the end of 2025, two things are clear. Amid a sometimes turbulent economic environment, Lithia has been nimble in pursuit of its goals,<strong> said Daniel Imbro, an analyst with Stephens Inc.</strong>

Sales and Use Tax Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2023 | $5,980,000 | 10/10/2023

The Labor Department reported that <strong>initial jobless claims </strong>edged higher from very low levels last week. With layoff activity at such low levels, it seems to be the case that workers who are laid off are finding new work opportunities with relative ease, or realized layoff activity is far less than what is announced by large businesses. Jobless claims are set to accelerate in coming weeks after the United Auto Workers union expanded its strike to 38 locations and 20 states. Claims in regular state programs climbed 2,000 to 204,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised 202,000 for the week ending September 23rd. The four-week moving average declined to 211,000 from 217,250 the prior week. Continuing claims, which include people who have received unemployment benefits for a week or more, increased 12,000 to 1.670 million for the week ending September 16th.