Chris MacDonald is a long-time financial contributor to a number of world-class finance publications, including Barchart. With more than a decade of experience in covering a range of financial assets, Chris looks to bring a fundamentals-first approach to assessing the market.
UnitedHealth just announced it is expanding its pharmacy benefits model.
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Jefferies just set a $45 price target on QBTS.
MSTR was being eyed for possible Nasdaq-100 removal, but when the index reconstitutes next week, it will get to stay. Other companies, including Biogen and Lululemon, will be removed.
Trump is considering signing an executive order that would reclassify marijuana.
J.P. Morgan upgraded Pepsi, citing expectations for improved performance.
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Meta is allegedly launching a new model in Q1 called Avocado.
Chipotle is upping its stock buybacks by $1.8 billion.
Carvana, after making a huge comeback, is joining the S&P 500 and will be in the index effective Dec. 22.
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DRAM billings were up 90% in November.
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Sam Altman, in an internal memo, has told employees at OpenAI that the company is on alert as Google makes waves with its Gemini 3, which has become the top-ranked AI LLM.
