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Humana’s stock was headed for another sharp selloff on Tuesday, toward a more than four-year low, after the government cut its rating on one of the health insurer’s large Medicare Advantage plans because it missed some performance measures.

Stocks often struggle in the three months after Inauguration Day.

The political debate over energy policy has become epitomized by fracking, a controversial method of extracting oil and natural gas that has led the U.S. to become the world’s largest producer of fossil fuels for the first time since the 1960s.

Oil futures extended gains Wednesday, rising more than 3% while investors awaited Israel’s response to a massive missile barrage by Iran a day earlier, stoking fears of a wider conflict that could impede flows of crude from the Middle East.

Jet-engine aftermarket company prices above the top of its range for its trading debut on Wednesday.

What goes up must come down: Stocks face a “lost decade” after a record run.

If nonprofit credit unions act like big commercial banks, they should be regulated like them.

Read plan details carefully, and expect changes to prices and coverage.

Mortgage applications fell 1.3% in the past week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.’s stock was down 4.7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after it said it fired Dan H. Arnold as chief executive for allegedly violating the financial advice firm’s rules on a respectful workplace.

Wars, what are they good for? Not stocks, at least for 22 days.

Treasury yields rose early Wednesday amid concerns rising energy prices and a prolonged U.S. dock strike may stoke inflation.