Locator: 49847B.
Record:
- S&P 500: intra-day record about 10:40 a.m. today; around 6,988
- NASDAQ: intra-day record about 10:40 a.m. today; around 24,020
BRK-B: opens down again today.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) has a massive, core focus on the insurance industry, though it primarily owns property and casualty (P&C) insurers like GEICO and General Re.
- While not heavily invested in health insurers, BRK recently added a stake in UnitedHealth Group ($1.6 billion). It also holds DaVita in the healthcare sector.
GM: beats estimates. Increases dividend by 20%.
Pre-market:
- MU: up $18.
- GLW: up $8.
- SCCO: flat.
- AMD: flat
- AMZN: up $1.47
Medicare: the big question -- did Nancy Pelosi short Humana?
- rate reimbursement is going to remain flat next year
- taking the wind out of the health care industry
- Humana: -16%
- CVS: -11%
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Back to the Bakken
WTI: $61.69.
New wells reporting:
- Wednesday, January 28, 2026: 46 for the month, 46 for the quarter, 46 for the year,
- 42035, conf, Slawson, Rebel Federal 6-32-17TFH,
- 40868, conf, Hess, GO-Dustin Brose-156-98-2932H-2,
- Tuesday, January 27, 2026: 44 for the month, 44 for the quarter, 44 for the year,
- None.
RBN Energy: Midland to Echo 2's return to ease Permian crude tightness to Houston. Link here. Archived.
