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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: UnitedHealth — The health insurer’s stock popped roughly 8.2% as investors scooped up shares of the beaten-down name, which lost 23% last week. UnitedHealth has suspended its 2025 guidance, announced that its CEO is stepping down and is reportedly the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation . Reddit — Shares of the social media stock dropped 4.6% following a downgrade to equal weight from overweight at Wells Fargo. The firm said search traffic disruptions at Reddit are likely to become lasting as Google’s search integrates full artificial intelligence capabilities.…

The Israeli army has ordered the expulsion of Palestinians from Khan Younis, including the Bani Suhaila and Abasan areas in the southern Gaza Strip, ahead of what it described as an “unprecedented attack”. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, issued the warning in a post on X (formerly Twitter), declaring Khan Younis a “dangerous combat zone”. He instructed residents of the affected areas to move towards the al-Mawasi zone in southern Gaza, which the military has previously designated as a “humanitarian area”. Despite being labelled a so-called “safe zone”, al-Mawasi has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli forces. The area…

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on , April 4, 2025.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft’s GitHub unit on Monday introduced a Copilot artificial intelligence agent that can take on specific programming work and inform people once it has finished.From there, developers can check the agent’s work from GitHub, a widely used repository for code. They can request modifications and then allow GitHub to add the source code to existing files.The launch, announced at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle, shows that the technology…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 19, 2025, 11:55 AM ETValencia have asked for an “immediate rectification” from the producers of Vinícius Júnior’s Netflix documentary, saying the film’s portrayal of the racist abuse suffered by the Real Madrid forward at Mestalla “does not correspond with reality.”The documentary — which was released worldwide last week — was produced by Brazilian production company Conspiraçao for the streaming service, and tells the story of the player’s life and career, with a focus on recent seasons.In one, key scene, it chronicles the events of May 21, 2023, when Vinícius confronted a group of Valencia fans who had…

You’ll need to clear $330,000 in household income to be considered part of the top 5% of earners in the U.S., according to a new analysis by GOBankingRates.But in 12 states, the bar is much higher. In these places, the average income for top-earning households exceeds $500,000 a year.To determine how much income is needed to reach the top 5% in each state, GOBankingRates analyzed the most recent Census data from 2023. Each state was ranked by the average income of its top 5% of households.Connecticut ranks highest with an average top 5% income of $637,673 — more than seven…

As Israel reaches its 77th year of existence, its endgame for the Palestinians looks closer than ever.  Unbelievable as it may seem, the Jewish state is moving steadily towards emptying Gaza and the West Bank of their native inhabitants – a Palestinian eradication from the land it has pursued since before its inception. This horrific prospect, which the world watches without lifting a finger, evokes for me vivid memories of the 1948 Nakba, when Israel carried out the first mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Then, as now, no one intervened.  I was a child at the time, but I remember thinking…

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Entrepreneur and family office founder David Adelman said family offices have a growing competitive advantage over venture capital and private equity firms when it comes to investing in startups. As family offices surge in number and size, with assets now totaling over $3 trillion , they’re increasingly challenging big funds for startup investments and merger deals. Adelman, whose family office Darco Capital now has more than…

Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. government debt is rippling through Wall Street on Monday, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer said there is a crucial difference between now and the past two times a credit-rating agency cut its outlook on Uncle Sam’s bonds. “What’s happening that didn’t happen then is there is an alternative” to U.S. stocks, Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “The money keeps going to these European stocks, and it’s rather amazing.” In particular, Cramer pointed to the strength of the German and Spanish equity markets so far in 2025. The German DAX index is up more than…

A woman shops at a supermarket on April 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.Sha Hanting | China News Service | Getty ImagesMoody’s decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating may have consequences for your money, experts say.The debt downgrade put immediate pressure on bond prices, sending yields higher on Monday morning. The 30-year U.S. bond yield traded above 5% and the 10-year yield topped 4.5%, hitting key levels at a time when the economy is already showing signs of strain from President Donald Trump’s unfolding tariff policy. Bond prices and yields move inversely.Treasury bonds influence rates for a wide range of consumer loans like 30-year…