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Jefferies Financial Group reported quarterly results that beat expectations, with its investment banking business posting record revenue, yet the company's share price declined after the release. Investors appear to have looked past the strong headline numbers, sending the stock lower even as the bank surpassed earnings forecasts.
- 2Private equity blamed for hospital closures and lost emergency care●How private equity is killing public access to hospitals and emergency care
A Washington Post report argues that private equity ownership of hospitals is eroding public access to care, driving closures of facilities and emergency departments. The piece examines how financial practices at investor-owned hospital chains affect patients and communities, adding to a wider debate in the United States over whether profit-driven ownership models are compatible with essential healthcare services.