Stock Movers

JetBlue Cuts Costs, Humana Rises, Solar Falls


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- JetBlue (JBLU) plans to hasten cost cuts by eliminating some flights, ending service to a number of cities and restructuring its leadership ranks as economic uncertainty feeds weaker-than-expected demand for travel, the company said in an internal memo. The carrier will eliminate underperforming routes and plans to announce network changes in coming weeks, according to the memo from Chief Executive Officer Joanna Geraghty seen by Bloomberg on Tuesday. 
JetBlue implemented budget reductions at support centers and is assessing hiring, spending on business partners and vendors and will combine or restructure some leadership roles. The carrier has halted cosmetic refreshes of four out of its 10 legacy Airbus A320 aircraft used for flights and will park the planes at the end of summer.
“We’re hopeful demand and bookings will rebound, but even a recovery won’t fully offset the ground we’ve lost this year and our path back to profitability will take longer than we’d hoped,” Geraghty said. “That means we’re still relying on borrowed cash to keep the airline running.”

- Humana (HUM) shares were up as much as 4%, the most intraday in a month, as analysts are positive on the health insurer following its investor day event where it gave updates regarding expectations for earnings growth through 2028. KeyBanc Capital Markets says the investor day provided “a clear picture” of the earnings power of the business and how the company plans to unlock margins by 2028.

- Solar stocks, like Sunrun (RUN), SolarEdge (SEDG) and Enphase (ENPH) fell sharply after Senate Republicans released a bill that would end clean energy tax credits earlier than expected, dashing hopes that major cuts passed by the House wouldn’t stick. The new version of the bill released by the Senate Finance Committee would end incentives for wind and solar in 2028. Tax breaks for other sources of power, such as nuclear, hydropower and geothermal, would be allowed to remain until being phased out in 2036, according to a summary of the legislation.

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