HCA Healthcare lifted its 2025 profit forecast but said it cannot determine how looming changes to insurance plans under Medicaid and Obamacare will impact 2026 earnings, sending the hospital operator's shares down 2% on Friday.

HCA Healthcare raised its full-year guidance for earnings and sales as both figures exceeded analyst targets for the second quarter.

HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s largest hospital operators, announced robust second-quarter 2025 financial results on Friday, surpassing analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings per share.

The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits fell sharply again in the latest quarter.

Tesla has offered low-interest loans and other incentives to try to revive sales, but these efforts have depressed the company’s profits. Tesla’s newest model, the Cybertruck pickup, has been a flop. The company sold 4,300 Cybertrucks in the second quarter, according to Cox Automotive, a 50 percent decline from a year earlier.

Charter Communications Inc. shares tumbled after the company reported it lost more internet customers than expected during the second quarter amid increased pressure from mobile companies’ 5G and fiber home internet offerings.

Puma shares dropped 16% on Friday after the German sportswear brand said it now expects an annual loss as sales decline and US tariffs dent profit. Puma has been struggling to attract shoppers as re-released retro sneakers,

German sportswear maker Puma sharply lowered its full-year outlook on Thursday after a disappointing second quarter, warning it now expects to post a loss instead of a previously forecast profit. The company said it now anticipates a negative operating result (EBIT) in 2025,