May 1 (Reuters) - Insurance provider Aflac ( AFL ) reported first-quarter profit above analysts' estimates on Wednesday, helped by improved premiums earned in the United States. Aflac's ( AFL ) shares rose 1.42% in extended trading. Its U.S. unit earned net premiums of $1.5 billion for the quarter ended March 31, up 3.3% from a year earlier. Net earnings...

May 1 (Reuters) - Mid-America Apartment Communities ( MAA ) , a multifamily-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), on Wednesday reported first-quarter core funds from operations (FFO) per share in line with estimates amid supply pressures in key Sunbelt markets. Mid-America Communities operates multi-family apartment communities primarily located in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As...

06:12 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Adds details about Citigroup ( C ) participation in Federal Reserve's Pilot Climate Scenario Analysis and the bank's response.) Citigroup's ( C ) loan book could suffer billions of dollars of additional losses if global efforts to combat climate change gain speed, Reuters said on Wednesday, citing a confidential analysis prepared by the...

May 1 (Reuters) - Healthcare and drug industry groups on Wednesday urged a U.S. appeals court to revive their challenge to a law requiring manufacturers to negotiate the prices of some drugs with the U.S government's Medicare health insurance program or pay heavy penalties. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the Global Colon Cancer Association and the National Infusion...