UnitedHealth Group Inc. promoted the head of its Medicare health plan business to lead the company’s broader insurance division, filling the job previously held by slain executive Brian Thompson. Tim Noel,

UNH has a split post-earnings history over the last two years, finishing four next-day sessions higher and four lower. The stock also averaged a 4.6% swing, regardless of direction, after its last eight earnings reports. This time around, the options pits are pricing in a bigger 6.9% move.

UnitedHealth, the largest health care company in the U.S., made profits of up to 7,700 percent on lifesaving drugs, the Federal Trade ... the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance wing ...

In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, prompting its shares to fall in early morning trading despite quarterly profit beating projections.

First-quarter earnings season kicks off with results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and UnitedHealth Group.

America's largest health care company, UnitedHealth, made profits of more than 5,000 percent on a lifesaving leukemia drug, according to a Federal Trade ... UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS ...

Shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) were pulling back Thursday after the company delivered underwhelming fourth-quarter results, as sales were weaker than expected and its costs rose.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies

Moreover, the recent job data was better than anticipated, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may postpone ... Manufacturing Company (TSM) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) will unveil their financial ...

The Vix index, the options-implied movement of the S&P 500, moved down yesterday, and at 15 it is below the threshold usually taken as a sign of market fear. The Move, the equivalent index for Treasury yields, is trading in its usual band. The implied volatility of investment-grade credit spreads is near a multiyear low, too.

The Global Fund gives grants directly to organisations working in disease-hit regions to curb the spread of illness and improve health systems. The WHO focuses on global co-ordination to track and contain epidemics, responding to emergencies and promoting health and universal health care internationally.

San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors, for example, recently voted to forbid local law enforcement from aiding federal immigration ... And Miller’s group isn’t happy about it.