UnitedHealth Income Rises, but Forecast Hurts Shares
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The insurance company UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose slightly, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but its shares fell on concerns about disappointing trends for its commercial plans serving employers.
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update Earnings per share rise compared with a year ago, but company misses analysts' expectations by a long shot.
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Stocks rose at the open on Monday, boosted by takeover news and stronger-than-expected earnings in the pharmaceutical sector.
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The printer maker also predicted better-than-expected first quarter earnings, sending shares up.
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Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N posted a 13 percent rise in  quarterly profit on Wednesday and lifted the low end of its  full-year earnings forecast range, helped by strong demand for  Otis elevators and aerospace equipment.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc., the  second-biggest managed health care company, on Thursday said  quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as its premiums  outpaced the soaring cost of medical care, and it raised its  2005 forecast.
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UnitedHealth Group, the nation's second-largest managed care company, reported Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings leapt 45.8 percent, capping a year in which it added six million new members.
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Humana Inc.  said on Monday that quarterly net profit more than doubled on strong Medicare membership growth, which prompted the health insurer to raise its 2007 earnings forecast.
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Sock index futures rose on Tuesday after news of a proposed acquisition of a health-care company, while bond yields held steady, giving investors a break from interest-rate worries.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , the second biggest managed health care company, on Thursday said profit rose as its premiums outpaced the soaring cost of medical care.
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Medical-care ratio concerns trip up shareholders.
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United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed  expectations as shortfalls in its U.S. package business and  rising fuel prices offset strength internationally.
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Stock futures rose on Monday as deal news and stronger-than-expected profits from drug maker Merck & Co.  and others eased anxiety about earnings, which led to Friday's sell-off.
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Merck & Co.  said on Monday that quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on strong demand for its newer vaccines and medicines, and raised its 2007 profit forecast, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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Health insurer Aetna Inc.  AET.N on  Thursday posted a 21 percent jump in quarterly earnings and  also boosted its 2005 forecast, buoyed by better-than-expected  membership enrollment, pushing shares up 4  percent.
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The health insurer beats some estimates and raises others.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by shares of health and defense companies that are expected to benefit from the re-election of President Bush, but higher oil prices checked advances.