UnitedHealth Profit Jumps, Ups Forecast
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH.N on  Thursday said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as  medical costs stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also  boosted its 2005 forecast.
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Union Pacific Corp. (UNP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the nation&#39;s largest railroad, raised its fourth-quarter earnings forecast on Tuesday, citing increased revenue from hauling commodities, sending its shares up 5 percent.
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Health insurer WellPoint Inc  said on Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 7 percent as membership increased.
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Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N on Friday said quarterly profit rose  10.5 percent as the construction boom in Asia boosted its Otis  elevator and Carrier heating and air conditioning businesses.
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Merck & Co  on Monday said its third-quarter profit rose sharply, helped by sales of its vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit forecast in view of strong current trends.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , recovering from an options-trading scandal, could see its stock rise more than 40 percent in the next 12 to 24 months, as its underlying operations shine, a report said.
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WellPoint Health Networks Inc. WLP.N,  one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, on Monday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as it kept health premiums above  rising medical costs.
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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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Medco Health Solutions Inc   reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit  manager boosted its full-year profit forecast, sending its  shares higher.
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The UnitedHealth Group completed an earnings restatement of up to $1.5 billion tied to its stock options accounting Tuesday.
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Union Pacific Corp. UNP.N, the  nation's largest railroad, raised its fourth-quarter earnings  forecast on Tuesday, citing increased revenue from hauling  commodities, sending its shares up 5 percent.
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United Parcel Service Inc., the  world's largest package carrier, said on Thursday its quarterly  profit rose, driven in part by strength in its international  and non-package businesses.
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Diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corp.  posted a rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong infrastructure demand and a recovery in its aerospace business, the company said on Wednesday.
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Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company, said quarterly profit jumped 14 percent, boosted by strong sales and a gain from the sale of its juice business.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson &amp; Johnson on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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Aetna Inc  posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday as membership increased, and the health insurer projected next year's earnings would grow faster than Wall Street expected.
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United Parcel Service Inc. reported a 7.5 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, but said that profit growth would slow this year.