UnitedHealth Profit Up, But Shares Off
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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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Shares of major Medicare providers moved higher Monday after Humana Inc. handed Wall Street strong third-quarter earnings results, echoing rather upbeat investor sentiment seen throughout the sector.
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United Online (Nasdaq: UNTD) may have reported a perfectly respectable increase in quarterly profit today, but it&#39;s the future that has investors worried.
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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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Health insurer Humana Inc. posted a rise in quarterly profit on Monday as the company&#39;s Medicare business gained and it kept health premiums ahead of soaring underlying medical costs.
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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.
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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, 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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United Parcel Service Inc  on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected profit citing growth in its global business, supply chain and freight unit, plus modest growth in its U.S package business despite a "sluggish" economy.
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Medco Health Solutions Inc  on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit manager boosted its full-year profit forecast.
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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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Medco Health Solutions Inc. , one of the largest U.S. managers of drug benefits, said on Wednesday that profit rose 29 percent, as higher rates of mail-delivered generic drugs drove better profit margins, and it lifted its full-year earnings forecast.
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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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The companyâs second-quarter profit rose 37 percent after factoring in losses from assets it sold, but on a continuing basis results fell on buyout costs at its newspapers.
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Diversified health-care company  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on Tuesday said its quarterly profit  rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.  -- Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit increase of nearly 10 percent as revenues jumped by double digits despite declines in sales of two key product lines.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , which is trying to emerge from a stock options scandal, on Tuesday affirmed its 2006 profit outlook and forecast 2007 net earnings of between $4.7 billion and $4.75 billion on revenue of about $79.5 billion.