Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. UnitedHealth — The health insurer’s stock popped roughly 7% as investors scooped up shares of the beaten-down name, which lost 23% last week. UnitedHealth had suspended its 2025 guidance, announced that its CEO is stepping down and is reportedly the subject of a U.S. Department of…
Key Points UnitedHealth Group saw some of its insiders step in and purchase declining shares this week. Kristen Gil, a director at the firm, bought 3,700 shares worth roughly $1 million on Thursday. Shares of UnitedHealth plunged nearly 11% to $274.35 on Thursday following a report in The Wall Street Journal that the Department of Justice…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Walmart — Shares of the big-box retailer shed 0.5% after Walmart fell slightly short of first-quarter sales expectations and management warned that consumers could see higher prices caused by tariffs. Walmart reported revenue of $165.61 billion, while the consensus forecast was $165.84 billion, per LSEG. The retailer earned 61…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Walmart – The discount retailer reported better-than-expected earnings , but shares were slightly lower in the premarket. Walmart posted an adjusted profit of 61 cents per share, beating an LSEG estimate of 58 per share. Revenue of $165.61 billion was about in line with the consensus…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. American Eagle Outfitters — The retailer tumbled 11% in early trading. American Eagle on Tuesday withdrew its 2025 guidance “due to macro uncertainty.” The company, faced with slow sales and steep discounting, also took $75 million in write-offs related to spring and summer merchandise. Super Micro…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. UnitedHealth — Shares dropped 7% in the premarket Tuesday after the company announced it was suspending its 2025 outlook due to higher-than-expected medical expenditures. UnitedHealth also announced CEO Andrew Witty was stepping down, effective immediately, for personal reasons. Stephen Hemsley will replace Witty as chief executive….
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Tech stocks — Shares of megacap technology names fell after initially gaining amid investor optimism that the U.S. would reach deals with other countries to lower tariffs. Apple , which lost around 20% over the past three trading days given its China exposure, finished about 5%…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Levi Strauss — The jeans maker surged 11% after the company reiterated its full-year outlook. However, Levi noted that it excludes any impact from the White House’s tariffs. The company also posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of 38 cents per share, which was 52% higher versus the…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Health-care stocks — Shares of Humana , CVS Health and UnitedHealth jumped after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration will raise payment rates for Medicare insurers next year to 5.06%, higher than the 2.23% increase the Biden administration had proposed. Humana gained more…
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Down Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company UnitedHealthcare is shown in Cypress, California April 13, 2016. Mike Blake | Reuters UnitedHealthcare is in hot water again as the insurance giant grapples with a reported government investigation of its Medicare billing practices, pursues employee buyouts and potential layoffs and…
