Thursday's trading session has presented significant movements among stocks, particularly within the mega-cap and large-cap segments. Market participants have witnessed notable declines in heavyweight stocks like UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA),

UnitedHealth Group named veteran internal executive Tim Noel to replace slain UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson to lead the nation's largest health insurer.

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said on Thursday that healthcare in the U.S. needs to be "less confusing, less complex and less costly" during the company's first earnings call since the murder of Brian Thompson,

U.S. stock markets experienced a downturn on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite shedding over 170 points and ending the day at 19,338.29.

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UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Thursday following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies. More stocks rose within the index than fell, but drops for some influential stocks like Tesla outweighed them.

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.

Noel was the head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. and the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group.

UnitedHealth Group said on Thursday it has appointed Tim Noel, the head of its Medicare business, to replace late CEO Brian Thompson as the head of its insurance unit.

UnitedHealth's OptumRx to pass 100% of drug rebates to clients by 2028, but critics say GPO structure may still hide true discounts, as CEO Witty addresses pricing concerns

Tesla Inc senior executive and Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill on Monday pitched health reasons to adopt electric vehicles over environmental concerns, following President Donald Trump's cancelation of former President Joe Biden's EV targets.