UnitedHealth Group Inc
CVS is under pressure and considering a break up. Here’s why that could be risky
A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images It’s time for a wellness check at CVS Health. Shares of the company are down more than 20% this year as it grapples with higher-than-expected medical costs in its insurance unit and pharmacy reimbursement pressure, […]
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Healthy Returns: Pfizer pulls sickle cell disease drug from markets – here’s why it matters
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Hello and happy Tuesday! Today, we’re unpacking a shocking move from Pfizer. The pharmaceutical giant last week announced it […]
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Forget Nvidia: Here’s how one CIO is positioning after the rate cut
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s bumper 50-basis-point interest rate cut has been the talk of the market as investors evaluate sectors and stocks. Kingsley Jones, a chief investment officer at the Sydney-headquartered Jevons Global, says the rate cut has “supported the market.” “At this point, there was some concern if the Fed went with a jumbo […]
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FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued three large U.S. health companies that negotiate insulin prices, arguing the drug middlemen use practices that boost their profits while “artificially” inflating costs for patients. The suit targets the three biggest so-called pharmacy benefit managers, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx, CVS Health’s Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts. All are […]
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Nasdaq climbs 1% as Wall Street bounces back from inflation report sell-off: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Sept. 5, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks seesawed Wednesday, trading in wide ranges, as traders weighed what the latest U.S. inflation data means for Federal Reserve policy. Tech shares led a rebound from steep session lows. […]
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How Tim Walz made Minnesota a ‘roadmap’ for progressive economic policy
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gesture at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., August 20, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters To understand the economic vision of the Harris-Walz presidential ticket, Minnesotans say just look at the North Star State. “I’ve heard some […]
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Two major investor groups love these stocks, according to Goldman Sachs
Hedge funds and mutual funds — two of the biggest investor groups — piled into a handful of the same stocks last quarter in anticipation of changing market leadership and higher volatility, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank analyzed the holdings of 693 hedge funds with $2.8 trillion of gross equity positions as […]
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Here’s why Walgreens and CVS retail pharmacies are struggling — and what they’re doing to fix it
The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap. But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists […]
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Philippe Laffont’s Coatue entered into Paramount last quarter amid weakness
Philippe Laffont’s Coatue built a position at Paramount Global amid tumultuous times for the storied media company. The technology-focused investor opened a stake of more than 3 million shares in the legacy entertainment giant during the second quarter, according to regulatory fillings. That amounts to a holding worth more than $38 million. Laffont is one of […]
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Inside the tax battles Tim Walz fought — and won — in Minnesota
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz walk as they prepare to depart at Chippewa Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., August 7, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters Six years before Tim Walz was tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, he was […]
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