Why Is UnitedHealth Stock Trading Higher Friday?

Why Is UnitedHealth Stock Trading Higher Friday?

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) shares climbed Friday after high-profile investors Michael Burry and Warren Buffett took positions in the insurance giant, offering some relief to a stock that has tumbled about 41% year-to-date. Warren Buffett’s fund bought little more than 5 million shares, and Burry disclosed in 13F filings that he purchased call contracts against 350,000…

Read More
'There is a new sheriff in town'

‘There is a new sheriff in town’

In an exclusive interview on Yahoo Finance’s Decoding Retirement podcast, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), discussed the financial and operational challenges facing the US healthcare system. Ultimately responsible for the healthcare of 66 million Medicare beneficiaries, 78 million people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health…

Read More