UnitedHealth Group experienced notable downward pressure during the trading session, primarily driven by mounting investor concern over persistent medical utilization trends and their impact on near-term underwriting margins. The managed care sector has been contending with elevated medical loss ratios, particularly within senior and Medicare Advantage populations where outpatient surgical volumes and specialized care claims

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, Nov. 4, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Whether it’s a referendum on the midterms or just a continuation of a bear market in semiconductors that dates back to the group’s peak in June, one thing’s clear from the

Any prediction about a stock’s future price should be taken with a grain of salt. This one is no exception. Still, while past performance is no guarantee of future results, history is a reasonable indication of what the future likely holds, particularly when the underpinnings of that performance remain in place. With that as the

Palantir Technologies (PLTR -8.78%) turned in another quarter of impressive results, as revenue growth once again accelerated. However, the stock dipped on the news and is down more than 15% over the past year. Let’s dig into Palantir’s Q3 results and prospects to see why I think it could become one of the biggest winning

Part of our midterms guide. Start here: what the vote really changes for your money. Image from Pixabay What Does Everyone Already Know? On Monday, the Nasdaq 100 closed more than 10% below its Oct. 6 peak: a correction, its third this year. On Wednesday, after Democrats won Congress, the Dow rose 3.03% to 53,356,

Tech firms tumbled on Thursday as investors contemplated the outlook for the AI boom after Democrats swept the US midterms, partly on the back of growing anger over the rapid building of data centres across the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT However, broader markets mostly rallied and oil plunged after President Donald Trump’s Republicans were dealt a