The Latest Breaking News from UnitedHealth

Some businesses deserve sympathy when they land in bankruptcy. Then there's Envision.

The companies and their rivals say their enormous size and scope makes them the best candidates to fix America’s health care system. After a new wave of mergers, they're under pressure to prove it.

Dow Jones rose but most stocks struggled. Tesla tumbled on delivery data. WWE stock got mauled amid merger news.

CMA gives UnitedHealth and EMIS five working days to tackle concerns over £1.2bn deal

UnitedHealth said it planned to take over Emis last June for £1.2 billion.

Stock futures lower as Fed decision looms, earnings in focus; Samsung confirms weakest quarterly profit in eight years, maintains capex plans; UnitedHealth, Humana slide as Medicare plans overpayment clawback; Exxon earnings on deck after Chevron miss and AMD earnings in focus as chip sector feels global demand slump.

The Dow Jones was off lows after Fed Gov. Lael Brainard spoke out. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a debt plea. Tesla stock slipped.

UnitedHealth Group saw profits leap 17% to $4.9 billion during the fourth quarter, beating analyst estimates and prompting the company to reiterate its upbeat financial guidance for the new year.

UnitedHealth stock is rallying after better-than-expected earnings, but resistance looms overhead.