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Australian insurer Medibank says some customer data accessed in cyberattack
SYDNEY — Medibank Private Ltd. MPL, +0.14% on Thursday said some of its customers’ claims information appears to have been accessed in a cyberattack on the company that was first Read more
UnitedHealth stock surges after earnings beat, another raised outlook
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. surged Friday, after the health insurer reported third-quarter profit and revenue that rose above expectations, and lifted its full-year outlook for a third-straight quarter. Net Read more
Judge denies DOJ’s request to block UnitedHealth’s acquisition of Change Healthcare
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Monday ruled against a Justice Department antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s UNH, +0.49% $13 billion acquisition of health-technology firm Change Healthcare Inc. CHNG, -0.08%, rejecting government claims that the deal Read more
Only 5 stocks in the S&P 500 ended in positive territory after Powell’s hawkish inflation speech
It took only a 10-minute speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday to clarify that monetary policy would be relentlessly tightened in the months ahead. Investors dumped stocks, Read more
Opinion: Why the Inflation Reduction Act is a very big deal for Americans
NEW YORK—Senate Democrats’ compromise bill, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, addresses not just inflation but also several key longstanding problems facing our economy and society. There is a simmering Read more