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Semiconductor stocks are dragging Nasdaq futures lower, while UnitedHealth stock jumped 4% after topping earnings expectations

UnitedHealth Group crushed Q2 earnings forecasts amid lower-than-expected benefit costs and gave a big boost to its full-year outlook. Humana, Centene and CVS Health all got a sizable lift from the warm reception for UnitedHealth's earnings report.

Investing.com -- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) reported second quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations across earnings, revenue and guidance, sending shares up 7% premarket as investors responded positively to the healthcare giant's improved outlook.

The healthcare giant posts better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and hikes its full-year guidance.

Investors were set to parse signals on the AI build-out, consumer spending, geopolitical uncertainty, and more in a packed Thursday session.

UnitedHealth Group’s stock fell hard in 2025. When the healthcare insurer reports second-quarter results Thursday, the company’s 2026 bounceback has investors eager for confirmation that medical spending trends are in hand. UnitedHealth has notched a series of wins heading into earnings season.

Dell, Sandisk and Micron led an AI sell-off, masked by megacaps such as Apple. SpaceX undercut its IPO price. Taiwan Semi, GE Aerospace earnings are due.

Elevance Health topped Q2 earnings estimates Wednesday, despite falling medical membership, but profit was boosted by one-time "below-the-line" factors and the full-year outlook was underwhelming. ELV stock tumbled, making it among the S&P 500's early laggards. Molina Healthcare, another S&P 500 managed care stock, joined Elevance among the biggest laggards performers in pre-market trading.

Health insurance company UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market open. Here’s what you need to know.

Elevance Health is breaking the Medicare Advantage curse, and the insurer’s earnings could show it on Wednesday. Health insurer stocks have rallied this year after a tough run of rising medical costs that hampered earnings in 2024 and 2025. The results come just a day ahead of the monster of the industry, UnitedHealth Group Wall Street will be watching to see if these two companies can keep the momentum going.

The company attributed the guidance cut to a larger-than-expected shift in payer mix and a greater financial impact from health insurance exchanges.

UnitedHealth Group is due to post earnings Thursday morning, with the health insurance giant’s stock seen making a big move after the report.

A series of big bank results kicked off the second quarter earnings season on Tuesday.

Earnings season is here and we’ve got the first batch of big name companies reporting earnings this week with Taiwan Semiconductor, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Unitedhealth Group all set to report.

The benchmark US equity measures were pointing lower before the opening bell Monday amid rising tens

After a rocky start to the year, health insurer stocks have roared back. The insurers are trying to end a difficult cycle that began about three years ago, when healthcare use, and the costs to cover it, accelerated postpandemic. The fund’s top 10 holdings encompass six health insurers, three of which— UnitedHealth Group Aetna parent CVS Health and Elevance Health —comprise more than 40% of the fund.

Before the stock surged, management laid out a turnaround plan for its Aetna unit that was so explicit, they practically put a price tag on it.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is likely to report second-quarter earnings above Wall Street's consensus,

Carelon is becoming a major growth driver for ELV, boosting revenues, care efficiency and long-term earnings potential despite near-term investment pressure.

UnitedHealth Group Research is set to announce its second-quarter earnings next month, and Wall Street expects the company’s EPS to grow by double digits.

US stocks were expected to head in different directions on Thursday morning, as oil prices retreat but tech earnings overnight disappointed investors. Dow Jones futures were called 0.8% higher, but the S&P 500 was off 0.4% and Nasdaq futures were down 1.3%. The latter pair were...

The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the red before the opening bell Monday as investors

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has been in focus after first quarter 2026 earnings, a higher full year earnings outlook, and plans to cut prior authorization requirements, while analysts highlighted the stock following these updates. See our latest analysis for UnitedHealth Group. The stock has reacted strongly to the first quarter earnings update and guidance lift, with a 30 day share price return of 20.15% and 90 day share price return of 33.65%. However, the 1 year total shareholder return is...

Guidance upgrades are generally among the most bullish announcements a company can make, signaling that the outlook is even better than previously expected.

CVS stock is breaking out on Wednesday morning after it posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and raised its full-year outlook. Of CVS Health's three big segments, its health benefits segment saw operating income surge by $1.05 billion, or 53%.

CVS Health’s Aetna was the third-largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans in 2025, behind UnitedHealth Group and Humana.