Biotech IPOs heated up, but haven’t fully recovered

Angelp | Istock | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good morning! After a two-year dry spell, initial public offerings by biotech companies showed signs of life during the first three months of 2024.  But it’s too early to say that … Read more

UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data compromised

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try and protect patient data, following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The company also confirmed that files containing personal information were compromised in the breach. “This attack was conducted by malicious threat actors, and we … Read more

U.S. drug shortages reach record high, hitting Wegovy

Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Reuters Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Drug shortages in the U.S. are at a record high, leaving countless patients … Read more

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) earnings Q1 2024

An entry sign to the Johnson & Johnson campus shows their logo in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported first-quarter adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations as sales in its medical devices business surged. Meanwhile, the company’s total revenue for the … Read more

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Q1 2024 earnings

UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter results on Tuesday, though the company is still dealing with the fallout from the cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $6.91 per share adjusted, which may not compare with the $6.61 expected by analysts, according to LSEG. Revenue: $99.8 billion, vs. … Read more

UnitedHealth Q1 results: Change cyberattack in focus

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group’s first-quarter earnings call will mark the health care giant’s first major public comments since a cyberattack on its Change Healthcare billing and payments subsidiary in February, which has led to the largest disruption in U.S. health care since the Covid pandemic. “Everybody looks to United as … Read more

Health insurer stocks slide as Medicare Advantage rates disappoint

Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of U.S. health insurers fell on Tuesday after the Biden administration didn’t boost payments for private Medicare plans as … Read more

Cramer reviews the Dow’s five worst performers in the first quarter

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday analyzed the five worst-performing stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the first quarter, saying which ones he thinks may be worth keeping an eye on. “Normally I don’t believe in the concept of a stock pivoting in such a short period of time — three months does not … Read more

Another high-profile cybersecurity incident, another reason to buy our cyber stock

Investors received another reason to buy shares of Palo Alto Networks , according to Jim Cramer, in light of a cybersecurity incident that has impacted millions of AT & T customers. The telecommunications giant said Saturday it was investigating a leak of customer data onto the dark web, which compromised information belonging to 73 million … Read more

UnitedHealth Group paid over $3 billion to providers since cyberattack

In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group has paid out an additional $1 billion to providers that have been impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack since last week, bringing the total amount of funds advanced to more … Read more