UnitedHealth Stock Is Climbing Again: The Medical-Cost Bet Driving UNH Shares
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated added 2.8% on Friday, finishing at $379.98—marking its third session in the green as traders circled back to U.S. health insurers on hints that medical-cost pressures could be letting up. UNH easily outperformed the S&P 500’s 0.84% climb, wrapping up a week that saw the stock bounce back after Tuesday’s slip.