June 24, 2025
Financial Assets

UnitedHealth stock fills in the gap as market assesses the bottom is in

UNH stock rises more than 7%, closing the gap from May 15. New CEO Stephen Hemsley buys $25 million worth of UNH stock. Shareholders are still waiting to hear about the Justice Department’s fraud probe of UnitedHealth. US market largely slumps on Moody’s downgrade of US government debt. UnitedHealth Group (UNH), the largest private health

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Amazon stock rises with market ahead of earnings after close

Amazon stock tips 3% higher ahead of Q1 earnings. Meta Platforms and Microsoft earnings on Wednesday have influenced investors to expect a beat. Beijing and the Trump administration are beginning to work on a trade deal. AMZN stock will move foremost on management’s outlook for Q2. Amazon (AMZN) stock is riding higher on Thursday in

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Apple stock rises as Nvidia sheds weight

Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China this week. Cook has positive things to say about China’s Deepseek. Alibaba’s Chairman worries that the US is entering an AI bubble. NVDA stock has fallen into a bearish Death Cross on the daily chart.   The United States (US) stock market is once again churning tepidly higher

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Merck stock trails market as 2025 guidance disappoints, largely due to China

MRK stock sold off more than 10% during Tuesday’s session. Merck reported Q4 sales and profit that beat Wall Street consensus. 2025 guidance was at least ~$2 billion below consensus. Shipments of Gardasil to China and a milestone payment on LM-299 are culprits.   Merck (MRK) stock sank like a stone on Tuesday after the

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