Tag: Health Care

UnitedHealth and Humana Stocks Fall as Seniors Catch Up on Surgeries, Leading to Higher Costs

Shares of UnitedHealth Group and other insurance providers tumbled Wednesday after the company said that seniors have been catching up on procedures delayed during the pandemic, leading to rising costs for insurers.

Novavax Plans to Cut 25% of Staff. Here’s Why the Stock Is Soaring.

Novavax said Tuesday that it would cut around a quarter of its workforce as it reported a steeper fall in revenue than expected for the first quarter of the year. Shares surged as investors bet the move could save enough money to to allow the Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer to bring new shots to the market.