Posted on 12/04/2024 10:45:02 AM PST by Morgana
UnitedHealthcare Group's stock has risen in the hours following the fatal shooting of a top executive - which happened hours before the company's earnings announcement.
Brian Thompson, CEO of the UnitedHealth insurance arm, was shot outside a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan around 6.45am on Wednesday morning.
The 50-year-old was taken to a local hospital in critical condition but died shortly afterwards.
UnitedHealthcare, America's largest health insurance provider, was due to hold its Investor Day in the city, but it has since been cancelled.
Its stock was up by as much as 2.5 per cent his morning - and up 1.4 percent at 12.30pm ET.
The company had already released its guidance for 2025 ahead of closing down today's shareholder meeting due to Thompson’s death.
Sales are expected to be more than $450 billion, which is ahead of the $431 billion that had been expected.
It is thought the better than expected earnings projection for next year sent the stock green.
'We are deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend and colleague Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,' the company said in a statement.
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>He rode away on a city bike.
More evidence it was an illegal.
Wow
Other articles indicated this CEO was being investigated for insider trading
Perhaps in-the-know investors felt this would help the company (??)
It was an ordered hit but not by a disgruntled customer. That is a story that will only serve to confuse. Someone had him popped and soon there will be a suicide that will not be explained of someone who will not appear to be related to the case.
Well, that’s creepy.
According to his wife she said he had been receiving threats, well if that is the case why did he have NO security detail around him he was just walking around like everyone else, zero security, so he didnt feel scared for his life
That looked like a professional hit.
Unfortunately some entertainment script writers have already incorporated this type of execution into a few TV shows. A busy street, lots of people around, no one would take note of a gunman walking up to his target and shooting two or three times using a wheel gun, and then briskly walking away. It would take several seconds for a casual observer to clearly understand what has happened and even longer to think to call 9-1-1.
Considering the simplicity of this kind of hit, I wonder why the left has not incorporated these actions into their political action plans.
Well...considering the threats such people have already been making that would make sense.
Fighting the ‘trans genocide’!!
Definitely.
One of the worst health insurance companies.
And today is trans SCOTUS hearing coincidentally
This was clearly a pro job. I just saw the video. The shooter knew he would have to manually cycle the slide after each shot. This is the case when using underpowered subsonic ammo and a silencer. He knew what he was doing. He was very calm and deliberate. The gun didn’t jam. It was working just as he intended.
That’s why my mom wont use them. My cousin it through his job and its just horrible my Mom has Medicare with blue shield but she has UnitedHealthcare only to get her medication which gets sent to Walgreens for pickup
“The company had already released its guidance for 2025,,,
Sales are expected to be more than $450 billion, which is ahead of the $431 billion that had been expected.”
There is nothing strange about a stock going up based on a better than expected earnings report.
Subsonic ammo not cycling properly?
Nancy Pelosi has something to do with this...
Correct.
Nancy or maybe COUGH COUGH COUGH hillary COUGH COUGH COUGH
This is why stock investors work with satan.
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