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Verizon stands out as the only Dow stock meeting the 'dogcatcher' ideal: annual dividends from $1K invested exceed its share price. Analyst forecasts suggest top-ten Dow Dogs could deliver average net gains of 20% by October 2026, with VZ among the safer high-yield picks. Most Dow Dogs remain overpriced relative to their dividends, but market pullbacks could create fair-value opportunities for ...

Share of only a handful of large-cap US insurers finished the week in negative territory, while the majority of insurers were either flat or saw gains as Congress failed to reach an agreement to keep the federal government open. The S&P 500 was up about 1.1% for the week as of close of business Oct. 2 as the broader market seemed to brush off concerns associated with the shutdown.

IBM was the best-performing Dow stock in September, as the tech company gains favor in the emerging quantum computing field.

Health insurer UnitedHealth Group (UNH 1.95%) reports its third-quarter earnings results later this month, on Oct. 28. It could be a pivotal report for the company, which indicates whether the stock's recent rally continues or if it goes back into a tailspin.

A UnitedHealth shareholder proposed on Friday that the healthcare group should adopt a policy to require an independent board chair, a role now held by CEO Stephen Hemsley.

UnitedHealth said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 16 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs with reimbursement pressure in the insurance program.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare® today introduced its 2026 Medicare Advantage plans, offering reliable coverage and benefits to meet the evolving needs of Medicare consumers. With more than 45 years of experience in serving Medicare beneficiaries and nearly two decades as the most chosen Medicare Advantage brand1, UnitedHealthcare remains focused on delivering value and choice. Our plans ar...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Cleerly, the leader in AI-based advanced cardiovascular imaging, today announced that groundbreaking coverage policies from UnitedHealthcare and Cigna for Cleerly® LABS™ advanced plaque analysis will go into effect on October 1st, 2025. These landmark decisions mark a new era in cardiac care, bringing AI-guided quantitative coronary CT angiography (AI-QCT)/Coronar...