The Latest Breaking News from UnitedHealth

U.S. stocks saw a positive day with the Dow Jones climbing approximately 300 points. The NASDAQ rose by 1.3%, closing at 19,735.12, while the S&P 500 increased by 0.6% to 6,086.49. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day:

Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan as he walked down the street on Wednesday, shortly before a day of investor meetings was to take place

Social media users had much to say after news broke that UnitedHealthcare's CEO Brian Johnson was assassinated in New York City on Wednesday morning.

An internet prankster claimed he might have tracked down where the assassin who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO fled to on an electric Citi Bike Wednesday morning.

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The suspected shooter was last seen in Central Park early this morning, and he may have known New York well.

Parent company of largest insurer in the US has come under antitrust scrutiny

A masked gunman opened fire using a silenced weapon on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, killing the health care executive before escaping the scene on a bike through a nearby alley on Wednesday, police said

Police say killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of major insurance firm UnitedHealthcare, ‘does not appear to be random act’.

In the months leading up to the death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, several institutional investors made changes to their positions in the company.

UnitedHealth Group was scheduled to host its annual Investor Day Wednesday but the event was cancelled following the fatal shooting of its insurance unit CEO.