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Fix The Debt, the group pushing Congress to do something about runaway deficit spending, is loaded with highly compensated CEOs who know more about prosperity than austerity.They want to close tax loopholes, but they haven't yet mentioned that part of the tax code that encourages their companies to pay them millions in performance-based pay each year."Before they start calling for cuts that will have a huge impact on ordinary Americans, they should look at the ways they've been contributing to the deficit," said Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington.Ms. Anderson is one of the authors of a study that her group released Thursday (May 2) called, "'Fix The Debt' CEOs Enjoy Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay."Fix the Debt is a bipartisan campaign co-founded by Alan Simpson, a former Republican U.S. senator from Wyoming, and Erskine Bowles, a former member of the Clinton administration. The group wants to cut spending, raise revenues and reform entitlement programs such as So...
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings and raised its fiscal 2012 outlook on Tuesday with the help of fewer claims and an inc...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. raised its 2012 profit forecast to a range of $5.20 to $5.25 a share, as the newest member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted third-q...
UnitedHealth Group Inc will buy control of Amil Participacoes SA, Brazil's largest health insurer and hospital operator, for $4.9 billion, making a bold move into a ...
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) unveiled a deal on Monday to acquire a 90% stake in Brazilian health insurance giant Amil Participacoes for $4.9 billionProviding health care...
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) reported a stronger-than-expected 6% increase in second-quarter profit on better expense management and enrollment among older customers and ...
Three major U.S. health insurers that provide coverage to millions of Americans said they would keep some protections included in President Barack Obama's healthcare...
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) says it plans to continue offering some of the insurance benefits it enacted under the 2010 healthcare reform law even if the U.S. Supr...
(Add details on results, company's 2012 outlook.)UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s (UNH) fourth-quarter profit rose 21%, helped by growing health-insurance membership, signs...
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), the largest health insurer by market value, revealed on Tuesday flat third-quarter earnings that were ahead of Wall Street expectations on s...
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) reported on Tuesday stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit as customers continued to enroll in its many offerings, leading the company ...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) Chief Executive Stephen Hemsley received total compensation valued at $13.9 million last year, a 3.7% boost from the prior year behind ...
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) revealed mixed first-quarter results including a 14% year-over-year earnings decline on Thursday amid seasonal and other pressures, leading ...
UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s (UNH) fourth-quarter earnings slipped slightly as the health insurer benefited less from excess reserves set aside to cover member costs.Re...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) plans to compete in many of the state-based insurance exchanges that are supposed to open later this year under the health-overhaul law...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) issued guidance on Monday that called for earnings growth next year, but not to the level analysts expected, indicating the health insu...
A flagging world economy took a toll on much of Corporate America in the third quarter, leading the likes of eBay Inc, American Express, IBM and Textron Inc to miss ...
A slowing world economy took a toll on sales of products ranging from soft drinks to corporate jets in the third quarter, leading top U.S. companies, including Pepsi...
