Hamza Shaban

The chief executive of one of America's largest health insurance companies was shot and killed Wednesday morning in Manhattan in what police described as a "brazen, targeted attack."

Brian Thompson, 50, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot outside the midtown hotel where its parent company, UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ), was set to hold its investor conference Wednesday morning.

1 min read In this article US stocks rose on Friday as investors digested the last monthly jobs report of the year, a crucial test of the prospects for interest-rate cuts in December and beyond.

Updated 1 min read In This Article US stocks mostly rose on Friday as investors digested the last monthly jobs report of the year, a crucial test of the prospects for interest rate cuts in December and beyond.

Updated 2 min read In This Article US stocks mostly rose on Friday as investors digested the last monthly jobs report of the year, a crucial test of the prospects for interest rate cuts in December and beyond.

Oracle shares dropped after a quarterly miss collided with elevated expectations, a trend recently seen with other high-flying tech stocks.

Hamza Shaban · Senior Reporter 2 min read In this article

Hamza Shaban · Senior Reporter 3 min read This is The Takeaway from today's Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with:

US stocks bounced back Friday as investors digested key inflation data that showed a deceleration in price increases during the month of November.

The holidays are here. But many investors may be feeling like they made it onto the naughty list as they contend with challenges from turmoil in