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UnitedHealth Shows Signs of Turnaround With Strong Quarterly Results

The healthcare company detailed corporate changes and upgraded its full-year outlook.

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RTX Boosts Guidance on Defense Business Strength

The defense contractor logged higher first-quarter profit and sales, with growth in each of its segments.

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Chip-Equipment Supplier ASM International Logs Higher Sales on Booming AI Demand

The Dutch group posted strong sales for the first quarter as chip makers continue to invest in tools to make increasingly sophisticated semiconductors in a bid to satisfy booming demand for artificial intelligence.

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Spirit Airlines in Talks With Trump Administration on Government Investment

Florida-based Spirit has been working to sell some planes and refocus operations on core cities.

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Trump to United and American: Don’t Merge

The president said that combining major industry players could make companies lazy. Washington lawmakers have criticized the idea.

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Northrop Grumman Profit Jumps on Unprecedented Demand

Northrop Grumman logged a jump in profit and higher sales in the first quarter, amid what Chief Executive Kathy Warden called an unprecedented global demand environment.

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UPS Doesn’t Want to Deliver Every Package, But It Really Likes Returning Them

The delivery giant is adding locations to its Happy Returns business to capture more of the $706 billion in annual U.S. returns.

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GE Aerospace Revenue Rises as Orders Surge

GE Aerospace posted higher first-quarter revenue on surging orders amid strong air travel and military demand.

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D.R. Horton Posts Lower Profit

D.R. Horton recorded lower second-quarter profit as affordability concerns and economic uncertainty continued to put off homebuyers, forcing it to offer elevated incentives.

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3M Reaffirms Forecast as Macro Uncertainty Lingers

3M reaffirmed its full-year guidance, betting that rebounding demand for industrial products and office supplies will outweigh caution from consumers.

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Halliburton Profit Rises on Steady Demand for Services

The Houston oil-services giant posted earnings of $461 million, or 55 cents a share, up from $204 million, or 24 cents a share, a year earlier.

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OpenAI Is Working With Consultants to Sell Codex

The ChatGPT maker said it has four million weekly active users for its AI coding tool, up from three million two weeks ago.

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Danaher Lifts Full-Year Forecast on Biotech, Life Sciences Gains

Danaher boosted the upper end of its full-year earnings guidance, following a first-quarter beat fueled by double-digit momentum in its Biotechnology and Life Sciences segments.

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A Little Pressure Helped Pepsi. Can the Rest of the Food Industry Follow?

PepsiCo is defying the odds in a brutal environment, but its path isn’t easy to replicate.

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AB Foods to Spin Off Primark

Associated British Foods will proceed with the separation of the budget clothing retailer from its food operations, and list the two businesses in London.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 21, 2026 13:15 ET (17:15 GMT)

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