UPDATE: UnitedHealth Posts In-Line Q3 Profit
October 17, 2013 at 07:04 AM EDT
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH ) reported a 0.8% rise in its third-quarter earnings. UnitedHealth's quarterly profit rose to $1.57 billion, or $1.53 per share, from $1.56 billion, or $1.50 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue surged 12% to $30.62 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $1.53 per