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UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025

UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025

UnitedHealth delivered disappointing second-quarter earnings and went conservative with its 2025 forecast as soaring medical costs continue to swamp insurers. The health care giant said Tuesday expenses that have jumped beyond what it expected when it set coverage prices will continue to pressure its performance. But CEO Stephen Hemsley told analysts the company expects a return to “solid but moderate …

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Microsoft mysteriously offers Windows 11 upgrade on incompatible PCs

Microsoft mysteriously offers Windows 11 upgrade on incompatible PCs

So many people haven’t been able to upgrade their older Windows computers to Windows 11 because of the latter’s TPM 2.0 hardware requirement. Learn more about why you need TPM 2.0 for Windows 11, why TPM 2.0 makes PCs better, and why Microsoft is adamant about not letting older PCs without TPM 2.0 run Windows 11. Some users, however, are …

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“Aiming for 10,000 steps is a myth”—a walking coach reveals how many daily steps she recommends taking and offers tips on how to get there

“Aiming for 10,000 steps is a myth”—a walking coach reveals how many daily steps she recommends taking and offers tips on how to get there

You might already be familiar with the 10,000 steps standard. In the past, it was touted as a daily goal to aim for—but the number doesn’t originate from a recognized health authority. “It actually comes from a 1965 marketing campaign by a Japanese company selling pedometers called ‘manpo-kei’, which translates to ‘10,000 step meters’,” says trainer and walking coach Chloe …

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Trump’s tariff deal offers scant relief for Japan autos as China threat looms

Trump’s tariff deal offers scant relief for Japan autos as China threat looms

Tesla vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japanese automakers may have sidestepped crushing U.S. tariffs, but the reprieve is offering little comfort …

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Breaking From Tradition, ThinkPad X9 Offers a Cheap Path to OLED Ultraportable

Breaking From Tradition, ThinkPad X9 Offers a Cheap Path to OLED Ultraportable

7.8/ 10 SCORE Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition Pros Thin, sturdy design Includes OLED display for a great price Excellent haptic touchpad Great battery life Cons So-so performance Keyboard isn’t up to ThinkPad standard Heavier than it looks Aura Edition stuff is more marketing fluff than anything actually useful For a laptop line steeped in tradition like the ThinkPad, …

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Citi now offers transfers to American Airlines from Strata Elite, Prestige & Strata Premier – Frequent Miler

Citi now offers transfers to American Airlines from Strata Elite, Prestige & Strata Premier  Frequent Miler Citigroup enters credit card perk wars with $595 annual fee for Strata Elite  Yahoo Finance Citi Rolls Out a New Premium Card in Fight for Affluent Customers  The Wall Street Journal Citi Charges $595 for ‘Strata Elite’ Credit Card to Rival Amex, Chase  Bloomberg Citi adds American Airlines …

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Tesla Drops 9% After Earnings Miss; Trump Offers Surprise Support for Musk

Tesla Drops 9% After Earnings Miss; Trump Offers Surprise Support for Musk

Tesla (TSLA, Financials) tumbled 9% Thursday after weak quarterly results and cautious comments from CEO Elon Musk but President Donald Trump took to social media to offer unexpected public support for the company. I want Elon, and all businesses within our Country, to THRIVE, Trump posted on Truth Social. The statement marked a notable shift in tone following a recent …

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Spain offers 400 million Euros to revive Thirty Meter Telescope as Trump suggests cancelling project

Spain offers 400 million Euros to revive Thirty Meter Telescope as Trump suggests cancelling project

On Wednesday (July 23), Diana Morant, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities in Spain, announced the Spanish government will offer a maximum of 400 million euros ($471 million) to save the Thirty Meter Telescope — a massive astronomy observation facility facing possible cancellation due to budget constraints in the U.S. “Spain wants and can be the home of the …

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