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The medical industry is growing due to increased health awareness and rising chronic diseases. Moreover, increasing federal investments in healthcare are expected to boost the industry. Also, medical stocks tend to be recession-resistant because of the inelastic demand for medical products and services. So, fundamentally sound and dividend-paying medical stocks…

In November, the finance and insurance sector had a high volume of tech job postings, a CompTIA analysis finds.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Humana. Looking at options history for Humana (NYSE:HUM) we detected 13 strange trades.

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The raging inflation is expected to increase healthcare expenditure significantly. This, along with heightened health awareness in this post-pandemic era, should drive the demand for health insurance. So, investing in fundamentally strong health insurance stocks, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Humana Inc. (HUM), could be wise. On the other hand, Clover…

UnitedHealth earnings beat, led by Optum Health, as the Dow Jones giant kicks off health insurers' results. UNH stock rose Friday.

S&P 500 giant Eli Lilly leads five medical stocks setting up and showing relative strength in the ongoing bear market.

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The major stock market indexes added to Wednesday's bad vibes and are trading lower on Thursday afternoon, close to lows for the day. The market is still reeling from Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments, which have intensified fears of a recession. The Nasdaq fell 1.5%. The S&P 500 lost 0.8%.…