UnitedHealth Group's public reputation is still reeling, yet its battered stock has been something that more and more investors can't seem to resist. Why it matters: Recent interest in its stock, from everyday investors to Wall Street's titans,

UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 12.04%) has been a solid dividend growth stock for years. Generally, its yield has been fairly low, due to the stock's rising value. Even as the healthcare insurance giant has grown its dividend, its yield hasn't been particularly high or noteworthy.

Year to date, the stock has fallen by nearly 45%, which is by no means normal for the healthcare stock. In fact, this is the worst it has performed since the Great Recession, when it tumbled by more than 54% in 2008.

The market is closed for the week. Let's just call it one strange week. President Donald Trump just landed in Alaska, where he's expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Long-foreshadowed,

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

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The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, as a report on consumer sentiment revealed growing concerns about tariff impacts, inflation, and the jobs market.

US stocks were mixed on Friday as Wall Street tempered its rate-cut hopes amid economic data this week that showed higher-than-expected wholesale inflation and a rise in July retail sales. Traders also awaited Friday's meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin,