UnitedHealth stock was climbing on Friday. It's one of the Dow's 30 constituents, so the rebound is good news for the blue-chip index. It's been a nightmare week for the health insurer. Shares tanked Tuesday after it suspended its guidance and said its CEO would depart,

The stock has collapsed because nobody seems to know just how bad utilization rates have become. When UnitedHealth Group reported first-quarter results on April 17, management adjusted its 2025 earnings outlook from a range between $28.15 and $28.65 per share down to a range between $24.65 and $25.25 per share.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday as a rally fueled by the U.S.-China tariff truce appeared to ease, while UnitedHealth fell after a report of a DoJ investigation into the health insurer. Investors will also focus on comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell due later in the day,