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Thecore said:

You're not familiar with the ACCNMC? Anti-China Copium Networked Media Complex.

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siegecrossbow said:

Xi’s dietician is indeed the powerful individual in China!

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gk1713 said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1920480305095352452

The dietician must be screaming.

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UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO’s killing​

A group of investors sued UnitedHealthcare Group
on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading them after the killing of its CEO, Brian Thompson.

The class action lawsuit — filed in the Southern District of New York — accuses the health insurance company of not initially adjusting their 2025 net earning outlook to factor in how Thompson’s killing would affect their operations.

On Dec. 3 — a day before Thompson was fatally shot — the company issued guidance that included net earnings of $28.15 to $28.65 per share and adjusted net earnings of $29.50 to $30.00 per share, the suit notes. And on January 16, the company announced that it was sticking with its old forecast.

The investors described this as “materially false and misleading,” pointing to the immense public scrutiny the company and the broader health insurance industry experienced in the wake of Thompson’s killing.

The group, which is seeking unspecified damages, argued that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing “the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve” its earnings goals.

“As such, the Company was deliberately reckless in doubling down on its previously issued guidance,” the suit reads.

The company eventually revised its 2025 outlook on April 17, citing a needed shift in corporate strategy — a move that caused its stock to drop more than 22% that day.

UnitedHealthcare did not immediately return a request for comment on Thursday.

Thompson’s fatal shooting on the streets of New York City in broad daylight sent shockwaves across the nation.

Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of the killing, has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges against him. The legal defense fund for Mangione surpassed the $1 million mark in donations on Tuesday.

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The group, which is seeking unspecified damages, argued that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing “the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve” its earnings goals.

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FriedButter said:

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Anyone remember the story of them using automation with a supposed ~90% error rate on claims.
Turns out their shareholders are furious they aren’t going harder on making people lives miserable.

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siegecrossbow said:

If nuclear war is in fact in our future, I want to PLARF to prioritize targeting bunkers in New Zealand. They should not be able to get away with this!

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