Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. climbed 1.0% in premarket trading Friday, after the health care services and benefits company reported second-quarter earnings that were comfortably above expectations citing “balanced” growth across its businesses, and raised its full-year profit outlook. Net income rose to $5.07 billion, or $5.34 a share, from $4.27 billion, or $4.46 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $5.57 beat the FactSet consensus of $5.21. Revenue grew 12.6% to $80.33 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $79.68 billion, as premiums revenue increased…
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