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Why UNH Stock Breakout Faltered After Massive Earnings Beat

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) crushed Q2 earnings forecasts amid lower-than-expected benefit costs, sending the Dow Jones stock surging past a buy point on Thursday morning. But the earnings outlook and the medical cost trend picture sketched out by management on the call with analysts wasn't quite so bullish, leading to a sharp pullback from the day's highs. Rival managed-care providers including…