NEW YORK / BOSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) shareholders on Wednesday said they requested the company prepare a report on the costs and public health impact related to its practices that limit or delay access to healthcare. If the proposal makes it to a vote at the company's annual meeting it would raise a charged...

05:22 PM EST, 01/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Westgold Resources ( WGXRF ) after close of trade Wednesday provided preliminary production results for it fiscal second quarter. Westgold produced 80,886 ounces of gold in the period, up from 77,369 ounces in the prior quarter. A ramp up at both the Bluebird and Beta-Hunt underground mines in Australia continues. At Bluebird-South Junction,...

Costco Wholesale Corp. ( COST ) shares are trading higher after the company released its December sales results.  The Details: Costco reported net sales of $27.52 billion for the retail month of December, the five weeks ended Jan. 5, 2025, an increase of 9.9% from $25.03 billion last year. Net sales for the first 18 weeks were $94.04 billion, an...

05:20 PM EST, 01/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alamos Gold ( AGI ) said late Wednesday it has appointed J. Robert Prichard as board chair, effective immediately. Prichard succeeds Paul Murphy, who passed away in December. He has been a member of the board since joining the company in 2019. ...