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The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 Rich Smith	UnitedHealth's Prognosis Is Good The health insurer beats some estimates and raises others.
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The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: The Income Statement A look at how companies report their sales and profits and what it means to investors.
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CFO July 15, 2008 Lori Calabro	Aetna's Joseph Zubretsky Heavy investment in technology goes straight to the company's bottom line, the CFO says. Plus: a pitch for national health insurance.
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The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 David Meier	The Power of Margins The way you think about margins can give you an investing edge.
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