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UnitedHealth Executive Brian Thompson Gunned Down in New York City

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Dec. 4. The New York Police Department is on the hunt for the suspect who shot and killed the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit. WSJ reporter Anna Wilde Mathews discusses who Thompson was and his impact on the company. And the French government of Emmanuel Macron has collapsed after a no-confidence vote. Plus, Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil on whether President-elect Donald Trump would bail out banks were they to fail during his next term. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.3

Police say they're still searching for the suspect who gunned down a United Health Executive today in Midtown Manhattan.

0:25.1

And the incoming Trump administration could bring looser regulations for banks and high tariffs.

0:31.5

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0:38.2

are scenarios in which higher interest states down the road could lead to problems for banks.

0:43.2

Plus, the French government collapsed after losing a vote of confidence for the first time

0:48.6

in more than half a century. It's Wednesday, December 4th. I'm Tracy Hunt for the Wall Street

0:53.8

Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News, December 4th. I'm Tracy Hunt for the Wall Street Journal.

0:54.7

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:03.2

We begin today with the developing story.

1:06.1

The CEO of United Health Group's insurance unit, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed this morning in New York.

1:12.8

Here's the city's police commissioner, Jessica Tisch.

1:15.3

In Midtown Manhattan, early this morning, 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare,

1:21.6

was shot and killed in what appears at this early stage of our investigation to be a brazen, targeted attack. This does not appear

1:30.8

to be a random act of violence. Police are still searching for the suspect who remains

1:36.1

unidentified, but said they didn't believe there was a threat to the public. Thompson was in New York

1:41.7

to attend United Health's annual investor meeting. He was on his way to attend the event when police say the suspect approached Thompson and shot him in his back and leg before fleeing on foot. Thompson was later declared dead at a local hospital. Police said they were searching Thompson's hotel room and interviewing his colleagues and family members to see if he had received any threats.

2:03.4

Thompson's wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC news that her husband had received threats but did not know details.

2:10.3

The company appeared to remove profiles of its executives from its website following the attack.

2:15.1

In a statement, United Health Express shock over Thompson's

2:18.6

shooting and said the company was working with the NYPD. Anna Wilde Matthews covers health insurance

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