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Stocks Buzz - UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH), Medical Properties Trust, (NYSE:MPW), Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC)

On Friday, Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH), lost - 2.93% to $116.28.

Nearly 75 young athletes took part in the second UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Seattle Fun Run recently at Genesee Park. UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound kicked-off the fun run, joined by Sylvia Villalovos-Aguilar, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington.

Local athletes, ages 3-15, had the opportunity to run along portions of the Iron Girl Seattle course, which takes place tomorrow. For the first time in Washington, IRONKIDS offered 1-mile and ¼-mile tracks for physically challenged youth athletes. At the start of the fun run, Villalovos-Aguilar presented a check for $3,000 to local community partner Victory Outreach Children’s Ministry to assist promote the organization’s free programs for Seattle youth.

“The IRONKIDS fun run is a great way for our community to come together in an active and healthy way and to teach our youth the importance of a healthy lifestyle,” said Doug Bowes, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington. “UnitedHealthcare is grateful for the opportunity to partner with IRONMAN and the Victory Outreach Children’s Ministry.”

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health and well-being company in the United States. The company’s UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; and health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals aged 50 and older addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services.

Shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW), declined - 0.39% to $12.69, during its last trading session.

Medical Properties Trust declared that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock to be paid on October 15, 2015, to stockholders of record on September 17, 2015.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It acquires, develops, and invests in healthcare facilities; and leases healthcare facilities to healthcare operating companies and healthcare providers.

At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF), gained 2.48% to $3.31.

Cliffs Natural Resources, declared the early results of its formerly declared offer to purchase for cash, subject to certain terms and conditions, certain of its outstanding 3.95% Senior Notes due 2018. The Company also declared that it raised the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be purchased following the Tender Offer from $100,000,000 to $123,694,000. Tendered Notes cannot be withdrawn after the Withdrawal deadline, which was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 13, 2015.

On July 31, 2015, the Company commenced the Tender Offer in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and a related Letter of Transmittal, both dated July 31, 2015. The Tender Offer will expire at midnight, New York City time, on August 27, 2015, unless extended or earlier terminated by the Company.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a mining and natural resources company, produces iron ore and metallurgical coal. It operates five iron ore mines that produces iron ore pellets in Michigan and Minnesota; Koolyanobbing complex situated in northeast of the town of Southern Cross, which produces lump and fines iron ore; and two metallurgical coal mines located in Alabama and West Virginia.

Finally, Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ:ERIC), ended its last trade with -0.10% loss, and closed at $9.83.

Ericsson, demonstrated key technologies from its cloud infrastructure portfolio at the Intel Developer Forum 2015 (IDF15), an industry and media event held August 18-20 in San Francisco, US.

The event showcased Ericsson`s cloud technology leadership to a broad industry and media audience, and will highlight the strength of the company`s open developer eco-system counting planned partners Apcera, Guardtime, Cleversafe and Intel.

Anders Lindblad, Head of Business Unit Cloud & IP, says: “Cloud technology is rapidly disrupting the ICT industry, and we see IDF15 as a unique opportunity to engage with decision-makers and developers in this critical area.”

Ericsson provides communications technology and services worldwide. The company’s Networks segment delivers products and solutions for mobile access, Internet protocol (IP) and transmission networks, core networks, and cloud.

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