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ThinkstockIn an announcement for its annual investor conference tomorrow, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) reaffirmed its earnings per share (EPS) forecast for 2012 at $5.20 to $5.25. But in its...
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U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as traders and investors tried to sort out their reactions to the re-election of President Obama. The initial reaction is that the U.S. economy is headed...
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ThinkstockWellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and Tenet Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: THC) both reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. WellPoint is health care benefits company and Tenet is a hospital...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) reiterated Buy but raised target to $46 at Argus, and...
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U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as investors seemed to prefer a little risk trading on U.S. election day. Asian markets were cautious ahead of today’s elections, while in Europe some...
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While many individual Americans are struggling financially, some of the largest corporations in the United States are sitting on billions in cash. Moody’s pointed out in March that U.S....
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China’s official PMI hits a nine-month low in August. (Reuters) WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) CEO Braly steps down. (Reuters) General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) to invest $1 billion in Russia within five...
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One of the few female Fortune 500 CEOs left her job recently. Poor stock performance and lackluster earnings led Angela F. Braly to resign at WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP). The company has some 33...
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Investors have called for the CEO of WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) to step down because of poor earnings, a loss of customers, and a falling share price. Today, those investors got their way The...
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In the latest in a string of multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in the U.S. health care sector, Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) has agreed to buy competitor Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE: CVH) for $5.7...
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The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning after the news that German chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would support European Central Bank sovereign bond buying. Unfortunately...
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Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday morning. Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN) cut to Equal Weight at Morgan...
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David Einhorn and his hedge fund Greenlight Capital reported some changes to the fund’s portfolio last night. The fund added significant holdings in several health care stocks and eliminated a...
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The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s promise to “do whatever it takes to preserve the euro” (our coverage here)....
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at UBS. Avon...
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