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GMX Resources Shares Climb 13.2% (GMXR)
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 1:25pm | 163Shares of GMX Resources, Inc. (NYSE: GMXR) are currently up 13.2% at $6.25 per share during Monday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of GMX Resources, Inc has been between $5.60 and $6.45 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock is $6.54 per...
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Stock Market News for Jan 3, 2011 - Market News
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 9:36am | 1287Investors mostly stayed away from the Street on Friday, being New Year's Eve and markets closed largely mixed. This was also one of the lightest volume trade days of the year. Though, apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks shed a few points on the closing day, the markets posted an optimistic...
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More of PDP Biz for CVS Caremark - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 9:36am | 458Recently, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) decided to acquire Universal American's (UAM) Medicare Part D business for $1.25 billion, catering to about 1.9 million Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members. Subsequent to this acquisition, CVS Caremark's Medicare Part D program will increase manifold as...
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More of PDP Biz for CVS Caremark - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 9:15am | 458Recently, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) decided to acquire Universal American's (UAM) Medicare Part D business for $1.25 billion, catering to about 1.9 million Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members. Subsequent to this acquisition, CVS Caremark's Medicare Part D program will increase manifold as...
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Stock Market News for Jan 3, 2011 - Market News
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 9:07am | 1287Investors mostly stayed away from the Street on Friday, being New Year's Eve and markets closed largely mixed. This was also one of the lightest volume trade days of the year. Though, apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks shed a few points on the closing day, the markets posted an optimistic...
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Universal American Shares Soar 38.8% After CVS Agrees To Buy Medicare Unit (UAM, CVS)
Friday, December 31, 2010 - 11:08am | 324Shares of Universal American Financial Corp. (NYSE: UAM) are trading up 38.8% at $20.28 per share during the Friday morning trading session. The company announced on Friday morning before the market opened that it had agreed to sell its medicare prescription drug business to CVS Caremark...
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CVS CAREMARK to Acquire Universal American's Medicare Part D Business for $1.25B
Friday, December 31, 2010 - 8:03am | 43CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Medicare Part D business of Universal American (NYSE: UAM) for approximately $1.25 billion.
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Tuesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (CECO, SLM, OXPS, WAG, GGP)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 12:25pm | 92Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CECO) 2,826 puts, 93 calls 2. SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM) 2,560 puts, 184 calls 3. OptionsXpress Holdings (NASDAQ: OXPS) 11,389 puts, 1,699 calls 4....
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows (NBG, ARL, GRMH, CAEID)
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 1:59pm | 117National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) shares lost 2.96% to create a new 52-week low of $1.64. NBG's PEG ratio is -0.54. American Realty Investors Inc (NYSE: ARL) shares fell 7.45% to create a new 52-week low of $6.83. ARL's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -51.85%. GrayMark Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ:...
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First Global Ups WAG To Market Perform
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 1:30pm | 40Analysts at First Global upgraded Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) from “underperform” to “market perform.” WAG shares lost 0.51% to $38.99 at 1:28 pm. More Analyst Ratings here
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BioScrip Reaffirmed at Neutral - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 10:33am | 631We maintain our Neutral recommendation on BioScrip Inc. (BIOS) following its tepid third-quarter fiscal 2010 results. Earnings for the quarter trailed both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago earnings. Profit plummeted 66% year over year, hit by higher costs and tax. On a positive...
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BioScrip Reaffirmed at Neutral - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 10:00am | 631We maintain our Neutral recommendation on BioScrip Inc. (BIOS) following its tepid third-quarter fiscal 2010 results. Earnings for the quarter trailed both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago earnings. Profit plummeted 66% year over year, hit by higher costs and tax. On a positive...
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Stock Market News for Dec 23, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 9:33am | 988On Wednesday, markets ended marginally higher and major indices enjoyed record two-year highs. Primarily led by financial stocks and positive economic data, benchmarks ended on the winning side on a trading day with light volumes. As markets near the end of the year, it is to be seen if investor'...
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Stock Market News for Dec 23, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 9:08am | 988On Wednesday, markets ended marginally higher and major indices enjoyed record two-year highs. Primarily led by financial stocks and positive economic data, benchmarks ended on the winning side on a trading day with light volumes. As markets near the end of the year, it is to be seen if investor'...
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Walgreen Reports 1Q11 EPS, JP Morgan Raises PT
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 8:45am | 190JP Morgan has published a research report on Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) after the company reported 1Q11 EPS earnings yesterday morning. In the report, JP Morgan writes "This morning, WAG reported 1Q11 EPS of $0.62, versus our estimate of $0.53 and Bloomberg consensus of $0.54 and represented y/y...