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Loews Corp (NYSE: L) Reports EPS of $0.92 vs. $0.91 Estimate; Revenues of $382M vs. $361.8M Est.

US stock futures are higher this morning, after President Barack Obama reported that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, was killed in a US operation in Pakistan. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 83 points to 12,839.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 8.30...

Ford (NYSE:F)- Ford revenue increased 17% from last year to $33.1 billion and reduced its debt by $2.5 billion. The result showed an increase of $466 million over the first quarter of 2010, and is the best first quarter earnings since 1998. Competitors-  General Motors Company (GM), Toyota Motor...

Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $0.68 per share on revenue of $3.23 billion. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $3.09 billion. First Energy Corp (NYSE: FE) is expected to report its Q1 EPS...

NY FED sells $1.12B of AIG (NYSE: AIG) -related mortgage bonds.

J.P. Morgan reiterated its Neutral rating on Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) in a research report published today. Assurant's Q1 earnings per share managed to beat market expectations, and J.P. Morgan remains cautious on its long-term prospects. However. J.P. Morgan stressed that, “While AIZ's earnings power...

Molycorp Inc. (MCP) - Molycorp, Inc. is the only REO producer in the Western Hemisphere and currently produces more than 3,000 metric tons of commercial rare earth materials per year. In addition to its rare earth mine and processing facility at Mountain Pass, California, Molycorp also owns a...

Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM), change- +0.62 (1.54%): Akamai Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose thanks to higher revenue boosted by demand for its cloud computing solutions. But its second-quarter outlook disappointed analysts and shares fell. Net income in...

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Christopher J.B. Williams to serve as President of HCC, effective May 1, 2011. In addition, HCC announced that it expects that Mr. Williams will be appointed to serve as Chief Executive Officer on or...

Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) Reports EPS of $1.39 vs. $1.22 Estimate; Revenues $2.03B vs. $2.08B Estimate

Horace Mann (NYSE: HMN) Reports EPS $0.53 vs. $0.44 Estimate; Revenues $244.6M vs. $240.9M Estimate

Horace Mann Educators (NYSE: HMN) Reports EPS of $0.53 vs. $0.44 Estimate; Revenues $244.6M vs. $240.75M Estimate

Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) is expected to publish its Q1 earnings results on Wednesday, April 27, after the markets close. Analysts are expecting earnings per share to be $1.22 this year, compared with $1.32 a year ago. In the past 30 days, analysts have downgraded their projections a number of times....

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)- Netflix, Inc. is a subscription service streaming movies and television episodes over the Internet and sending digital versatile discs (DVDs) by mail to more than 12 million subscribers. The Company's subscribers can watch unlimited movies and television episodes streamed to...

According to Wunderlich Securities, HCC Insurance Holdings (NYSE: HCC) estimates are revised for 1Q11 catastrophes. Wunderlich Securities said that HCC Insurance Holdings is expected to report 1Q11 operating earnings on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, after the market close. “The conference call will be...