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Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) today reported net income of $15.2 million (36 cents per share) and $80.9 million ($1.97 per share) for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010, compared to $22.2 million (54 cents per share) and $73.5 million ($1.81 per share) for the same...

Cusick's Corner What a weekend -- the title is back in the rightful city Green Bay (yes, I am a Packer fan)! There was no denying the 6th seed, they found a way to win on the road against all odds, not listening to the pundits or crying about their injuries (3 starters out in the first half of...

US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28 points to 12,073.00, while those for the S&P 500 index gained 4.2 points to 1,311.40. Futures for the Nasdaq Composite rose 6.25 points to 2,343.75. US Markets closed higher on Friday, with the Dow...

Loews (NYSE: L) reports its Q4 EPS at $1.12, beating the consensus of $0.88. Loews reports its Q4 revenue at $3.7 billion, versus the consensus of $3.89 billion. Loews shares gained 0.29% to close at $41.40 on Friday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

New York, New York-based Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) released financial results on Monday morning that beat Wall Street earnings estimates, while failing to meet revenue expectations. Loews Corporation announced that its 4th quarter net income rose to $466 million, or $1.12 per share, up from $403...

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $8.36 billion. Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.51 per share on revenue of $2.06 billion. Cognizant Tech (NASDAQ: CTSH) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Lorillard (NYSE: LO) to report its Q4 EPS at $1.67 on revenue of $1.00 billion. LO shares gained 0.21% to close at $75.00 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) to have earned $0.88 per share in...

Update: February 2011. It has been 2+ years since the “perfect storm” impacted and quickly enveloped the planet … while world economies have stabilized and are showing signs of improvement, many housing markets remain weak and the wounds inflicted upon homeowners, taxpayers and future generations...

Unconfirmed Rumors Circulate that Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) will be acquired by Allianze Ag at $40.00 a share.

Assurant Inc.'s (AIZ) operating earnings for the fourth quarter came in at $1.08 per share, fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 98 cents. The quarter's results also compared favorably with operating earnings of 86 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter. The earnings...

Assurant Inc.'s (AIZ) operating earnings for the fourth quarter came in at $1.08 per share, fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 98 cents. The quarter's results also compared favorably with operating earnings of 86 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter. The earnings...

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) reported its fourth-quarter adjusted core earnings of $451.0 million or 91 cents per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents. Additionally, Hartford was way behind the adjusted core earnings of $527 million or $1.12 per share reported...

On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt's unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded new highs, other benchmarks including S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq fell slightly.   The...

J.P. Morgan is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG); it has a $31.00 price target on the stock, up from 429.00. The JPM analysts said that their outlook for operating fundamentals is cautious, but they believe...

On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt's unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded new highs, other benchmarks including S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq fell slightly.   The...