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MITI Presents Positive Data at ASH - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:33pm | 609Recently, biopharmaceutical company, Micromet Inc. (MITI) presented updated durability data from a phase II study of its blood cancer pipeline drug blinatumomab (MT103) at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). The phase II study was evaluating the safety and efficacy...
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MITI Presents Positive Data at ASH - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:00pm | 609Recently, biopharmaceutical company, Micromet Inc. (MITI) presented updated durability data from a phase II study of its blood cancer pipeline drug blinatumomab (MT103) at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). The phase II study was evaluating the safety and efficacy...
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Calls Purchased on ACE Limited (ACE)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 12:51pm | 128Shares of ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) are higher on the session by 2.02%, currently trading at $61.50. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago...
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Calls Purchased on The Chubb Corporation (CB)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 12:46pm | 144Shares of The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) are higher on the session by 0.78%, currently trading at $59.57. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today...
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10 Best Dow Dividend Stocks for 2011
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:58am | 312(TheStreet) -- Pimco, the bond-fund manager that has predicted the next five years would be a "new normal" of slow economic growth and below-average investment returns, last week boosted its 2011 economic-growth forecast by a full percentage point. Pimco's new normal, coined last year after the...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Surety & Title Insurance Industry With The Highest ROE (AGO, FNF, CLGX, ORI)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:52am | 137Below are the top mid-cap surety & title insurance stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) is 26.41%. AGO's PEG ratio is 0.54. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Fidelity National...
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Chubb's New Buyback Authorization - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 7:00pm | 402In a concerted effort to increase shareholders' wealth, The Chubb Corp. (CB) yesterday announced a fresh share buyback authorization of 30 million shares. During the recently concluded third quarter, the commercial property insurer Chubb repurchased 10.2 million shares for a total of $555...
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Chubb's New Buyback Authorization - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 6:33pm | 402In a concerted effort to increase shareholders' wealth, The Chubb Corp. (CB) yesterday announced a fresh share buyback authorization of 30 million shares. During the recently concluded third quarter, the commercial property insurer Chubb repurchased 10.2 million shares for a total of $555...
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Zings Of The Day
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:59pm | 110Diageo (NYSE: DEO), maker of Johnny Walker whiskey is in talks to buy a Turkish spirits producer. I'll let you know if you guys should buy it. Just let me sample some of their products first. MBIA (NYSE: MBI) is suing Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) for fraud. Isn't this the guilty suing the guilt?...
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AXIS Capital Hikes Dividend - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:03pm | 523As part of its concerted effort to enhance shareholder value, the board of directors of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) approved a 9.5% increase in its quarterly dividend. The increased dividend of 23 cents will be paid on January 18, 2011, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2010....
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AXIS Capital Hikes Dividend - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 11:32am | 523As part of its concerted effort to enhance shareholder value, the board of directors of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) approved a 9.5% increase in its quarterly dividend. The increased dividend of 23 cents will be paid on January 18, 2011, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2010....
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Navigators Extend Share Repurchase Program to December 31, 2011
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 10:58am | 53The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVG) today announced that its Board of Directors has extended the expiration date of its $65 million share repurchase program from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011. As of December 8, 2010, 587,673 shares have been purchased under the program at an...
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Old Republic Declares Dividend of 17.25 Cents
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 5:23pm | 44The Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 17.25 cents per share. This dividend is payable December 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on December 6, 2010.
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Insurance Industry Stock Review - Dec. '10 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 5:18pm | 2122After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has started improving. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now...
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Insurance Industry Stock Review - Dec. '10 - Industry Outlook
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 5:18pm | 2122After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has started improving. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now...