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James D. Shelton Joins Omnicare as Non-Executive Chairman
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 2:01pm | 60Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE: OCR) today announced that it has appointed James D. Shelton, Omnicare's interim President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company's Board of Directors since February 2008, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Shelton's appointment is effective January 1,...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (FSCI, OREX, RURL, ENSG)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 11:30am | 137Fisher Communications Inc (NASDAQ: FSCI) shares gained 0.29% to create a new 52-week high of $20.62. FSCI launched "THIS TV Bakersfield" in Bakersfield, CA. Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: OREX) shares rose 114.78% to touch a new 52-week high of $10.46. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel...
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News Summary (MCD, OCR, COST)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:32am | 166Shares of McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) lost about 1.8% after the company reported 4.8% rise in its global same-store sales. The company's same-store sales increased 4.9% both in the US and Europe. MCD reported 2.4% rise in same-store sales in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Shares of...
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Allied HealthCare Falls 5.5% (AHCI)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 12:34pm | 219Shares of Allied HealthCare International Inc. (Nasdaq: AHCI) are currently down 5.5% at $2.74 per share during Tuesday morning trading. Today's trading range for shares of Allied HealthCare International Inc has been between $2.73 and $2.99 per share. The consensus price target of analysts...
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Almost Family Announces 5-Year $125 Credit Facility
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 12:28pm | 66Almost Family, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFAM) announced today it has entered into a new five-year $125 million revolving credit facility that increases its financial flexibility through 2015. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger, while Bank of America, N.A. acted as...
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Top Performing Industries For December 7 (CRH, SMS, WGO, RURL)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 11:15am | 180At 10:11 am, the Dow gained 0.57% to 11,427.09, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.56% to 1,229.92 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.54% to 2,608.84. The industries that are driving the market today are: Cement: This industry jumped 2.44% by 10:11 am. The top stock within...
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Landauer Posts Mixed Results ( LDR)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 9:16am | 230Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR) released financial results on Tuesday morning that missed Wall Street earnings estimates but beat revenue expectations. Landauer, Inc announced that its 4th quarter net income fell to $4.6 million, or 48 cents per share, down from $5.3 million, or 56 cents per share, a...
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Landauer, Inc. Reports 2010 Fourth Quarter EPS of $.48
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 9:14am | 243Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. For the quarter ended September 30, 2010, revenues increased 27 percent to $29.1 million compared with $23.0 million a year ago. Gross margin for the fiscal...
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Allied HealthCare Beats Revenue Estimates (AHCI)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 8:24am | 203Allied HealthCare International Inc. (Nasdaq: AHCI) announced financial results on Tuesday morning. Allied HealthCare International Inc reported that its 4th quarter income from continuing operations fell to $2.7 million, or 6 cents per share, down from $2.9 million, or 7 cents per share, a year...
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Earnings Scheduled For December 7 (HRB, TLB, AZO, MTN, MW, AVAV, AHCI, COO, LAYN, MIND, TTC)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 4:32am | 292H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is expected to report a Q2 loss of $0.38 per share on revenue of $339.54 million. Talbots (NYSE: TLB) is projected to post its earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $303.11 million in the third quarter. AutoZone Inc (NYSE: AZO) is likely to report its Q1 EPS at $3.40...
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Emergency Medical Services to Acquire Ambulance Company
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 5:40pm | 116Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced that its American Medical Response segment has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Doctor's Ambulance Service. Founded in 1974, Doctor's provides emergency and non-emergency ambulance services in Orange County,...
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Jefferies Lowers LHC Group FY10 Estimates
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:37am | 67On Friday, LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) lowered its FY10 EPS guidance to $2.65-$2.75 (from $2.75-$2.85) to account for the potential impact that CY11 reimbursement changes (-4.89%) could have on episodes that begin in 4Q10 but end in 2011, Jefferies reports. “We are making a similar adjustment by...
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Acquisition by EMS's EmCare - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 7:00pm | 388Emergency Services Corporation's (EMS) EmCare segment has decided to acquire Milford Anesthesia Associates, an anesthesia provider based in Milford. With approximately 100 clinicians the anesthesia company in-sources its services to 9 hospitals and 18 ambulatory surgical centers. The transaction...
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Acquisition by EMS's EmCare - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 6:31pm | 388Emergency Services Corporation's (EMS) EmCare segment has decided to acquire Milford Anesthesia Associates, an anesthesia provider based in Milford. With approximately 100 clinicians the anesthesia company in-sources its services to 9 hospitals and 18 ambulatory surgical centers. The transaction...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy On Emergency Medical Services (NYSE: EMS)
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 8:30am | 189Jefferies & Co. is reiterating its Buy rating and $63 price target on Emergency Medical Services (NYSE: EMS), after the company announced an acquisition of Milford Anesthesia. In a note sent to clients, Jefferies writes, "The acquisition of Milford Anesthesia likely brings $0.06-$0.07 of...