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Big Unexpected Dividend Hikes (UNH, DE)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 12:57pm | 410Reuters: The US will suspend Arctic drilling. Reuters: Lehman sued JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) for billions of dollars. Reuters: The Fed’s Bullard said that promises of low rates for long periods have risks. Reuters: Facebook improved its privacy controls. Reuters: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL...
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Disney Insider Trading, SEC Nabs Two Goofys (See Complaint)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 12:22pm | 405When Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) filed its 2009 annual report in March, it included the dreaded “going concern” sentence, indicating that it needed to boost its operating income and restructure its debt. Its first quarter report released on May 13th showed the company’s operating income was not...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Healthcare Plans Industry With The Highest Return On Equity (MDF, CI, WLP, HUM)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:27am | 136Below are the top 4 healthcare plans stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of ROE. Metropolitan Health Networks Inc (NYSE: MDF) has a trailing-twelve-month ROE of 38.33%. MDF’s quarterly earnings grew by 76.70% year-over-year. CIGNA Corp (NYSE: CI) has a trailing-twelve-month ROE of 28.59%....
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Traders Buy Protection on Humana (HUM)
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 11:46am | 112Shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) are trading slightly higher on the session, currently trading $44.36. The stock has been drifting lower over the past four months and is now trading below the 50-day moving average. Options trading in the name still suggests worries of a further sell off with the...
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Puts Bought on Wellcare Health Plans
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 11:42am | 123Shares of Wellcare Health Plans Inc. (NYSE: WCG) are falling today, though outperforming the overall market, by 1.60%. The stock is now at $26.38. Shares have been trending sideways for the past three months, but the chart looks like it might break the $25.80 support level to the downside. Options...
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What Warren Buffett is Buying and Selling
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 1:19am | 226Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) has announced some major portfolio changes, most described in its filings with the SEC. Here are his holding updates: Sold: Sun Trust Banks (STI )Travelers (TRV)United Health (UNH)Wellpoint (WLP) Reduced holdings:Carmax (CMX)ConocoPhillips (COP)...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (WLP, UNH, AZO)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:34pm | 137Most of the after hours activity today can be traced to the release of a number of high profile 13-Fs, detailing the quarterly moves of some of the top money managers in the world. United Health (NYSE: UNH) has fallen 3.22% in the after hours trading session, after Warren Buffett's Berkshire...
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J.P. Morgan Reiterates Overweight Rating And Price Target On Cigna (CI)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 12:25pm | 136J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) analysts recently met with Cigna's (NYSE: CI) management team. They wrote that overall, "the view was optimistic as it relates to the core operations, particularly on performance/outlook for the health and the international segments." Cigna (CI) management expressed the...
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Call Volume Surges in Molina (MOH)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 11:59am | 88Shares of Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: MOH) are off by 0.96% today, currently trading $29.03. The stock is now nearing its recent 52-week high of $30.11 and one trader is betting the stock breaks through to the upside. The December $40 call was purchased on the offer 1,350 times for $0.95 a short...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Health Care Plans Industry With The Highest Market Capitalization (UNH, WLP, AET, CI, HUM)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 5:53am | 165Below are the top 5 health care plan stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of market capitalization. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) has a market capitalization of $34.54 billion. Wedbush initiated coverage of UNH with a “neutral” rating. WellPoint Inc (NYSE: WLP) has a market...
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Bullish and Bearish Option Strategies for Ford Motor (NYSE: F)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 1:59pm | 1796Jim Cramer again highlighted Ford Motor (NYSE: F) shares in a recent episode of Mad Money. The bombastic TV analyst screamed that buying Ford shares is a smart move, particularly for long-term investors. This past 14 months, Ford has seen a tremendous rally, from a low of $1.65 in March 2009 to a...
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Afternoon Market Update (BP, RIG, HAL, PCLN, HNT)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 2:17pm | 175The energy giants’ executives are scheduled to testify today in Congress about the uncontained oil spill in the US Gulf of Mexico. Ahead of the hearings in the US senate, shares of BP (NYSE: BP) fell 0.5% and those of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) dropped 0.8%. Transocean (NYSE: RIG) stock added 0.4%....
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Obama & WellPoint Trade Jabs (WLP)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 1:36pm | 138WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) chief executive Angela Braly has admonished the president for a fabricated remark about the insurer’s coverage of breast-cancer patients. This weekend, the president said that his administration asked an insurer to stop discriminating against breast cancer patients....
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Calls Rolled in Centene Corp
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 10:58am | 91Shares on Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) are falling today by 4.18% to $20.84. This comes a day after the company said that they were going to acquire Arkansas Health Plan Administrator, NovaSys Health. They said that they see the buyout adding to yearly earnings by $0.02-0.03. One trader is extending a...
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Afternoon Market Update (CSCO, CI, BX, FIS)
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 3:00pm | 212Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is scheduled to report its Q3 results on May 12 and is expected to post robust sales and earnings growth. CSCO is likely to have benefited from the shift to consolidated and automated data centers. The overall improvement in the corporate technology market is also...