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Top Stocks of Pennsylvania
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 2:04pm | 871Pennsylvania is a state that offers affordable living costs and top schools. It provides affordable health care and medical assistance. No wonder so many large corporations are headquartered in Pennsylvania! These are some facts about the state: 1. Pennsylvania is the third largest exporter of...
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UnitedHealth Group Posts Impressive Results (UNH)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:06pm | 149UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has reported a 21% increase in Q1 profits. The health insurer has also revised its yearly guidance upwards. UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH) net income increased from $984 million to $1.19 billion. Its income per share stood at $1.03 up from 81 cents, a year earlier....
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Stock Market News for April 20, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:45am | 555Easing worries about Goldman and strong profit numbers from Citigroup helped lift financial shares and the broader market even as speculation about possible changes to financial-industry regulations hovered over Wall Street. Stocks seesawed through afternoon as traders came to terms with the...
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Company News for April 20, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:45am | 287• IBM (NYSE:IBM) posted first quarter earnings of $1.97 versus $1.70 a year earlier on a 5% revenue increase to $22.9 billion, beating Zacks EPS estimates of $1.94 and revenue projections of $22.8 billion. The firm also raised its full year guidance to at least $11.20 for the year, compared with...
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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Beats Wall Street Forecasts
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:02am | 114Healthcare benefit provider UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) announced financial results on Tuesday that beat Wall Street estimates. UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported that its 1st quarter net profit climbed to $1.19 billion, or $1.03 per share, up from a net profit of $984 million, or 81 cents...
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) Reports 21% Increase In First-Quarter Profit
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:53am | 95UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has reported a 21% increase in its first-quarter profit today. The company reported a profit of $1.19 billion, or $1.03 per share in its first-quarter, compared with a profit of $984 million, or $0.81 per share it reported for the same period last year. Analysts...
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Top Performing Industries For April 19 (KGJI, HNT, LH, POOL)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:46pm | 199At 3:07 p.m., Dow added 55.80, or 0.50%, to 11,073.46, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.26, or 0.19%. The Nasdaq composite index lost 7.02, or 0.29%. The industries that are driving the market today are: Internet Service Providers: The top gainer of the day, this industry...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Healthcare Sector With Highest Cash (PFE, WLP, JNJ, NVS, AMGN)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 7:28am | 146Below are the top 5 healthcare stocks in the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of cash. Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) had $26 billion cash in the latest quarter. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins for PFE are 33.02%. WellPoint Inc (NYSE: WLP) had $21.55 billion cash in the latest quarter. WLP’s...
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Top Stocks of Maryland
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 2:44am | 878The state of Maryland is centrally located in the mid Atlantic region, close to the Nation’s capital and some of the most populated areas of the United States. Its economy has grown to include the aerospace and defense sector which is made up of 2,600 companies and pays an average salary of $93,000...
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Top Stocks of Connecticut
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 2:24am | 816The state of Connecticut is home to the BioScience cluster, the Aerospace, Software and information technology, Metal Manufacturing, Maritime, Plastics, Agricultural, and Insurance and financial services clusters. These clusters symbolize the state’s diversified economy, and are evident in the...
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Cigna Joins Hands With Humana Inc. (CI, HUM)
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 6:22pm | 170Cigna Corp. (NYE: CI) has entered into a pact with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Under the new agreement, Cigna Corp. (CI) will sell Humana’s (HUM) Medicare plans to its corporate clients. According to The Wall Street Journal, Cigna Corp. specializes in health plans for big employers whereas Humana has...
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Why So Many Traders Seem Bearish on the Rally in Yum! Brands (YUM)
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 5:12pm | 1517Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the parent company of KFC, A&W restaurants, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s and Taco Bell reported strong earnings last night. The fast food conglomerate reported earnings-per-share growth of 23%. Worldwide profits leaped 13% with 37% growth coming from China. The stock...
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Market Roundup (PRX, SNTS, ATVI, BP, UNH, AGP, WLP, WFC, FITB)
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 3:25pm | 362Par Pharma (NYSE: PRX) has risen by 6.5% after a Delaware court ruled that the five patents that are covering Santarus' (NASDAQ: SNTS) stomach drug Zegerid were invalid due to "obviousness." According to the analysts, Par Pharma's proposed generic is Zegerid's only rival. Although PRX’s proposed...
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Bullish on Red Hat (RHT)? Ways to Save on Your Investment Using Options
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 11:56am | 1819UBS initiated coverage on software company Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), naming it a “buy,” early Tuesday. The brokerage expects a 12-month price target of $35 and says short-term trends in the IT industry should positively impact RHT’s bottom line. Additionally, UBS thinks the firm could be a potential...
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UNH Upped To Outperform
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 9:45am | 28Analysts at Leerink upgrade UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) from “market perform” to “outperform.” Shares of UNH rose 0.74% to $32.50 in premarket trading.