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Executive Pay Up 14% in 2011

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 12:09 pm

The data is from a major union, and, therefore, may have a bias against chief executives. Numbers can be bent. The AFL-CIO reports that CEO pay rose 14% last year: ...
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Media Digest (1/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 6:36 am

Greece and its creditors are close to a deal on the nation’s debt swap. (Reuters) A judge rules that some of the Gulf spill costs to be covered by Transocean (NYSE: ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, GS, SBUX, ORCL, RF, ZNGA, AMD, ALTR, YHOO, COP, PX, WLP, LCC, XRX, ILMN, RBCN, INCB, GNOM, NUVA)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 4:08 pm

Markets opened mixed this morning, with the DJIA and S&P 500 opening lower and the Nasdaq Composite opening higher. The Nasdaq was getting a big push from the very strong ...
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Media Digest (9/12/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 6:25 am

Carol Bartz resigns from Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) board. (Reuters) Lagarde disputes reports of an IMF study that shows a $372 billion capital shortfall among Europe’s banks. (Reuters) Bank of America’s ...
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Winners & Losers of Health Insurance Earnings (UNH, AET, WLP, HUM)

Posted: July 28, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Earnings season is so far turning out to be a mixed bag and is so far being overshadowed by the elected officials in Washington D.C. threatening a gridlock that could ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMR, BAC, STD, CREE, DELL, EMC, EPB, INTC, NRGY, IRDM, MAS, NTAP, QCOM, RVBD, SEM, TOL, X, VCLK, VECO, WLP, XLNX)

Posted: July 21, 2011 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Ticonderoga. Bank ...
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Week’s Market Losers: JC Penney, Schwab, News Corp And More

Posted: July 9, 2011 at 7:58 am

News Corp (NYSE: NWSA) share dropped 3.5% as the company faced a large bribery and phone hack scandal in the UK and closed it New of the World paper. The ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, MO, AIG, CCJ, CAT, CI, KO, DF, DPS, EK, HBAN, PEP, PM, SBUX, SPWRA, UNH, WLP)

Posted: May 13, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Altria ...
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Dividend Watch: Making More Income Off Your Health Insurer (HUM, UNH, AET, WLP, CI)

Posted: April 26, 2011 at 10:48 am

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) just became the newest dividend player when it comes to health insurers.  Maybe you aren't happy about the cost of healthcare, but at least you can ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BX, COP, DISCA, GGP, HOLX, AGN, NVDA, STRA, TKC, UNH, URI, WM, WLP)

Posted: March 3, 2011 at 8:02 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Started as Buy at ...
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Over $40 Billion in Share Buyback Announcements in February (KSS, DOX, DDS, TJX, WLP, WAT, LEA, PLXS, ARG, CVC, KLAC, VAR, COP, MMM, CHKP, ISRG, ALL, CMI, GME, GD, ROST, MHS, ERTS, PFE, TUP)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 10:51 am

Many shareholders argue that share repurchase and stock buyback plans are generally a waste of shareholder capital aimed solely as a short-term share price targeting mechanism.  Many would prefer to ...
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Health-Care Reform Boosts Health-Care Providers (WLP, UNH, AET, CI, CNC, AGP, WCG, MOH)

Posted: February 23, 2011 at 10:22 am

While the courts and the Congress continue to fight over the health-care reform law, known as the Affordable Care Act or ACA, insurers are looking forward to as many as ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AFL, APOL, T, BAC, CAKE, EMC, ETFC, GD, GM, HGSI, ITT, JNPR, PCS, MU, MSFT, NDAQ, S, WLP)

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:31 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at FBR. Apollo ...
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Health Insurers Line Up for New Customers (UNH, WLP, AET, CI)

Posted: December 29, 2010 at 12:21 pm

After spending most of 2009 fighting passage of the health care reform act, insurers have gone quiet on efforts to repeal the legislation and have instead gotten busy figuring out ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKAM, MT, COP, DYN, EP, GBL, LLNW, MON, PVH, RAX, SLW, CODE, UNH, UNP, WLP)

Posted: November 15, 2010 at 8:19 am

These are some of this Monday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: ...
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