The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a report that economic sentiment in Germany came in better than expected (more coverage here) and that U.K. inflation was lower…
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) reported fiscal third-quarter results before markets opened this morning. The health insurer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.50 on revenues of $27.3 billion. In the…
Paul Ausick The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, aided by a better-than-expected report on U.S. retail sales and a smaller-than-expected rise in the Empire State manufacturing survey (more coverage here).…
Tuesday will bring earnings reports from five different DJIA components. There are not many days where one-fifth a major index report earnings. In the early morning hours we will get earnings reports…
U.S. health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) today announced that it is acquiring Brazilian health insurer Amil Participacoes S.A. for $4.3 billion in cash. The total deal is worth $4.9 billion,…
Paul Ausick In the age of health care reform, today’s news will sound ridiculous to just about any investor. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEMKT: DIA) is making a crazy change among its 30…
David Einhorn and his hedge fund Greenlight Capital reported some changes to the fund’s portfolio last night. The fund added significant holdings in several health care stocks and eliminated a couple of…
While no details were provided, Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) and Express Scripts Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ESRX) this morning announced a new multiyear deal that will once again add Walgreens stores to the…
Now that the healthcare constitutionality argument has passed, healthcare and insurance providers are consolidating. WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) just announced that it was acquiring AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP) in a $4.9 billion transaction in…
If you were watching the reactions in the market after the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare as being constitutional as a tax, you might think that the healthcare insurance providers are suddenly…
Thursday was D-Day for the Supreme Court decision on the Obama healthcare mandate as to its constitutionality. The long and short of it is that the mandate is constitutional as a tax…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy with $670 target at Argus; Zacks…
To say that Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC), a managed health care provider, has been on a roller coaster ride for the past few days may be an understatement. First, it and Molina…
Saying that certain requirements of Obamacare “make sense,” the CEO of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) today announced that the insurer would continue to offer “important health care insurance protections” regardless of…
Paul Ausick Late last Friday, Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) issued a brief statement on the company’s dispute with Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX): The parties have agreed to dismiss their respective claims, and no…
