Business events scheduled for the coming week
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Apr 18, 1:06PM CDT
MONDAY, April 21
Earnings season starts rough for health insurers
By TOM MURPHY - AP - Fri Apr 18, 10:02AM CDT
Health insurers that easily outpaced the broader market in trading last year nosedived this week after UnitedHealth released shaky first-quarter earnings. That dip may be short-lived if the performance of other insurers continues to fuel momentum in the sector like it has for several quarters now.
Final Glance: Managed Care companies
AP - Thu Apr 17, 5:01PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top managed care companies were down at the close of trading:
US stock market ends higher as earnings pour in
By ALEX VEIGA - AP - Thu Apr 17, 4:57PM CDT
Corporate earnings pushed U.S. stocks mostly higher on Thursday, but it wasn't an easy ride up.
Risk-Reward Balanced at Molina - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 4:35PM CDT
On April 16, 2014, we issued an updated research report on Molina Healthcare Inc.
Early Glance: Managed Care companies
AP - Thu Apr 17, 10:31AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 10 a.m.:
UnitedHealth's 1Q profit tumbles 8 percent
By TOM MURPHY - AP - Thu Apr 17, 10:18AM CDT
UnitedHealth Group's first-quarter net income slid 8 percent as funding cuts to a key product and costs imposed by the health care overhaul dented the health insurer's performance.
UnitedHealth Beats on Q1 Earnings, Lags Revs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 10:10AM CDT
U.S. health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported first-quarter 2014 operating earnings of $1.10 per share
Aetna Life to pay $500,000 to settle consumer case
AP - Thu Apr 17, 10:02AM CDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York financial regulators report an agreement with Aetna Life Insurance Co. to pay $500,000 for using group life insurance policy forms that didn't include required information notifying policyholders of certain rights and benefits.
Aetna (AET) Marked As Today's Roof Leaker Stock
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 9:06AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Aetna (AET) as a "roof leaker" (crossing below the 200-day simple moving average on higher than normal relative volume) candidate
Look for Shares of Aetna to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 2.46% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 16, 5:32PM CDT
Aetna (NYSE:AET) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $69.78 to a high of $72.03. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $70.22 on volume of 3.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Aetna Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 2.46%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 16, 5:31PM CDT
Aetna (NYSE:AET) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $69.78 to a high of $72.03. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.5%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $70.22 on volume of 3.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Midday Glance: Managed Care companies
AP - Wed Apr 16, 12:31PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 1 p.m.:
HealthFitness taps former ActiveHealth executive for chief of analytics
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 16, 7:47AM CDT
HealthFitness, a proven leader of population health management, announced today that Tatiana Shnaiden, MD, MS has joined the company as chief analytics officer, reporting directly to president and CEO Paul Lotharius. She most recently served as vice president of value optimization for ActiveHealth Management, a subsidiary of Aetna Inc.