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Humana beats 2Q profit forecasts
AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Humana's second-quarter earnings jumped about 25 percent in a better-than-expected performance, as a business sale gain and premium growth helped the Medicare Advantage coverage provider.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Humana Beats Q2 Earnings, Falls Y/Y on Poor Retail Segment - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 37 mins ago
Humana Inc.'s (HUM) second-quarter 2015 operating earnings came in at $1.67 per share surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.63.
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Insurer Anthem hikes 2015 forecast, 2Q earnings climb
By TOM MURPHY - AP - Wed Jul 29, 9:15AM CDT
Anthem has pumped up its 2015 forecast again after earnings jumped more than 17 percent in its most recent quarter, helped by a surge in government money.
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), CI: 145.88 (+0.01), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
3 Managed Health Care Stocks to Buy
at The Street - Tue Jul 28, 8:02AM CDT
With Anthem agreeing to acquire Cigna for $48 billion, we decided to check Quant Ratings to see if there are any good stocks in that sub-industry, worth buying.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79)
3 Reasons Why Earnings Season is Going Great
at The Street - Mon Jul 27, 10:00AM CDT
Strong quarterly results show that the market is more bearish than it should be right now.
AMZN: 527.61 (+1.58), HD: 115.90 (+1.06), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62), SBUX: 57.16 (+0.02), CI: 145.88 (+0.01), UA: 97.81 (-0.04), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), MCD: 97.86 (+0.53), GOOGL: 653.85 (-5.81), CAT: 77.11 (-0.67), AAPL: 122.67 (-0.71)
Anthem to Buy Cigna: IHF ETF On Fire, Others in Focus - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 27, 9:25AM CDT
The proposed takeover of Cigna by Anthem has put these ETFs in focus.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), IHF: 139.10 (+0.14), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), DVP: 23.30 (+0.20), RWV: 50.95 (+0.36), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Israel's Teva buys Allergan generic drug company for $40.5B
By DANIEL ESTRIN - AP - Mon Jul 27, 1:14PM CDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Monday it is purchasing Dublin-based Allergan PLC's generic pharmaceuticals business for $40.5 billion, in what Israeli analysts called the largest-ever acquisition by an Israeli company.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), AGN: 336.77 (-2.73), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), MYL: 56.98 (+0.63), TEVA: 70.97 (-0.44), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Do 3 big insurers flash red for govt? Mergers get close look
By MARCY GORDON - AP - Fri Jul 24, 7:17PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Would a reduction from five health insurance giants to three trigger a flashing light for regulators concerned about industry competition?
CI: 145.87 (unch), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jul 24, 5:24PM CDT
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CI: 145.87 (unch), AMZN: 527.61 (+1.58), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), WMT: 72.35 (+0.25), JBLU: 22.95 (+0.13), CMCSK: 61.89 (-0.26), BMY: 64.37 (-0.29), CMCSA: 62.12 (-0.29), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), REGN: 541.95 (-10.50), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Why the 2010 health care law led to insurance merger mania
AP - Fri Jul 24, 2:40PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The health care overhaul law has reshaped the health insurance business, and one consequence is more than $100 billion in mergers and acquisitions over the last few years.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Anthem Acquires Cigna in $54 Billion Insurance Merger: 7 Key Takeaways - Stocks in the News
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 24, 1:08PM CDT
Announced Friday, health care company Anthem Inc will buy fellow insurer Cigna Corp in a deal that reaches $54 billion. Here’s a look at what investors should know about the latest high-profile insurance acquisition.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Mega-health deals bloom in July, Anthem bids $48B for Cigna
By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATTHEW PERRONE - AP - Fri Jul 24, 12:58PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S patients.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Glance: The new 'Big Three' of health coverage
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jul 24, 12:34PM CDT
Anthem Inc.'s $48 billion purchase of rival Cigna Corp. is set to create the nation's largest health insurance company.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Anthem To Buy Cigna As Insurers Rush To Consolidate
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 24, 7:34AM CDT
Anthem (ANTM) confirmed Friday that it will buy Cigna (CI) for $48 billion, as the health care industry continues its recent consolidation. Anthem will pay $188 a share, with Cigna shareholders receiving $103.40 in cash and 0.5152 Anthem shares for...
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
HMOs Burn Hot This Summer - Video Blog
John Blank - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 12:09PM CDT
What's Heating Up the HMO Industry?
ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), AET: 111.52 (-0.79)
Anthem Set to Acquire Cigna for $48 Billion - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 11:51AM CDT
Health insurance giant Anthem (ANTM) is gearing up for an acquisition of competitor Cigna (CI), reports say.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
And Then There Were 3? Anthem Near $48 Bil Cigna Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 10:27PM CDT
Anthem (ANTM) will announce a deal to buy Cigna (CI) for about $48 billion, or $187 a share as soon as Thursday, according to a variety of reports. Along with other mergers, the managed care industry on the road to shrinking to three giants from five...
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Molina Scoffs At Merger Mania, Keeps Growing Medicaid
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 12:58PM CDT
As consolidation fever grips the managed care industry, Molina Healthcare (MOH) prefers to "stick to our knitting," as chief financial officer John Molina likes to say. Its knitting since its founding in 1980 by Molina's father, David Molina, has...
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), WCG: 78.78 (+0.04), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), MOH: 68.31 (-0.26), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Industry Snapshot: Dig Deep Into Hottest Industries
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 21, 6:05PM CDT
Context means a lot when you're trying to understand just what a company does and identify its strengths. And context, in the business world, means industry. As you study a company and try to determine if it's going to be a profit gusher, ask these...
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), CMG: 736.10 (+5.32), MCD: 97.86 (+0.53), AET: 111.52 (-0.79)
Humana beats 2Q profit forecasts
AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Humana's second-quarter earnings jumped about 25 percent in a better-than-expected performance, as a business sale gain and premium growth helped the Medicare Advantage coverage provider.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Humana Beats Q2 Earnings, Falls Y/Y on Poor Retail Segment - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 37 mins ago
Humana Inc.'s (HUM) second-quarter 2015 operating earnings came in at $1.67 per share surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.63.
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Insurer Anthem hikes 2015 forecast, 2Q earnings climb
By TOM MURPHY - AP - Wed Jul 29, 9:15AM CDT
Anthem has pumped up its 2015 forecast again after earnings jumped more than 17 percent in its most recent quarter, helped by a surge in government money.
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), CI: 145.88 (+0.01), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
3 Managed Health Care Stocks to Buy
at The Street - Tue Jul 28, 8:02AM CDT
With Anthem agreeing to acquire Cigna for $48 billion, we decided to check Quant Ratings to see if there are any good stocks in that sub-industry, worth buying.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79)
3 Reasons Why Earnings Season is Going Great
at The Street - Mon Jul 27, 10:00AM CDT
Strong quarterly results show that the market is more bearish than it should be right now.
AMZN: 527.61 (+1.58), HD: 115.90 (+1.06), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62), SBUX: 57.16 (+0.02), CI: 145.88 (+0.01), UA: 97.81 (-0.04), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), MCD: 97.86 (+0.53), GOOGL: 653.85 (-5.81), CAT: 77.11 (-0.67), AAPL: 122.67 (-0.71)
Anthem to Buy Cigna: IHF ETF On Fire, Others in Focus - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 27, 9:25AM CDT
The proposed takeover of Cigna by Anthem has put these ETFs in focus.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), IHF: 139.10 (+0.14), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), DVP: 23.30 (+0.20), RWV: 50.95 (+0.36), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Israel's Teva buys Allergan generic drug company for $40.5B
By DANIEL ESTRIN - AP - Mon Jul 27, 1:14PM CDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Monday it is purchasing Dublin-based Allergan PLC's generic pharmaceuticals business for $40.5 billion, in what Israeli analysts called the largest-ever acquisition by an Israeli company.
CI: 145.88 (+0.01), AGN: 336.77 (-2.73), ANTM: 154.33 (+0.13), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), MYL: 56.98 (+0.63), TEVA: 70.97 (-0.44), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Do 3 big insurers flash red for govt? Mergers get close look
By MARCY GORDON - AP - Fri Jul 24, 7:17PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Would a reduction from five health insurance giants to three trigger a flashing light for regulators concerned about industry competition?
CI: 145.87 (unch), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jul 24, 5:24PM CDT
___
CI: 145.87 (unch), AMZN: 527.61 (+1.58), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), WMT: 72.35 (+0.25), JBLU: 22.95 (+0.13), CMCSK: 61.89 (-0.26), BMY: 64.37 (-0.29), CMCSA: 62.12 (-0.29), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), REGN: 541.95 (-10.50), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Why the 2010 health care law led to insurance merger mania
AP - Fri Jul 24, 2:40PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The health care overhaul law has reshaped the health insurance business, and one consequence is more than $100 billion in mergers and acquisitions over the last few years.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Anthem Acquires Cigna in $54 Billion Insurance Merger: 7 Key Takeaways - Stocks in the News
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 24, 1:08PM CDT
Announced Friday, health care company Anthem Inc will buy fellow insurer Cigna Corp in a deal that reaches $54 billion. Here’s a look at what investors should know about the latest high-profile insurance acquisition.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Mega-health deals bloom in July, Anthem bids $48B for Cigna
By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATTHEW PERRONE - AP - Fri Jul 24, 12:58PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S patients.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Glance: The new 'Big Three' of health coverage
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jul 24, 12:34PM CDT
Anthem Inc.'s $48 billion purchase of rival Cigna Corp. is set to create the nation's largest health insurance company.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), ANTX: 50.81 (+0.10), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Anthem To Buy Cigna As Insurers Rush To Consolidate
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 24, 7:34AM CDT
Anthem (ANTM) confirmed Friday that it will buy Cigna (CI) for $48 billion, as the health care industry continues its recent consolidation. Anthem will pay $188 a share, with Cigna shareholders receiving $103.40 in cash and 0.5152 Anthem shares for...
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
HMOs Burn Hot This Summer - Video Blog
John Blank - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 12:09PM CDT
What's Heating Up the HMO Industry?
ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), AET: 111.52 (-0.79)
Anthem Set to Acquire Cigna for $48 Billion - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 11:51AM CDT
Health insurance giant Anthem (ANTM) is gearing up for an acquisition of competitor Cigna (CI), reports say.
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
And Then There Were 3? Anthem Near $48 Bil Cigna Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 10:27PM CDT
Anthem (ANTM) will announce a deal to buy Cigna (CI) for about $48 billion, or $187 a share as soon as Thursday, according to a variety of reports. Along with other mergers, the managed care industry on the road to shrinking to three giants from five...
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Molina Scoffs At Merger Mania, Keeps Growing Medicaid
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 12:58PM CDT
As consolidation fever grips the managed care industry, Molina Healthcare (MOH) prefers to "stick to our knitting," as chief financial officer John Molina likes to say. Its knitting since its founding in 1980 by Molina's father, David Molina, has...
CNC: 69.04 (-0.63), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), UNH: 121.38 (-0.14), WCG: 78.78 (+0.04), AET: 111.52 (-0.79), HNT: 65.98 (-0.06), MOH: 68.31 (-0.26), HUM: 182.90 (-1.62)
Industry Snapshot: Dig Deep Into Hottest Industries
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 21, 6:05PM CDT
Context means a lot when you're trying to understand just what a company does and identify its strengths. And context, in the business world, means industry. As you study a company and try to determine if it's going to be a profit gusher, ask these...
CI: 145.87 (unch), ANTM: 154.40 (+0.20), CMG: 736.10 (+5.32), MCD: 97.86 (+0.53), AET: 111.52 (-0.79)
