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Successful Investing: Aetna working had in tough environment
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Mon Nov 9, 12:19 am ETQ:My shares of Aetna Inc. have been disappointing. Please shed some light on prospects.—T.B., via the Internet Answer: Health care continues to be a demanding business, even for a company that has worked hard to greatly improve its financial fortunes. During the past decade, the firm has unloaded unprofitable and noncore businesses while improving its profit margins.
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Final Glance: Managed Care companies
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 5:47 pm ETNEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading: Aetna rose $.66 or 2.3 percent, to $29.82. CIGNA rose $.08 or .3 percent, to $30.96. Coventry Healthcare rose $.69 or 3.1 percent, to $22.68. Humana rose $1.06 or 2.6 percent, to $41.51. UnitedHealth rose $.46 or 1.6 percent, to $29.13. WellPoint rose $1.36 or 2.7 percent, to $52.36.
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Students call Aetna insurance at BU pricey but efficient
The Daily Free Press - Mon Nov 9, 7:17 am ETThough Boston University’s Student Health Insurance plan through Aetna Health Insurance is costly, it efficiently provides students with necessary coverage, they said....
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Midday Glance: Managed Care companies
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 1:03 pm ETNEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at noon: Aetna rose $.15 or .5 percent, to $29.31. CIGNA fell $.25 or .8 percent, to $30.63. Coventry Healthcare rose $.43 or 2.0 percent, to $22.42. Humana rose $.61 or 1.5 percent, to $41.06. UnitedHealth rose $.04 or .1 percent, to $28.71. WellPoint rose $.84 or 1.6 percent, to $51.84.
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Early Glance: Managed Care companies
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 10:49 am ETNEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $.62 or 2.1 percent, to $29.78. CIGNA rose $.58 or 1.9 percent, to $31.46. Coventry Healthcare rose $.62 or 2.8 percent, to $22.61. Humana rose $1.01 or 2.5 percent, to $41.46. UnitedHealth rose $.56 or 2.0 percent, to $29.23. WellPoint rose $1.42 or 2.8 percent, to $52.42.
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Stocks set for higher open after G20
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:05 am ETWall Street was set to open higher on Monday on renewed risk-taking sentiment after the Group of 20 pledged to maintain economic stimulus in place until a recovery was reassured.
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FOXBusiness: Dow Hits New 2009 High- Gold Hits Record $1,100 an Ounce
Fox News - Mon Nov 9, 4:52 pm ETThe bears were in full retreat Monday as a fresh 15-month low for the U.S. dollar fueled a buying binge in stocks and commodities and pushed the Dow to unseen territory for 2009.
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Betting Against Obama Health Care Increases as Time Grows Short
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 12:15 pm ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Insurers such as WellPoint Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield and drugmakers are redoubling their efforts to fight proposals to overhaul the U.S health-care system, adding another obstacle as legislative hurdles mount.
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U.S. Stocks, Commodities Jump as Dollar Slides on G-20 Stimulus
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 10:01 am ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks extended a global rally and the dollar slid after the Group of 20 nations agreed to maintain economic stimulus efforts. Commodities climbed, sending gold to a record above $1,100 an ounce.
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Health Net Beats Estimates
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 9:56 am ETHealth Net's third-quarter EPS of 67 cents was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents.
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Blue Cross drops senior plan
The Times Herald - 1 hour 32 minutes agoLANSDALE — January 1, 2010 won’t be a good day for more than 10,000 seniors in Montgomery County.
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Insurers pay for alternative care
The World - 2 hours 16 minutes agoAcupuncture, not pain pills that “make me loopy,” is what Cynde Durnford-Branecki wants for her aching back, and a treatment costs her only a $20 copayment.
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Students ducking health coverage may be caught
The BG News - 2 hours 20 minutes agoStudents have differing opinions on whether or not they should be required to have health insurance....
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; Citigroup, Barrick Gold Gain
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 7:41 am ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures advanced, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may rise for a sixth day, after the Group of 20 nations agreed to maintain stimulus efforts and metals prices rallied.
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Harkin launches investigation into insurance pricing
The Gazette - Mon Nov 9, 1:26 pm ETSenator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee that he chairs will conduct an investigation into the pricing practices of health insurance companies that sell to small businesses. Harkin said he would have liked to question health insurance companies about these trends and practices, but the companies are not interested in discussing [...]
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