Wellpoint Earnings Preview: Get Ahead of the Analysts
Wellpoint (NYSE:WLP) will report earnings before markets open on Wednesday, July 24th. WellPoint Inc. is a health benefits company. The Company provides health benefits, dental and vision benefits,...
View ArticleGM’s Silverado Takes the Crown, Lockheed Martin System Improvements, and 3...
General Motors (NYSE:GM): Chevrolet’s Silverado light-duty pickup has bested the Ram 1500 and Ford’s (NYSE:F) F-150 (among others) to claim the top-ranked pickup spot per Consumer Reports. However,...
View ArticleObamacare: Cheaper Costs May Mean Fewer Options
If the rollout of the insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act proves anything, it is that creating a sustainable system to provide affordable health insurance to the majority of the...
View ArticleUnitedHealth Investors, Buckle Up: Obamacare Has Come
Unlike Aetna (NYSE:AET), Humana (NYSE:HUM), Cigna (NYSE:CI), Molina (NYSE:MOH), WellPoint (NYSE:WLP), and Centene (NYSECNC), UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) — the largest health insurer in the United States —...
View ArticleThursday’s Midday Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
The major U.S. stocks were fluctuating Thursday as the partial government shutdown ended. As of noon: DIJA: -0.32% to 15,324.00 S&P 500: +0.29% to 1,726.51 NASDAQ: +0.32% to 3,851.80 Gold: +3.44%...
View ArticleThese 5 Stocks Are Loving Obamacare
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has created a political firestorm in Washington. The fiscal standoff is over, the United States will not default on its public debt, and the federal...
View ArticleThe 6 Top Lobbying Organizations in 2013
These days, succeeding in persuading the government to take action requires more than an eloquent speech or having the right connections in Washington. More than likely, it takes quite the pocketbook...
View ArticleIs UnitedHealth an Obamacare Casualty?
On Tuesday, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) told shareholders to expect the Affordable Care Act to have a net drag on earnings of 90 cents to $1 per share in 2014. Breaking down those costs, the insurer...
View ArticleObamacare Website Problems Have Become Insurance Problems
By the end of 2013, roughly two million Americans had enrolled in insurance plans via the state and federal insurance exchanges created under the auspices of the Affordable Care Act. While that number...
View ArticleHumana Didn’t Exactly Take Obamacare in Stride
Health insurer Humana (NYSE:HUM) – which offers insurance policies on the Affordable Care Act-created marketplaces of 14 states — reported fourth-quarter and full-year financial results on Wednesday....
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