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Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:52:08 GMT

In 3 of the past 4 market rebounds since 1982, equity gains slowed to a single digit pace in the 2nd year, after the initial rally. Now dividend stocks have extra appeal because they offer a tempting alternative to CDs which pay virtually no interest at all, and long term bonds which pay a little bit more but leave you at the mercy of inflation. Established value companies in stable industries have usually proven a better long-term investment. Before S&P cut Pfizer (PFE) ratings to 'AA' from 'AAA' on Oct 16, 2009, there were 5 companies with AAA credit ratings: Automated Data Processing (ADP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Microsoft (MSFT). In other words, 2 out of 5 were healthcare companies.[More...]

Wall Street Ends Higher As Dubai Jitters Recede, JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Rallies

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:53:42 GMT

US stocks finished up on Monday on hopes that the Dubai debt crisis would have a limited effect on the global economy.[More...]

Stock Futures Improve, Modest Gains Indicated Across The Board

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:03:17 GMT

Stock futures are twisting around the even mark, trading mixed earlier but recently firmer across the board. The lingering effects of last week's Dubai debt situation and the start to the holiday shopping season are foremost in investor minds. Financial shares are early gainers. Oil is mixed, dipping below $76 a barrel. Gold fell $3.20 to $1,171 an ounce.[More...]

US Stock Futures Rise As Dubai Debt Fears Ease, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Eyed

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:53 GMT

US stock futures advanced on Monday as investor worries over Dubai's debt crisis receded.[More...]

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:39 GMT

Burlington Northern was just one of several purchases Berkshire has made lately.[More...]

Dollar Bulls Power-up With ETF Index Call Options Ahead Of FOMC

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:32:05 GMT

Today's tickers: UUP, NWL, HNZ, EWZ, UNH, OSTK & STEC[More...]

Market Closing : Mixed Finish Halts S&P 500 Win Streak At Six

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Stock averages end narrowly mixed, snapping the S&P 500's six-session win streak. Consolidation is expected. The Dow touched a high of 9,931 yesterday, falling just short of the 10,000 mark, a level not seen in a year and a key psychological level that some strategists are expecting to trigger at least a modest correction.[More...]

Our Outlook for Health-Care Stocks

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:55:00 GMT

The key development on the health-care reform front occurred just before the end of the third quarter. The long-anticipated proposal from the Senate Finance Committee finally materialized and, as is typical of any proposal that attempts to take a centrist approach, was greeted with a barrage of criticism from both ends of the political spectrum.[More...]

Daily Credit Summary: September 28 - Divergent Dullness

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:55:10 GMT

Spreads were tighter in the US as all the indices improved (though were unable to break Friday's tights and closed wider than Thursday's close). IG trades only 8.1bps tight (rich) to its 50d moving average, which is a Z-Score of -0.7s.d. At 105bps, IG has closed tighter on only 8 days so far this year (192 trading days). The last five days have seen IG converging to its 50d moving average.[More...]

Rationing? I Have To Disagree

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:49:00 GMT

In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Martin Feldstein, Ronald Reagan’s top economist and a Harvard professor, claims the current health care proposals are all about rationing.? I have to disagree. Excerpts from his article are below, along with my critique. "Although administration officials are eager to deny it, rationing health care is central to President Barack Obama's health plan. The Obama strategy is to reduce health costs by rationing the services that we and future generations of patients will receive. "The White House Council of Economic Advisers issued a report in June explaining the Obama Administration's goal of reducing projected health spending by 30% over the next two decades. That reduction would be achieved by eliminating 'high cost, low-value treatments' by 'implementing a set of performance measures that all providers[More...]

State group launches database to assess health care quality, costs

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Nov. 17--A 4-year-old collaborative effort to collect data from Wisconsin's insurers, hospitals, major employers and others has launched a database that can be used to analyze health systems' performance.
The WHIO Health Analytics Exchange contains information from millions of insurance claims and is being used by large medical groups, state government, business groups and other members of the Wisconsin Health Information Organization, said Julie Bartels, the organization's executive director.
Treatment for congestive heart failure costs slightly more in the Milwaukee area than the statewide average, the data show.

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Invest In HealthCare!

Wall Street Ends Higher As Dubai Jitters Recede, JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Rallies

Stock Futures Improve, Modest Gains Indicated Across The Board

US Stock Futures Rise As Dubai Debt Fears Ease, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Eyed

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

Dollar Bulls Power-up With ETF Index Call Options Ahead Of FOMC

Market Closing : Mixed Finish Halts S&P 500 Win Streak At Six

Our Outlook for Health-Care Stocks

Daily Credit Summary: September 28 - Divergent Dullness

Rationing? I Have To Disagree

State group launches database to assess health care quality, costs

Turning health costs around Database helps gauge efficiency

Health insurers weather storms heading into 2010

Aetna says 3Q profit grows, cost controls improve

Aetna 3Q profit grows, but costs hurt performance

WellPoint 3Q Profit Slips 11 Percent, Top Estimates

Insurer WellPoint's 3Q profit, enrollment tumble

Insurer WellPoint's 3Q profit falls 11 percent

UB Will Help Develop Database of Rates for Out-of-Network Care

Group Formed to Create Replacement for UnitedHealth Database: A New York Nonprofit Will Put Together a New List of Medical Prices, Replacing the Disputed One Owned By UnitedHealth Group.

UnitedHealth Group to Host Investor Conference

Benchmark Journal Issues Independent Review on Nisource Inc., Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd., Williams-Sonoma Inc., Unitedhealth Group Inc., Wright Medical Group Inc. and Liberty Media Interactive

Health Net Reports Third Quarter 2009 Adjusted1 Net Income of $69.6 Million, or $0.67 Per Diluted Share

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on IM, SYY, UNH, TRA, CMO and TXT

UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter Results

UnitedHealth Group Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America and World Indexes for 11th Consecutive Year

Prescription Solutions Modernizes Consumer Website With New Content and Tools, Including Real-Time Drug Pricing for Medicare Part D Members

Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area Teams with Community Health Centers

AmeriChoice of New Jersey Teams with Community Health Centers

UnitedHealthcare Teams with Community Health Centers

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