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Earnings highlights: Exxon, Starbucks, Viacom, Comcast, Sirius, Kraft and others	Filed under: Earnings reports, Starbucks (SBUX), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Viacom (VIA), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Aetna Inc (AET), Altria Group (MO), Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Corning Inc (GLW), Nucor Corp (NUE), Valero Energy (VLO), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT), Garmin Ltd (GRMN)Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) net income rose on membership growth and a hike in premium rates. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) beat...	August 02, 2008
Before the bell: Undecided ahead of GDP: XOM, FSLR, MOT, MO, GM, GOOG ...	Filed under: Before the bell, Earnings reports, Deals, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Starbucks (SBUX), General Motors (GM), Motorola (MOT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Market matters, Walt Disney (DIS), Aetna Inc (AET), Altria Group (MO), Kellogg Co (K), MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Economic data, Unilever ADR (UL)U.S. stock futures were mixed Thursday morning ahead of the government preliminary report of U.S. second-quarter gross domestic product to be released at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Compare to the first quart...	July 31, 2008
The week in preview: High expectations for oil and energy	Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Economic dataSo the earnings crunch continues, and here's a look at some companies scheduled to report results this week that are anticipated to be big winners and losers in terms of earnings growth. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expect the following to report strong earnings growth when compared to the same period of the previous year. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA): $4.10 EPS (+53.9%) on revenue of $3.8 billion (+54.6%) EOG Resources I...	July 27, 2008
Cigna (CI) dragged lower by Coventry (CVH) warning	Filed under: Major movement, Forecasts, Bad news, Industry, CIGNA Corp (CI), Coventry Health Care (CVH), Options, Technical AnalysisCigna (NYSE: CI) shares are falling today after competitor Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) lowered its fiscal 2008 earnings forecast to a range between $3.65 and $3.75 for the year, well below the $4.43 per share expected by analysts. Investors are really punishing CVH today and the stock is down 22% currently. Cigna is getting caught in the crossfire as investors ...	June 19, 2008
"Fast Money" for Thursday	THURSDAY'S PICKSJeff Macke recommends getting long Disney (DIS) $34.35 Guy Adami suggests Starwood (HOT) $47.85 Karen Finerman and Pete Najarian both think Microsoft (MSFT) $27.54 is a buyWEDNESDAY'S PICKSFor the second day in a row Jeff Macke recommends shorting the Dow by getting long the Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG) $62.60 CLOSE $62.72 GAINGuy Adami suggests getting long Celgene (CELG) $61.31 CLOSE $62.83 GAINKaren Finerman thinks Aetna (AET) $45.65 is a buy.CLOSE $46.53 GAINPete Najarian...	June 04, 2008
"Fast Money" for Wednesday	WEDNESDAY'S PICKSFor the second day in a row Jeff Macke recommends shorting the Dow by getting long the Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG) $62.6 Guy Adami suggests getting long Celgene (CELG) $61.31 Karen Finerman thinks Aetna (AET) $45.65 is a buy.Pete Najarian prefers Norfolk Southern (NSC) $65.5 on the pullback.TUESDAY'S RESULTSJeff Macke recommends shorting the Dow by getting long the Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG) $62.21 CLOSE $62.47 GAIN Guy Adami thinks Celgene (CELG) $61.20 looks interesting....	June 03, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Lehman Debacle The traders discussed a report from the Wall Street Journal that said Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH) is considering raising $3 billion to $4 billion in capital. Macke said Lehman could have some serious problems and its troubling that the company has to keep telling investors how liquid it is. Najarian said put options activity in the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) and Lehman Brothers was heavy today. However, he said that Lehman probably is...	June 03, 2008
Aetna can see the brighter future from its vantage point	Filed under: Aetna Inc (AET), Stocks to BuyGiven the uncertain U.S. economic landscape, and accompanying choppy / consolidating market conditions, adding a few defensive plays is a prudent tack. Among insurers, Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) is worth an evaluation. Aetna's wide product offerings and comprehensive coverage is an operational strength, as is its geographic footprint. These factors, along with cost controls, should enable Aetna to maintain solid earnings growth in FY 2008-FY 2009. Further, ...	May 29, 2008
Gay investors support gay-friendly corporations	Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM), Aetna Inc (AET), Chevron Corp (CVX), Politics, Headline newsConservative social and political groups are vowing to fight the recent California ruling in which a republican-dominated court declared that sexual preference should not bar couples from legal marriage. In an Associated Press article, the court opinion is quoted as stating that "domestic partnerships that provide many of the rights and benefits of matrimony are not e...	May 17, 2008
Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesWright Medical (WMGI)- Leerink Swann Mkt Perform » Outperform Axsys Technologies (AXYS)- Boenning & Scattergood Market Perform » Market Outperform Trimble Navigation (TRMB)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy Emulex (ELX)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Synovus (SNV)- Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform Health Management (HMA)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Tenet Healthcare (THC)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Northrop Grumman (NOC)- Cowen & C...	April 28, 2008

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