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UnitedHealth (UNH) drops on potential Medicare bill	Filed under: Bad news, Industry, Options, Technical Analysis, PoliticsUnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) shares are in the red today even though a bill that would have reduced Medicare reimbursements to health insurers was defeated in the House of Representatives yesterday. However, shares of UNH are declining this morning with other insurers on news that Congress will likely pass a different bill with slightly smaller cuts next week. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, t...	June 13, 2008
United Health's former CEO pleads ignorance	Filed under: Law, ScandalsIn an effort to get a shareholder class-action lawsuit related to options backdating at United Health (NYSE: UNH) dismissed, former CEO William McGuire is claiming that, gee, golly, he just didn't know much about them fancydangled options. He's just a doctor!The Star Tribune reports that his lawyers have filed a brief stating, in part, that "Dr. McGuire has no formal training or degrees in finance, accounting or law. His only professional training is as a medical doctor...	June 03, 2008
Mad Money Rebroadcast	The following is a recap of a “Mad Money” episode that originally aired Dec. 28, 2006. Today’s show was a continuation of Jim sharing the new rules from his new book. Investors has to follow rules to make money and all this week he has been sharing ones that work for him with us. These aren’t about beating the market, they are so we can understand how big institutions work. Once again we were told there is no market, just a bunch of funds that control most of the money th...	June 02, 2008
Buffett's Latest 13F is Out - Ups Stake in KFT, IR, UNH and More	Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway issued their latest 13F for the for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.Buffett raised his stake in Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) from 132,393,800 shares to 138,272,500 shares, Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. (NYSE: IR) from 636,600 shares to 936,600 shares and Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) from 6,000,000 shares to 6,400,000 shares, among others.Buffett lowered his stake in Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) from 4,663,900 shares to 3,372,200 shares, among others.Here is a ...	May 16, 2008
Berkshire Hathaway 13F: Boosts Stake in Kraft (KFT), Ingersoll-Rand (IR), Unitedhealth (UNH), Wells Fargo (WFC), US Bancorp (USB)	Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Insider+Trades/Berkshire+Hathaway+13F%3A+Boosts+Stake+in+Kraft+%28KFT%29%2C+Ingersoll-Rand+%28IR%29%2C+Unitedhealth+%28UNH%29%2C+Wells+Fargo+%28WFC%29%2C+US+Bancorp+%28USB%29/3658897.html for the full story....	May 15, 2008
The 52-Week Low Club (UNH)(CNB)(SSTR)(SLRY)	Unitedhealth Group (UNH) Concerns about healthcare cost cuts still bother stock. Drops to $31.50 from 52-week high of $59.46. The Colonial BancGroup (CNB) No... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	May 15, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The StreetWORD VIDEOMarket Turn TradeThe S&P 500 is set to post back-to-back quarters of negative earnings growth sine 2002. What is the trade? Najarian said the financials have problems, but he would watch Finanical Select Sector SPDR (XLF). He said look at the ConocoPhillips (COP) for a play on the hot energy complex. Adami said it might be time to sell ag names and buy the financials. He sees a bull market for the financials in six months. Macke said buy the dips in the financials...	April 22, 2008
Wall Street Rumors - April 22, 2008	Daily Rumors Covering the Global Markets. Subscribe to the Daily Rumors Update Here. RBS to Sell $24 Billion in Shares After Markdowns Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (NYSE:RBS), the U.K.’s second-biggest lender, will sell 12 billion pounds ($23.7 billion) of new shares to investors in Europe’s largest rights offer to boost capital depleted by writedowns. AT&T Hits Sales, Profit Targets AT&T (NYSE:T) posted first-quarter numbers that were in line with estimates, buoyed by st...	April 22, 2008
Wall Street Rmors - April 22, 2008	Daily Rumors Covering the Global Markets. Subscribe to the Daily Rumors Update Here. RBS to Sell $24 Billion in Shares After Markdowns Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (NYSE:RBS), the U.K.’s second-biggest lender, will sell 12 billion pounds ($23.7 billion) of new shares to investors in Europe’s largest rights offer to boost capital depleted by writedowns. AT&T Hits Sales, Profit Targets AT&T (NYSE:T) posted first-quarter numbers that were in line with estimates, buoyed by st...	April 22, 2008
Analyst upgrades: NCC, BRLC and MHS	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgradesMOST NOTEWORTHY: National City, Syntax Brillian and Medco Health were today's noteworthy upgrades: Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of National City (NYSE: NCC) to Buy from Sell on valuation as they believe their $9.00 target is in-line with the company's franchise value. Baird upgraded Syntax Brillian (NASDAQ: BRLC) to Outperform from Neutral based on recently announced strategic initiatives and valuation. Jefferies up...	April 22, 2008

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