Coventry Health Care, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Coventry Health Care, Inc. ( CVH ) Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript February 9, 2009 8:00 am ET Complete Story »Credit Suisse: Most Hedge Fund Strategies See January Gains
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 FINalternatives submits: Hedge funds edged up in January, according to a preliminary report from Credit Suisse Tremont Index. The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index rose an estimated 0.17% in January, with 74% of the hedge fund assets ..Tuesday Options Update: BIIB, USO, MAC & NLY
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Andrew Wilkinson submits: Biogen IDEC, Inc. ( BIIB ) – The world’s largest producer of medication used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis posted a 48% increase in fourth-quarter profits today, sending its shares up 2.75% to..Dow Dips, But It\'s Still Beating the S&P
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Eddy Elfenbein submits: On Monday, the Dow closed below 10,000 for the first time in three month. As far as indexes go, I’m not a big fan of the price-weighted Dow. The cap-weighted S&P 500 is far superior. Still, I will give the Dow..Debt Taxation Datapoint of the Day
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Felix Salmon submits: I’ve been banging on for a while that one key cause of the crisis was the tax-deductibility of interest payments, and the incentive that allows companies to finance themselves with dangerous debt rather than saf..Tuesday links: broken equity culture
Source: Abnormal Returns February 9, 2010 Rydex market timers are getting bearish. ( The Technical Take ) The stock market is as oversold as it was back in March 2009. ( Bespoke ) What is mutual fund cash telling us about the market? ( Marketwatch ) Is America\'s “ broken ..BJ\'s Benefits From Tough Times
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Zacks.com submits: BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. ( BJ ) , a leading warehouse club operator in the United States, recently reported sales for the four-week period ended January 30, 2010. Sales for the month jumped 13% to $742.6 million fr..Bombardier\'s Geopolitical Problems: Zhuzhou Will End Up in Montreal
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 George Gutowski submits: Bombardier ( BDRAF.PK ) ran into some geopolitical problems with CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd ( ZHUZF.PK ) threatening legal action unless the new Montreal Metro contract was re-opened for bidding. They ..Toyota: When Bad News Is Good News
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Market Blog submits: By David Berman M ore bad news for Toyota Motor Corp ( TM ). It has just announced a bigger-than-expected recall , affecting 437,000 hybrid vehicles, including its popular Prius brand. To make matters worse, the Japane..Markets Soar on Greek Solution Talk, But Shouldn’t
Source: WSJ.com: MarketBeat Blog - WSJ.com February 9, 2010 Stocks and commodities shot higher after the close of trading in Europe, on talk that the EU is getting closer to writing a check to Greece. Here\'s what Dow Jones is reporting: Euro zone countries have decided in principle to help Greece, ..Commission Price War Among European ETF Issuers Is Unlikely
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 IndexUniverse Europe submits: By Matt Hougan From where I sit, the likelihood of the Fidelity price war spilling over into Europe is small (see Paul Amery\'s original piece on the subject here ). Complete Story »S&P Outlook for Southern European Sovereign Debt Suggests Further Downgrades
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Research Recap submits: Standard & Poor’s offers a discouraging prognosis for Southern Europe sovereign debt in a new analysis. Selected excerpts below. Despite the benefits of EMU membership, with the exception of the 2008 upgrades ..Fiscal Policy Is a Failure of Effective Demand
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Benign Brodwicz submits: As Professor Saez has shown , the top 1 percent of the income distribution receives 20 percent of the income; the top 10 percent, 50 percent of the income. This represents a level of inequality greater than that pr..Post Properties Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Post Properties Inc. ( PPS ) Q4 2009 Earnings Call Complete Story »The Importance of Asset Allocation and Portfolio Rebalancing
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 James Picerno submits: There are countless investment strategies, but arguably there\'s only one true benchmark: the market portfolio, defined as a passive allocation to all the major asset classes, initially weighted by the relative dollar..Somebody Lend Ben Bernanke A Shovel
Source: DealBreaker.com February 9, 2010 Bernanke won\'t be able to testify tomorrow before the House Financial Services Committee on the Fed\'s exit strategy, because he\'s \" snowed in .\" Right. What should Ben do with his snow day, besides snow angels with Timmy? Ben Bernanke - Fe..Crucell N.V. ADS Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Crucell N.V. ADS ( CRXL ) Q4 2009 Earnings Call February 09, 2010 08:00 a.m. ET Complete Story »John Thain Makes Bold Promise He Most Likely Can\'t Keep
Source: DealBreaker.com February 9, 2010 As you\'re aware, John Thain has a substance abuse problem. The substances are fabulous chaise lounges, antique desks, and curtains that cost $1,000/yard. John\'s brain is wired to think he needs these things and more to perform at the top l..Nasdaq Beats, Continues to Restructure Debt
Source: SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page February 9, 2010 Zacks.com submits: Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. ’s ( NDAQ ) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of 46 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents and prior quarter earnings of 42 cents. However, operating earnings decli..Blogonomics: Morningstar Acquires Footnoted
Source: The Big Picture February 9, 2010 > Congrats to my friend Michelle Leder, who just sold her site Footnoted.org to Morningstar . I don\'t have the details on the transaction, but my guess is they bought the site for $XX dollars, and they retained Michelle for a salaried post..