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Gas prices keep inflation tame, push confidence to four-year high
Falling energy and gas prices helped keep inflation in check last month and also pushed consumer confidence to a four-year high, according to two reports Friday. The good news helped mitigate a stock market slump earlier in the day after investors...
Tags: Google+, Consumers, Commodity Markets, Consumer Confidence, Prices
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Facebook Shares Jump, Then Settle in Early Trading
Staff reporterFacebook's stock market debut is finally here -- but for all the breathless hype, shares stayed fairly stable, trading right around their IPO price for most of Friday. On Thursday night, Facebook (FB) set its final IPO price at $38 a share. When the...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Mark Zuckerberg, Automotive Equipment, Economy, Business and Finance, Media Industry
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Cigna Reports Earnings Below Analysts' Expectations
The Hartford CourantCigna reported first-quarter earnings below analysts' expectations, though it grew revenue and membership compared with a year before. Net income was $371 million, or $1.28 per share, for the first quarter, compared with $413 million, or $1.51 per share,...Tags: Bloomfield (Staten Island, New York), Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Employment Opportunities, HealthSpring Inc., Employment
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Thomson Reuters list of top 100 hospitals
Thomson Reuters has released its top 100 U.S. hospitals based on overall performance. The hospitals were ranked on 10 key areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average patient stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction,...Tags: Sycamore, Netherlands, Downers Grove, Good Samaritan Hospital (Baltimore), Bon Secours
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SS&C Profits 82 Percent
The Hartford CourantSS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. announced an 82 percent jump in first-quarter earnings Monday, driven partly by the software-enabled services it sells to financial-services companies. Net income was $17.9 million, or 22 cents per share, for the first...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Lincoln Financial Group Profit Beats Estimates
Life insurer Lincoln Financial Group posted a lower quarterly profit, but beat analysts' estimates, helped by higher group protection sales. The company reported a first-quarter net income of $245 million, or 83 cents per share, compared with $314...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Earnings Forecasts, Stock Market, Finance
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Prudential Financial Reports $988M Loss
Prudential Financial, the second-largest life insurer in the United States, said it was hurt by charges for value changes in derivatives tied to the weakening of the Japanese yen. Prudential's peer MetLife was also hurt in the first quarter by...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, John Paulson, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Prudential Financial Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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The Hartford: Core Profits Up, Net Income Down
The Hartford CourantThe Hartford said late Wednesday it had an 81 percent drop in net income for the first three months of the year, but improved profits in ongoing operations, beating analyst expectations. Net income for the first quarter was $96 million, or 18 cents per...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Property, Companies and Corporations
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Consumer sentiment in April slips on rising fuel costs
Blog-o-nomics - Orlando SentinelReuters reports today that consumer confidence dipped a bit April, as Americans wigged out a bit on rising gas prices. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey found the index of consumer sentiment fell from 76.2 in March to 75.7 in April.... -
Venture-capital fundraising plunges 35% in first quarter
Venture-capital fundraising in the U.S. plummeted 35% in the first quarter of 2012 – but the industry is hoping investors are just taking a breather before they begin pledging more funds in earnest. The total pot at the end of the quarter was $4....
Tags: Bain Capital, LLC, Economy, Business and Finance, LinkedIn Corp., Investments, Groupon, Inc.
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Best Buy to Close 50 Stores, 4 in SoCal
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Four Southern California Best Buy locations began liquidation sales on Sunday after officials announced they will shut their doors before the end of 2012. Nearly all of the 42 stores nationwide slated for the chopping block were...Tags: China, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, E-Commerce Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Yahoo reports first-quarter earnings that beat expectations
Troubled Yahoo Inc. had a bit of good news Tuesday, reporting first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates despite revenue that was essentially flat. For the three months ended March 31, the online search company said profit rose 28% to...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, PayPal, Inc., Earnings Forecasts, Companies and Corporations, Online Advertising
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