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Wellpoint Inc. (NYSE:WLP): The company reported 3 percent increase in its profits for the first quarter of the year. Wellpoint also augmented its forecast for its income in 2013. The company earned $885.2 million in the first quarter of the year, up from $856.5 million it had earned for the corresponding quarter of the year. […]

Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG): The stock has seen some healthy insider buying. Stefano Pessina, the company board member, snagged 83,000 of the stock on April 19th. The transaction was undertaken at the average price of $48.62 apiece. The company showed steady performance for its recently concluded quarter.

Overstock.com Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK): The company reported better than expected quarterly results and consequently received rating upgrades from various research companies. Bank of America raised the company’s rating from Neutral to Buy while increasing the price target from $12 to $20. Similarly, Merrill Lynch also raised the rating from Neutral to Buy for Overstock.com.

Leading theme park brand enters the Wall Street jungle SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., a leading theme park and entertainment company, opened for trading last week on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “SEAS” after its initial public offering.  Goldman, Sachs & Co., LLC is the Designated Market Maker for the company’s stock. […]

Research points towards slow recovery from recession The latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs indicated growth of both permanent and temporary staff placements in March. The strongest rise was for permanent appointments, which more than reversed a reduction in February. Higher placements generally reflected greater demand for staff, but the rates of vacancy growth […]

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC): The stock is down after announcing its quarterly results. Bank of America reported higher profit for the first quarter as its wealth management and mortgage divisions showed good performance. Its quarterly profit stood at $2.3 billion, up from $328 million it had reported a year earlier. Its earnings per share were […]

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY): The stock is currently trading at $9.95, down 9.18 percent after the announcement of its disappointing result. The chip manufacturer reported its net loss for the first quarter at $28.2 million, up from its quarterly loss of $19.5 million it had reported for the first quarter of the previous year. On […]

Bank of America argues that their customer strategy is working Bank of America Corporation has announced net income of $2.6 billion, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $653 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012. Revenue, net of interest expense, on a fully […]

Change in name to reflect greater cooperation between investment and real estate operations M&G Investments, one of Europe’s leading investment managers, today announces that its property business, PRUPIM, will be renamed M&G Real Estate. The change of name is effective from the end of June. Alex Jeffrey, Chief Executive of PRUPIM, says the name change […]

Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE:PBY): The company reported higher than expected losses for its fourth quarter. Its fourth quarter loss stood at $14.5 million, up from $4.4 million in loss it had suffered for the corresponding quarter of the previous year. On per share basis, its loss has been reported at 27 cents per […]