Hints and tips:
...The feds are suing to stop mergers that would join four of the five largest players (the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana deals)....
...By 2003, Eric had made a full recovery, in part because his father had convinced regulators to let him take an unapproved medicine. Today, Eric works at State Street, the asset manager....
...Carmakers that have a big manufacturing presence in Mexico, such as Daimler, BMW and Fiat Chrysler, all saw their shares fall by more than 3 per cent initially before staging a recovery....
...financial company....
...This can result in financial squeezes when your predictions are skew-whiff, as APR has illustrated....
...Healthcare providers Humana and UnitedHealth were among the day’s strongest risers. Shares in Humana rose 2.1 per cent to $75.49 and United Healthcare climbed 2.2 per cent to $60.20....
...Humana shares rose 5.4 per cent to $79.11 amid high volumes....
...Optimism about the strength of the global recovery and the outlook for energy demand pushed up the oil price....
...“If banks start to lend and businesses start to expand and employ people, I think the consumer can join in this recovery,” he said....
...In other earnings news, Humana, the health insurer, posted a 65 per cent rise in third-quarter profit....
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