by Amy Gillentine Published: February 6,2012
Tags: 2011, Health Care, Insurance, third quarter
The cost of health care increased 4 percent in the third quarter of 2011 from the previous year, at least for people with employer-sponsored health insurance. The news come from the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurers, and also shows a .9 percent increase over the second quarter of 2011. The index tracks [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2012
Tags: banks, earnings, finance, third quarter
You can usually tell a lot about the health of the U.S. economy by looking at the financial results of banks. They’re the people who finance new factories, plant expansions and fatter payrolls. But don’t count on that over the next two weeks, when banks report their results from the last three months of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 7,2011
Tags: DirectTV, DISH Network, dividends, third quarter
Dish Network Corp. posted another loss of subscribers from its slowly dwindling satellite-TV business, even as larger competitor DirecTV adds to its base. Investors, however, were cheered by the announcement of a $2 per share special dividend. Dish shares rose 80 cents, or 3.4 percent, to $24.28 in morning trading Monday after rising as high [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 2,2011
Tags: Coors, Molson, slump, third quarter
Molson Coors says third-quarter profit tumbled 23 percent despite revenue growth because it was burdened by higher costs, the poor U.S. economy and surprisingly weak sales in the U.K. Molson Coors Brewing Co. and other major beer makers have struggled with weak sales as their core consumers — young men — face particularly high levels [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: October 19,2011
Tags: American Airlines, loss, third quarter
Even higher fares couldn’t pull American Airlines out of its financial nosedive. American’s parent, AMR Corp., said Wednesday that it lost $162 million in the third quarter, as fuel spending jumped 40 percent, wiping out higher revenue from fare increases and passenger fees. It was AMR’s fourth straight losing quarter and 14th in the last [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 30,2011
Tags: corporate earnings, Investors, summer, third quarter, uncertainity
It was a stomach-churning summer that most investors would like to forget. The United States lost its top-of-the-line credit rating for the first time. The financial system of Europe seemed ready to collapse. Money managers sifted through data for signs that the economy was about to slide into a new recession. In the financial markets, [...] [...]
by admin Published: October 29,2010
The government’s latest reading on economic growth offers little benefit to Democrats who face deep losses in Tuesday’s elections. The economy grew slightly faster last summer as Americans spent a little more – but far too little to reduce the high unemployment that is frustrating voters. The Commerce Department said Friday that the economy expanded [...] [...]
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