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Health insurance rate hikes in nine states deemed excessive by HHS

Secretary Sebelius calls on insurance companies to drop unreasonable rate hikes Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that health insurance premium increases in nine states have been deemed “unreasonable” under the rate review authority granted by the Affordable Care Act. “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act consumers are no longer in [...]

ASEAN News: Knightsbridge Law Extends Operations to Myanmar

Knightsbridge Law Extends Operations to Myanmar Changes in Myanmar have seen the very beginning of an Economic Boom as investment, taxation and commercial laws have been changing. Resource rich Myanmar is set to see unprecedented economic growth and the need for quality Legal, Lobby and Financial services has brought Knightsbridge Law to the country as [...]

Trade Alert: Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) Early Call

Trade Alert: Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) Early Call Profile: Enstar Group Limited acquires and manages insurance and reinsurance companies, and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance businesses in run-off. The company acquires and manages a portfolio of property, casualty, life, and health insurance companies, as well as reinsurance companies in Bermuda, Europe, Australia, and the United [...]

Securing Your Health and Retirement Benefits

This is National Consumer Protection Week – a coordinated campaign among federal and state government agencies and non-profit groups that encourages consumers nationwide to take full advantage of their consumer rights and make better-informed decisions. When most people think of the Department of Labor, they don’t think consumer protection. But it’s the Employee Benefits Security [...]

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP) Investor Day and Webcast Sept 7

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP) Investor Day and Webcast Sept 7 Lake Forest, Ill. Hospira has fallen 20% this year, and are down 14.5 percent since the company reported its second-quarter results on July 27. The company’s annual guidance has disappointed Wall Street, and Hospira said in July that it expects lower profit margins because it [...]

Thailand Economic Report with Teera Phutrakul

Chutinush Taksinapinunt: Exclusive interview with Khun Teera Phutrakul, the founder of JT Financial Planners, has been the leading force in the investment management industry in Thailand for over 25 years. He was Executive Chairman of Finansa Asset Management from 2005 to 2010 and prior to that President & CEO of SCB Asset Management and Managing [...]

Callon Petroleum NYS:CPE Upgraded to Strong Buy

Callon Petroleum Company NYSE:CPE has been upgraded to a strong buy at Heffernan Capital Management, Chutinush Taksinapinunt has released a strong buy on the stock in research released today. Callon Petroleum Company (Callon), incorporated in 1994, is engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and gas properties. In September 2009, the Company [...]

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Paul Ebeling Wall St Outlook BAC, JPM, WFC, USB

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) and US Bancorp (NYSE:USB) Paul Ebeling Wall St Outlook BAC, JPM, WFC, USB US Stocks fell Friday after news that a court ruled in a Key foreclosure case and prompted players to exit some bank stocks. The S&P 500 and [...]

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Global Economy 2011

As Equities ease a bit, hopes run high for Y 2011 Global equities were mainly on the defensive Thursday, while the Swiss franc hit record highs against the USD and Euro as light trading characterized he markets. As the year comes to a end, optimism is high that Y 2011 will see further gains for [...]

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BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NASDAQ:BPAX Strong Buy

Shayne Heffernan has issued a strong buy on BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NASDAQ:BPAX with a $10 price target in 2011. A jump in cash reserves of $6m at BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NASDAQ:BPAX combined with insiders continued buying and the upcoming tests of their drugs all point to big things happening at BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NASDAQ:BPAX. BioSante [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …