Title: Mcgowanjm Wire 2012 Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Feb 26, 2012 Author:Various Post Date:2012-02-26 09:15:13 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:1372412 Comments:2390
"Lower-than-expected health care use has helped insurers in the past several quarters, and it factored into the 73 percent earnings gain Aetna reported in February for last year's fourth quarter. But Aetna and other insurers have said they expect use to return to more normal levels this year, which means they pay more claims, as consumers who were pinched during the recession start to feel more comfortable about their finances.....8D
"as consumers who were pinched during the recession start to feel more comfortable about their finances.....and realize they'll never get better...
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"The maker of Tide detergent and Olay skin cream says net income fell 16 percent to $2.41 billion, or 82 cents per share. That compares with $2.87 billion, or 96 cents per share last year.
Consumer product companies have been raising prices to deal with higher costs for materials like fuel and packaging.
Consumers unfazed by 'raising prices' because they feel better about the economy. And can print money and borrow all they need just like the banksters....;}
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Friday its net income fell by 45 percent in the first quarter as European sales plummeted and the company paid higher taxes.
The company announced it will try to cut its pension costs by offering lump-sum payments to about 90,000 U.S. white-collar retirees and former employees. Ford said it is the largest such offer in U.S. history. Payouts will start later this year and come from pension plan assets. Ford doesn't yet know how much the plan will cost....
but that doesn't matter because F can print money and borrow just like the banksters.....;}
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Friday its net income fell by 45 percent in the first quarter as European sales plummeted and the company paid higher taxes
U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard and Poors 500 Index will cap the biggest weekly rally in a month, amid better-than-estimated results at companies including Amazon (AMZN).com Inc. and Ford Motor Co. (F) .....
LMFAO
# Amazon Surges After Hours On After-Tax Accounting ... - Zero Hedge www.zerohedge.com/.../ama...hours-after-tax-account... You +1'd this publicly. Undo 15 hours ago Either the algos are getting really stupid, or nobody cares at all about the quality of earnings any more. Case in point - Amazon, which was ...
Jan 31, 2012 Amazon slides 10% after hours as it reports much weaker revenues of $17.43 billion on expectations of $18.26 billion. EPS are not really ...
Cost Cutting is CorpsSpeak for taking employees out back and shooting them.