In other Obamacare implementation news, some regions are finding few plan options. And HHS is trying to resolve some healthcare. The Washington Post's Wonkblog: The Uninsured Rate Is At A Five-Year Low. Is Obamacare The Reason? Gallup's ...
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The Wall Street Journal examines the gap created by some states deciding not to expand their Medicaid programs and what that decision means for hospitals' bottom lines. Also, Republican lawmakers consider "bailouts" for hospitals after they ...
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Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. has increased its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2013 expectations after reporting that fiscal fourth quarter 2013 consolidated same-store sales exceeded expectations. The company is also providing ...
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Related sony It’s a Sad Day for the PC Industry sony Sony Leaving North American E-Book Business sony Sony Posts Profit, Higher Sales In Fiscal Q3 sony Reports: Sony Ready To Sell Off Vaio Business Tokyo – Early reports that ...
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The Men's Wearhouse announced that it has increased its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. to $63.50 per share from $57.50 per share. Expiration of the amended tender offer has been moved up to ...
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Macy's, Inc. reported continued sales and earnings growth in the fourth quarter and full year 2013, ended Feb. 1, 2014. In its guidance for 2014, the company expects continued improvement in sales and earnings in the coming year from its ...
Dillard’s, Inc. announced operating results for the 13 and 52 weeks ended February 1, 2014 including record fiscal year earnings per share adjusted for certain items of $6.99 versus $6.33 in the prior year. Fourth Quarter Results ...
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Hormel Foods Corporation today reported its performance for the fiscal year 2014 first quarter. All comparisons are to the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The company reported fiscal 2014 first quarter net earnings of $153.3 million, up 18 ...
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The New York Times: Health, Work, Lies On Wednesday, Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, said the obvious: losing your job and choosing to work less aren't the same thing. If you lose your job, ...
Tags: Health, Labor Market, Obamacare, 'Narrow Networks'
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corp has submitted a formal request to the National Board of Revenue seeking a waiver from local taxes, value added taxes and other duties imposed on refined oil product imports, in order to borrow less from ...
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Indonesian thermal coal exporters are now required to produce a certificate clearing the miner to produce coal before they ship material overseas, a government official said. The latest move is the second regulatory obstacle encountered ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported that on February 20, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the Class A Common Stock of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., payable on March 18, 2014 to shareholders of ...
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Pakistan-based producer Fauji Cement Co posted earnings of PKR1.25bn (US$11.92m) in the first half of FY14, up 36 per cent YoY compared to the PKR922m in the comparative period of the previous fiscal. The improved earnings came on the back ...
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Picometrix LLC, a subsidiary of Advanced Photonix Inc (API) of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray terahertz instrumentation), has been chosen to ...
Iron ore supply may exceed demand growth rates in China later in 2014 as the nation has recorded slow steel production rates since the start of the year and is currently operating at an annualized rate of 730 million mt, BHP Billiton CEO ...