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CVS 3rd-qtr profit jumps 39 pct, stock tumbles on lost Caremark contracts, unit chief retires
AP Health WriterNEW YORK (AP) — CVS Caremark disclosed more multibillion dollar contract losses in its pharmacy benefits management business and said the head of the unit will depart. CEO Tom Ryan said CVS, which also runs the nation's second-biggest drug store...Tags: Management Change, Medicare, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Automotive Equipment
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Security guard fires shots at car burglary suspects
SunSentinel.comA group of burglars breaking into cars outside a health care office were stopped by a security guard who fired his gun at their getaway car, police reported. The guard then held one of the men at gunpoint until officers arrived, said Lt. Brian Gerity,...Tags: Medical Services, Vehicles
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Construction woes hammer Lowe's, but it stays strong
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: Is the housing market the reason why my shares of Lowe's Cos. are now poor performers? How long will this last? -- V.C., via the Internet A: Declines in home sales and new construction are hurting the world's No. 2 home improvement retailer, behind...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Stock Broking, Periodicals, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Derivative Securities
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Health-care companies need prompt attention
Tribune Media Services columnistMany families have learned the hard way that the best method for coping with problems in the health-care system is to avoid getting sick. Yet the economic power of the Baby Boom generation and government-sponsored plans provides the industry with...Tags: Periodicals, HealthSouth Corp, Health and Safety at School, Michael Moore
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: American Express Co.; Apollo Group Inc.; Apple Inc.; Halliburton Co.; Hasbro Inc.; Kimberly-Clark Corp.; Merck & Co.; Pactiv Corp.; PrivateBancorp Inc.; Schering-Plough Corp.; Texas Instruments Inc.; Wintrust Financial Corp.; Zebra...Tags: Cummins Incorporated, Genzyme General, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises Incorporated, Daimler AG
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Wal-Mart battling the blues this holiday season
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I hear good and bad about my Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shares. What's the real story? -- V.T., via the Internet A: With the world's largest retailer going all out to capture sales through deeper discounts in the United States and expansion abroad, this is...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Tyco International Limited, CEMEX SA, Periodicals, Earnings
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Merger fever becomes factor in stock market's strong rally
The Associated PressWith merger mania a global phenomenon in 2006, average investors are wondering which companies might be snapped up next. Giant companies in a variety of industries have been seeking quick growth via acquisitions. In telecommunications, AT&T Inc....Tags: IBM, Time Warner Inc., Stock Broking, Golden West Financial Corporation, Capital One Financial Corporation
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Redmer lays HMO cost rise to Democrats
Sun StaffRebuffing partisan calls for his resignation, state Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. defended yesterday his handling of requests from insurers to pass on a recently approved 2 percent HMO tax to consumers, saying he is following the procedure...Tags: Anthony J O'Donnell, Martin O'Malley, Upper House, Michael E Busch, Government Health Care
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Once-hot stock option programs losing some luster
Sun StaffIt wasn't so long ago that stock options were the equivalent of corporate America's lottery. That still may the case be for a handful of Maryland executives. Among those who got mega-grants last year, Coventry Health Care Inc. CEO Dale B. Wolf...Tags: Stock Broking, Corporate Officers, Linthicum, Employees, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
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CEOs find that pay is now tied to results
Sun StaffAt first glance, Nolan D. Archibald might seem like a perfect example for critics of runaway executive pay. The chief executive of Black & Decker Corp. pulled in a base salary of nearly $1.5 million and a bonus of $3 million last year while...Tags: MedImmune Inc., Corporate Officers, Bankruptcy, Securities, WorldCom Incorporated
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Salary comparisons difficult to make for CareFirst's chief
Sun StaffCareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is a nonprofit - except that it pays taxes unlike a charity, competes with for-profit insurers, tried to convert to a for-profit itself and is currently promoting its charitable efforts to stave off critics. Got that? If...Tags: Corporate Officers, Charity, Private Health Care, Government Health Care, Insurance
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