International Business News - CNO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Sept. 19, from AP Financial News: CARMEL, Ind. (AP)--Shares of Conseco Inc. fell an additional 15 percent Friday, as the insurer wound down a turbulent week that saw its stock briefly lose half its value before rallying. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/movers-roundup-conseco-biogen-idec.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:17:27 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/conseco-officemax-goldman-sachs-among-big-movers.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:34:50 EDT Shares of Conseco Inc. fell an additional 13 percent Friday, as the insurer wound down a turbulent week that saw its stock briefly lose half its value before rallying. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/conseco-shares-slip-as-rest-of-market-rallies.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:34:02 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, Sept. 18, from AP Financial News: MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--Northwest Airlines says it could make a pretax profit of $60 million to $100 million in the quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/outlook-roundup-northwest-american-airlines.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:33:47 EDT Conseco Inc.'s chief executive reassured investors on Thursday, a day after its stock fell 42 percent, that business fundamentals at the insurance company have not changed since its announcement of second-quarter earnings last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/conseco-provides-reassurance-after-shares-sink.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:40:38 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Sept. 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of General Electric Co. dropped nearly 7 percent Wednesday, hurt by investor worries about its financial services unit amid the global credit crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/movers-roundup-ge-conseco.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:37:47 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Sept. 17, from AP Financial News: CARMEL, Ind. (AP)--Shares of Conseco Inc. shed half their value Wednesday, a day after the insurer announced that it held more than $100 million in securities of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and two other troubled companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/movers-roundup-conseco-sangamo-biosciences.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:20:56 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/aig-circuit-city-morgan-stanley-among-big-movers.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:06:33 EDT Shares of Conseco Inc. dropped steeply Wednesday, a day after the insurer said it held more than $100 million in securities of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and two other troubled companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/conseco-sinks-after-revealing-lehman-aig-holdings.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:06:02 EDT Conseco Inc. said it has trimmed its holdings in struggling American International Group Inc. and Washington Mutual Inc. as well as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. by about 38 percent in the past two and a half months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/conseco-cuts-its-aig-lehman-wamu-holdings.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:48:07 EDT Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s Chapter 11 filing is by far the largest corporate bankruptcy case in the U.S., measured by total assets before the filing. Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after falling under the weight of $60 billion in soured real estate holdings. Its filing listed $639 billion in assets as of May 31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/lehman-leads-list-of-top-corporate-bankruptcies.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:09:43 EDT A Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst said Monday that the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. creates new risk for large life and health insurers, but added that the insurers have little direct exposure to Lehman's equity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/ahead-of-the-bell-insurers-face-risk-from-lehman.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:07:21 EDT Insurer Conseco Inc. reported a drop in second-quarter revenue and a deeper loss than last year due mainly to a large charge it took to unload its senior health insurance business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/conseco-posts-deeper-loss-in-2q-on-hefty-charge.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:54:07 EDT Shares of Conseco Inc. jumped Monday after the company said it would move Conseco Senior Health Insurance Co. to an independent trust, separating the ailing unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/conseco-shares-jump-on-company-trust-transfer.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:32:18 EDT Shares of Conseco Inc. declined Monday after a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst cut his profit estimates to incorporate a one-time charge the insurer expects to take in the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/last-call-conseco-shares-fall-on-estimate-cut.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:07:56 EDT Shares of insurers fell Friday along with the broader market amid continuing concern about the financial stability of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-insurers-fall.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:19:58 EDT Shares of insurers fell early Friday as the broader market plunged amid fears Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest purchasers of mortgages, would need a government bailout. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/opening-glance-insurers.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:58:03 EDT Shares of insurers mostly fell Thursday as Moody's Investors Service cut the rating of mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp. a day after lowering ratings on PMI Group Inc. and American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurance subsidiaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/closing-glance-insurers-drop.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:15:53 EDT Shares of insurers were mixed early Thursday, a day after Moody's Investors Service cut the financial strength ratings of PMI Group Inc. and American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurance units amid continued concerns in the lending markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/opening-glance-insurers-mixed.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:50:59 EDT Shares of insurers mostly fell Wednesday along with the broader market as oil prices rebounded after two consecutive days of declines. Here's a look at how some insurers fared Wednesday: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/closing-glance-insurers.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:16:54 EDT