International Business News - DGX 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 Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. plunged Tuesday after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/movers-roundup-texas-instruments-sandisk.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:52:02 EDT Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. jumped Tuesday after the medical laboratory and research products company's second-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations and it lifted the lower end of its full-year profit guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/quest-shares-rise-on-profit-growth-outlook.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:13:39 EDT Shares of Waters Corp. jumped Tuesday, after the company opened earnings season for life science research companies with a bang by reporting a 39 percent boost in second-quarter profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/waters-shares-rise-as-2q-profit-soars.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:16:54 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/earnings-roundup-ual-omnicom.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:45:05 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--Pentair Inc., which makes systems used to treat and store water, on Tuesday guided for third-quarter and annual profit below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/outlook-roundup-pentair-bj-services.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:34:56 EDT Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. raised the low end of its 2008 forecast Tuesday after reporting a larger-than-expected profit in the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/quest-diagnostics-raises-low-end-of-profit-outlook.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:11:28 EDT Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit grew 14 percent as the buyout of AmeriPath, a cancer testing firm, helped increase Quest's testing volumes and revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/ameripath-buyout-helps-lift-quest-2q-profit-14-pct.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:09:05 EDT Continued demand for drug research and development tools has likely translated into strong second-quarter profit for life-sciences companies, which begin reporting financial results next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/sector-snap-life-sciences-companies.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:53:54 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies moved up in Tuesday morning trading as oil prices slipped, and the Federal Reserve considered extending an emergency loan program for investment houses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/opening-glance-health-care-stocks-gain-ground.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:53:15 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies were mixed Monday as the broader market fluctuated. The Dow Jones started out in positive territory Monday, swung to a loss of more than 160 points before recovering nearly two-thirds of its losses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/closing-glance-health-care-stocks.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:27:15 EDT Health care stocks traded higher Monday morning, rising with the broader markets as the price of oil declined and the dollar gained strength against other currencies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/opening-glance-health-care-shares-rise.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:48:55 EDT Shares of health insurers fell sharply Thursday morning, but other health care stocks were able to make gains. UnitedHealth Group Inc., which cut its profit forecast Wednesday, reached a 4 1/2-year low Thursday morning, and a Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded Aetna Inc. and Health Net Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/opening-glance-health-care-stocks.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:44:38 EDT Health care stocks wavered in Wednesday's trading, with several health insurers rising in spite of an outlook reduction by UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealth cut its 2008 outlook, and while its shares declined, the news lifted UnitedHealth's rivals because the company did not say medical costs have increased. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/closing-glance-health-stocks.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:07 EDT Health care stocks rose in Wednesday morning trading, with insurers rising after UnitedHealth Group Inc. reduced its full-year profit and revenue forecasts as Wall Street expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/opening-glance-health-care-shares-gain-ground.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:49:27 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies lost ground Tuesday as the markets endured an uneven session. Here are afternoon results from a few key stocks in the sector: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/closing-glance-health-care-stocks-decline.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:21:23 EDT Health care providers and service stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday, with modest losses spread throughout the sector. Early results included: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/opening-glance-health-stocks-trade-lower.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:47:23 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies rose Monday, with health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers among the stocks trading higher. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/closing-glance-health-care-shares-move-up.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:08:09 EDT Despite a decline in major indexes, health care providers and service companies finished higher on Friday. Major indexes lost ground Friday as oil prices set new records, and Moody's Investors Service said it is considering a downgrade of Morgan Stanley. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/closing-glance-health-care-stocks-rise.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:24:46 EDT Health care stocks edged up in morning trading Friday, with health insurers like UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Humana Inc. making some of the biggest gains as the market broader wavered between positive and negative territory following Thursday's broad selloff. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/opening-glance-health-care-shares-gain-ground.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:56:47 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies skidded Thursday as record oil prices and downgrades of key stocks knocked the market sharply lower. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/closing-glance-health-shares-fall.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:13:21 EDT