International Business News - LNCR 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 premarket stories for Wednesday, July 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An analyst upgraded Exxon Mobil Corp. Wednesday, saying the stock currently takes into account worry over a potential windfall profits tax and a lack of production growth, and presents an investment opportunity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/premarket-roundup-exxon-mobil-lincare.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:27:55 EDT Shares of Lincare Holdings Inc. fell Wednesday after a Lehman Brothers analyst cut his rating on the home oxygen therapy company's stock, saying new Medicare rules will hurt Lincare's profit in 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/ahead-of-the-bell-lincare-downgraded.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:18:23 EDT Investors responded positively to a report that Microsoft Corp. has not yet given up its bid to buy Yahoo Inc.'s search engine business, sending shares of the Internet pioneer higher in premarket trading Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/premarket-movers-yahoo-apollo-rise-gm-falls.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:15:23 EDT The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index declined Thursday on another surge in oil prices and inklings of trouble in the technology, financial and automotive industries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/s-p-midcap-400-in-focus-osk-mlhr.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:26:13 EDT Among the premarket stories for Thursday, June 26, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A Wachovia Capital Markets analyst downgraded shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday, saying the investment bank's recent strong performance will likely weaken due in part to concerns over the broader economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/premarket-roundup-goldman-sachs-broadcom.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:24:39 EDT Analysts expect new Medicare legislation to boost profits for Lincare Holdings Inc. by keeping reimbursement rates for oxygen therapy steady, and delaying cuts to a key respiratory drug. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/ahead-of-the-bell-lincare-holdings.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:53:24 EDT A variety of medical technology, pharmacy and insurance stocks caught a boost Wednesday after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved new Medicare legislation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/sector-snap-medicare-bill-has-broad-impact.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:44:55 EDT Shares of home oxygen and respiratory therapies provider Lincare Holdings Inc. on Friday returned some of their prior-day gains as analysts said Lincare won't garner the same lucrative buyout terms negotiated by rival Apria Healthcare Group Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/lincare-slides-as-analysts-say-buyout-is-unlikely.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:24:17 EDT Shares of home health care companies are rising Thursday after investment firm Blackstone Group agreed to buy Apria Healthcare Group in a deal said to be worth $1.6 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/out-of-the-gate-home-health-care-services.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:19:51 EDT The winners in the final version of the Senate's Medicare reform bill should include ambulance providers, diagnostic lab operators and dialysis providers, analysts say. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/sector-snap-health-care-services.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:08:55 EDT Shares of companies that make medical equipment used by seniors rose Thursday as members of Congress considered a massive bill controlling spending for the Medicare program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/sector-wrap-medical-equipment-makers.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:07:08 EDT Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. is among the companies that could see profits trimmed by a Congressional spending bill aimed at streamlining the Medicare program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/wall-street-scrutinizes-medicare-payment-proposal.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:25:56 EDT A Wachovia analyst expects chatter surrounding a Medicare bill to escalate over the next two months, potentially causing volatility for certain health care providers' stocks. Analyst William Bonell... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080401/sector-wrap-health-care-providers.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:37:26 EDT Home oxygen and respiratory products services company Lincare Holdings Inc. on Monday said reductions in Medicare reimbursement will cut into revenue throughout 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/rate-change-to-hurt-lincare-2008-revenue.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:31:05 EST Lincare Holdings Inc. on Monday said fourth-quarter profit rose 1 percent on higher revenue from home oxygen and respiratory services, but revenue missed analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/lincare-4q-profit-rises-1-percent.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:24:24 EST Lincare Holdings Inc. said Friday that it plans to file a resale shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to a senior debentures offering that closed in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071228/lincare-to-file-shelf-registration.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:49:42 EST