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		<description><![CDATA[By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKaBRKb on Monday revealed new investments in Nestle AG NESN NSRGY and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT.In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing reporting U.S.-listed...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Insurance Companies Depicts Negative Trends]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humana and WellPoint had very different third-quarter results, yet trends appear to be negative for both companies. by Ken Terry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:49:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cramer's Stop Trading! Stocks Are Finished for the Year]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptStocks discussed on Jim Cramer's Stop Trading!  TV Segment, Wednesday October 28.Well Point WLP, Jones Apparel JNYCramer would take the opportunity to sell any dramatic gains in stocks that fund managers are trying to push up; &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ve seen the highs for the year,&rdquo;he said....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:51:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions.  Our first question comes from the line of John Rex - J.P. Morgan. John Rex - J.P. Morgan    I think in the past your directional view on operating for 2010, it would be extremely difficult to grow operating earnings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:16:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint Q3: Beats Estimates]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   WellPoint, Inc. WLP reported third quarter earnings of $1.78 per share, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39, and the year-ago earnings of $1.58. Total operating revenues declined 0.7% to $15.2 billion. The decline was primarily attributable to the lower fully insured enrollment in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:54:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint Net Profit Falls 11 Percent]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Health insurer WellPoint Inc WLP posted an 11 percent decline in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday as layoffs among customers led to lower membership. Net income was $730.2 million, or $1.53 per share, compared with $820.7 million, or $1.60 per share, a year earlier. Results in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: WellPoint]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WellPoint WLP is expected to report Q3 earnings  Wednesday, October 28 before the market open, with a conference call scheduled  for 8:30am ET.  Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.38 on revenue of $15.15B. The  consensus range is $1.27-$1.44 for EPS, and $14.7B-$15.49B for revenue,...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do WellPoint and Aetna know something about healthcare reform that others don't? WellPoint sold its pharmacy benefit manager PBM division recently to Express Scripts, and Aetna has put its PBM on the block, with Medco reported to be the leading bidder. Meanwhile, one of the reform bills would require PBMs...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint Profit Declines]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   Health insurer WellPoint Inc. WLP reported second quarter GAAP results of $693.5 million or $1.43 per share that were in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Non-GAAP earnings, excluding net investment losses of 7 cents per share, came in at $1.50 per share. On a GAAP basis,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions.  Your first question comes from the line of Justin Lake - UBS. Justin Lake - UBS My first question is on the guidance change.  It looks like if you back out the $100 million of positive development that wasn&#8217;t in guidance previously,...]]></description>
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