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UnitedHealth Group(UNH – Analyst Report) surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate again when it recently reported its second quarter results. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) also raised full year guidance for the second time this year.

UnitedHealth provides health insurance and medical services to 75 million individuals through different channels including to individuals directly, through small and medium-sized businesses and by providing coverage to large global companies.

Through its Optum division, it also provides information and technology-enabled health services.

UnitedHealth Surprised By 22% in Q2

On July 19, UnitedHealth Group reported its second quarter results and surprised on estimates for the 10th quarter in a row.

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Markets enjoyed substantive gains as debt related negotiations progressed on either side of the Atlantic, boosting investor sentiment. The Dow fell shy of its best intra-day rally of this year amid positive manufacturing data from the U.S. mid-Atlantic region and stellar corporate results.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 152 points or 1.2% to settle at 12,724.41. The blue-chip index fell short of the year’s intra-day high by less than 100 points. The Standard & Poor 500 (S&P 500) surged 1.4% to finish the day at 1,343.80. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.7% and closed at 2,834.43. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped to trade below 18. After posting low volumes over several of the past trading sessions, consolidated volumes jumped to 8.22 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, and was well above the daily average of 7.49 billion. On the NYSE, advancers outnumbered the declining stocks by a ratio of 2,418 to 581.

Among the S&P sectors, financials posted solid gains lifted by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) that soared 11.42%. A

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Forget technology. Think specialty chemical companies. PolyOne Corporation (POL – Snapshot Report) has so far seen strong earnings and revenue momentum in 2011 after it posted a record year in 2010. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is expected to post double digit earnings growth in 2011 and 2012.

PolyOne manufactures specialized polymer materials which are found in just about every industry from transportation, to colors used in packaging, to electronics and healthcare.

It provides services in natural rubber latex compounds, color additives, as well as screen printing inks and dyes, to name a few.

Revenue and EPS Jumped in Q1

On May 4, PolyOne reported its first quarter results and surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the 7th straight quarter. Earnings per share of 30 cents surpassed the consensus by 9 cents, or 42%.

This also easily beat the 18 cents made in the first quarter of 2010.

Revenues climbed 14% to $718.5 million from $630.4 million in the year ago quarter.

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The Warren Buffett Lunch Auction, offered through eBay (EBAY), now has seven bids with the top bid at $2,345,678.00!!! And what is really amazing is that there are still four more days to go before the auction ends.

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$25,000
$100,000
$1,000,011
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$2,345,678

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