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Aetna & Humana
Aetna (AET) and Humana (HUM) are among health insurers contributing to the sector's merger frenzy. Before the July 4th holiday, the companies announced Aetna will buy Humana for $37 billion in cash and stock. Shares of Aetna fell on the news, while Humana's rose. Aetna's CEO said he hopes being the first among the big health insurers to merge will give them an advantage with antitrust regulators.
Guess ?
A bullish call on Wall Street gave Guess (GES) a lift. The stock was upgraded at Piper Jaffray to "neutral" from "underweight" rating. The price target was also raised by nearly 21% to $20 per share. The firm sees improving trends in Europe for the clothing maker.
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Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers (WTW) gained on takeover rumors. Shares of the weight management company are higher after nosediving nearly 90% in the last few months. The New York Post is reporting that drop has attracted the attention of at least one activist hedge fund.
