Robert Hum is the Markets Producer at CNBC.
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After the close today, Coventry Health Care slashed its Q2 and full-year earnings guidance due to increasing cost pressures. Coventry’s stock was halted after hours before starting again. Meanwhile, other healthcare stocks are trading sharply lower in after hours trading following the news.
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Despite the ongoing rise in crude oil prices and the overall concerns of a weaker economy, the Dow Jones Transportation Average hit new all-time highs today. It passed its previous intraday high of 5,487.05 that it had set last July. If it closes over 5,446.49 today, it will set a new all-time closing high.
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The news on HP's acquisition of EDS has the stocks trading at enormous volumes.
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GM shares are up over 12 percent today after posting a smaller than expected quarterly loss.
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Pfizer's slide continues. The stock has now fallen below $20 for the first time since 1997.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high on Tuesday for the eleventh time in the last twenty trading sessions.
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The S&P 500 Health Care Sector rose to another record high Tuesday, led by managed care companies such as Humana and UnitedHealth Group.
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After falling more than 40 percent from its all-time high of $705 back in September, Apple is showing signs of a comeback.
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Will the rally continue uninterrupted, or will the Ides of March once again stifle the Dow momentum?
