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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Loblaw Companies Raises Quarterly Dividend By 6.8% - Quick Facts

While reporting its first-quarter financial results, Loblaw Companies (L.TO) said it will increase the common share dividend by 6.8 percent from $0.295 per common share to $0.315 per common share. The dividend is payable on July 1, 2019 to shareholders of record on June 15, 2019.

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Humana Q1 Profit Tops Estimates; Raises FY19 Earnings Outlook

Humana Inc. (HUM) reported that its first-quarter GAAP and adjusted pretax income and EPS results exceeded management expectations, primarily driven by lower than anticipated utilization in the individual Medicare Advantage business. The strong performance allowed the company to raise full year adjusted EPS guidance to a range, reflecting expected adjusted EPS growth of 19 to 20 percent.

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NiSource Reaffirms FY19 Adj. EPS Outlook - Quick Facts

While reporting financial results for the first quarter, electric utility NiSource Inc. (NI) said Wednesday it is well-positioned to deliver on our commitments for 2019 and continues to project adjusted net operating earnings for fiscal 2019 in the range of $1.27 to $1.33 per share.

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IDEXX Labs Boosts FY19 EPS Outlook, But Backs Revenue View - Quick Facts

While reporting financial results for the first quarter, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) on Wednesday raised its earnings outlook for the full-year 2019 by $0.10 per share to a range of $4.76 to $4.88 per share, reflecting increased expectations for operating margin improvement, as well as upsides from lower projected interest expense and updated effective tax rate projections.

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Sainsbury's CFO: Disappointed with CMA decision to block Asda deal

Kevin O'Byrne discusses the ill-fated Sainsbury's-Asda merger and the supermarket giant's latest financial results.

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Lloyds Banking Revises Capital Guidance - Quick Facts

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LLOY.L, LYG) said Wednesday that it has been notified by the Prudential Regulation Authority or PRA that the Systemic Risk Buffer for the Group's Ring Fenced Bank will be 200 basis points, which equates to 170 basis points at a Group level.

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Uber is 'totally different' to Lyft, major investor Saudi Arabia says ahead of IPO

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund says Uber is "totally different" to Lyft despite investor concerns over profitability.

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