Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ:MICC) declared second quarter 2010 financial results. Quarterly total revenue grew 14% year-over-year to $928.6 million and was better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $921 million. This was mainly due to higher contribution from African and Latin American regions and the strengthening of the dollar against a number of local …

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has reported core operating earnings of 99 cents per share. The results are well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 75 cents. Earnings also compare favorably with 73 cents reported in the prior-year quarter.
Better-than-expected earnings resulted from higher total revenues, which increased 7.4% year over year to $23.2 billion. All of …

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Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX) has announced that MedWest Health System has adopted the company’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solutions for its 60 employed physicians. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
MedWest Health System, which is affiliated to the Carolinas Healthcare System, is a three-hospital system based in North Carolina operating …

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A. O. Smith Corp. (NYSE:AOS) posted a 22.1% decline in 2010 second-quarter earnings to $16.6 million or 54 cents per share from $21.3 million or 84 cents per share in the year-ago period. The decline was primarily attributable to a one-time charge of 68 cents per share related to flood damage at the company’s facility …

Leading provider of oxygen and respiratory therapies Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ:LNCR) reported a strong second quarter after the closing bell on Monday. Earnings per share of 47 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, while increasing from 33 cents a year-ago.
Net income surged 38.7% year-over-year to $46.4 million on the back of higher sales. …