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		<title>(AMAT) Housing and Inflation in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/amat-housing-and-inflation-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/91559</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/10/12 Earnings season will be still going on this next week. 422 firms are scheduled to report, and 50 of those are members of the S&#38;P 500.  By the end of the week we will be over 80% done with earnings season. Many large and significant companies will be reporting this week.  They include: Applied Materials (AMAT),  Apache (APA), CBS (CBS),  Deere (DE), Devon Energy  (DVN), Duke Energy (DUK), Masco (MAS) and Met Life (MET). It will also be a busy week for economic data.  Key reports include Retail Sales, Industrial Production, two regional “mini ISM’s,” Housing Starts and inflation &#8212; both on the Producer and the Consumer levels. Monday Nothing of particular significance. Tuesday Retail Sales are expected to jump by 0.8% after they rose a disappointing ]]></description>
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		<title>(VTR) Ventas Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/03/vtr-ventas-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/89539</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have changed our long-term recommendation for Ventas (VTR) to Outperform driven by its strong third quarter 2011 results. Recurring FFO for the reported quarter exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.06 primarily due to the accretive effect of the acquisitions of Nationwide Health Properties and Atria. Ventas is one of the largest healthcare REITs in the U.S., with one of the most diversified portfolios and exposure to nearly all types of facilities. The healthcare sector is relatively immune to the downturn in the economy, and provides a steady source of income that insulates the company from short-term market volatility. Our target price is $66.00, implying a multiple of 19.9X 2011 FFO/share. VENTAS INC (VTR): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.]]></description>
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		<title>(VTR) Ventas Completes Nationwide Health Properties Acquisition</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/vtr-ventas-completes-nationwide-health-properties-acquisition/78357</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ventas Inc. (VTR), a premier healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently completed the acquisition of its rival Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (NHP) in an all-stock deal. The transaction worth $7.6 billion created one of the largest publicly traded REITs in the U.S. and arguably the leading healthcare REIT by equity value. The latest acquisition by Ventas reinforces the buzz in the healthcare REIT industry, spurred by an aging Baby Boomer generation’s increased demand for assisted and independent living facilities. The combined entity would have a pro-forma equity market capitalization of approximately $17 billion and a pro forma enterprise value of approximately $23 billion. According to the terms of the agreement, each Nationwide Health share was traded for 0.7866 of Ventas&#8217; share. Based on the closing pre-bid stock price ]]></description>
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		<title>(HCP) HCP Appeal Rejected by United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/hcp-hcp-appeal-rejected-by-united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-sixth-circuit/77738</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sunrise Senior Living Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has rejected a rehearing petition of HCP Inc. (HCP), a leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), against its favorable decision awarded to Ventas Inc. (VTR). The court had earlier unanimously ruled in favor of Ventas and affirmed a 2009 jury verdict that awarded it a $101.6 million in damages. The verdict relates to the lawsuit filed by Ventas regarding the ‘Tortious Interference’ by HCP with business expectation arising out of the former’s acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living Inc. (SRZ) in April 2007. ‘Tortious Interference’ under Kentucky Law relates to intentional interference with prospective contractual relation for causing pecuniary harm by preventing another from acquiring or continuing the prospective relation. The conflict originated when Sunrise decided to conduct a confidential ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMZN) Company News for March 01, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/amzn-company-news-for-march-01-2011-corporate-summary/67806</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Board of Directors of both Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NHP) have approved a definitive merger agreement between the two companies • Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE) reported Q4 EPS of $0.13, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.13 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 18% year-over-year to $217.3 million, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $219.0 million • Sotheby’s (NYSE:BID) reported Q4 EPS of $1.38, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 46% year-over-year to $318.5 million, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $298.0 million • UBS (NYSE:UBS) downgraded Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) to a ‘neutral’ from a ‘buy’ rating • On Monday, manufacturer of car seats Amerigon Inc (NASDAQ:ARGN) said it would buy 76.6% of Germany’s WET Automotive Systems ]]></description>
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		<title>(VTR) Ventas Incorporated Augments Credit Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/28/vtr-ventas-incorporated-augments-credit-facility/23733</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ventas Inc. (VTR), a leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), recently increased its revolving credit facility to $1 billion. The first portion of the credit facility, which contains $765 million of borrowing capacity, is scheduled to mature in Apr 2012, while the balance would mature in Apr 2010. The increase in credit facility was made possible by a $50 million loan commitment by an unnamed financial institution, which joined the company’s bankers as an additional lender. The increased credit facility provides Ventas with the financial flexibility to drive future growth through potential acquisitions. Ventas is one of the leading healthcare REITs in the U.S., with a portfolio of 501 healthcare-related facilities containing approximately 50,000 licensed beds and senior housing units, strategically located in 43 states and two Canadian provinces. Ventas ]]></description>
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		<title>(HCP) HCP Inc&#8217;s Funds From Operations Declines Drastically</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/hcp-hcp-incs-funds-from-operations-declines-drastically/19585</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/hcp-hcp-incs-funds-from-operations-declines-drastically/19585#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HCP Inc. (HCP), a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), reported a radical decline in third quarter 2009 FFO (funds from operations) to $32.2 million or 11 cents per share, compared to $174.3 million or 70 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Funds from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. The year-over-year decrease in FFO was due to the negative impact of non-recurring charges of 39 cents per share, primarily related to the jury verdict in Ventas Inc. (VTR) litigation. Excluding the one-time charges, FFO for the third quarter of 2009 was $149.3 million or 52 cents per share compared to $178.8 million or 72 cents per share in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(VTR) Ventas Incorporated Posts Modest Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/01/vtr-ventas-incorporated-posts-modest-quarter/19223</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ventas Inc. (VTR), a leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), reported relatively modest third quarter results with steady performances across its diversified portfolio of healthcare and senior housing assets. Funds from operations (FFO), a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs and obtained after adding depreciation and other non-cash expenses to net income, were $98.3 million or 63 cents per share during the quarter compared to $113.0 million or 80 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The year-over-year decrease in FFO was primarily due to the reversal of a $23.3 million previously recorded contingent liability. Ventas currently has an operating portfolio of 79 senior housing communities in North America that are managed by Sunrise Senior Living Inc. (SRZ). In about 19 of these, Ventas has 100% ]]></description>
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