Amazon's secret deal, Lumber Liquidators downgraded, Aetna under investigation

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Amazon (AMZN): Shares are higher in early trading. Reuters reports Amazon acquired the maker of Blink home security cameras late last year, in a secret bet on the startup’s energy-efficient chips for Amazon’s products.

Lumber Liquidators (LL): The hardwood floor-maker was downgraded by Wedbush to neutral, with analysts citing a ’less robust outlook’ due to slower improvement in fundamentals.

Aetna (AET): Shares are on watch this morning. California’s insurance commissioner is now launching an investigation in Aetna, following a stunning admission in court where a former medical director for the insurer admitted he never looked at patients’ records when deciding to approve or deny care.

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