Insurer Health Net overhauls its operations preparing for Obamacare Los Angeles Times Health Net Inc. sees a big opportunity in Obamacare. Although some insurers have taken a cautious approach to the Affordable Care Act, the Woodland Hills managed care company is actively seeking to cover thousands of previously uninsured people under ... | |
Dollar steady, but seen vulnerable as Fed tapering view recedes Reuters By Hideyuki Sano and Masayuki Kitano. TOKYO/SINGAPORE | Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:02am EDT. TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was mired near an 8-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday on growing expectations the U.S. Federal ... | |
Aussie shares hit five-year high, dollar near eight-month low Reuters By Dominic Lau. TOKYO | Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:01pm EDT. TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian shares climbed to a five-year peak on Monday, taking cues from the U.S. S&P 500's .SPX record high as investors bet the Federal Reserve will not start winding back its ... | |
Honeywell Global Business Aviation Forecast Sees 4 to 5 Percent Average ... Wall Street Journal LAS VEGAS, Oct. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 22nd annual Business Aviation Outlook, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is forecasting up to 9,250 new business jet deliveries worth over $250 billion from 2013 to 2022. | |
Argentines link health problems to farming chemicals USA TODAY BASAVILBASO, Argentina (AP) — Argentine farmworker Fabian Tomasi wasn't trained to use protective gear as he pumped pesticides into crop dusters. Now at 47, he's a living skeleton. Schoolteacher Andrea Druetta lives in a town where it's illegal to spray ... | |
For some Sandy victims, insurance falls short Washington Post NEW YORK — Many homeowners who got slammed by Hurricane Sandy one year ago are finding that their flood insurance checks are nowhere near large enough to cover their repairs, and consumer advocates put some of the blame on errors by the ... | |
AT&T in $4.85B Deal to Lease, Sell Wireless Towers ABC News AT&T is leasing or selling the rights to 9,700 wireless towers for $4.85 billion as it generates cash to buy back stock, fund an acquisition and upgrade its cellular telephone system. The Dallas company said Sunday that it will lease about 9,100 towers and sell ... | |
Environmentalists, Workers Seek Common Ground ABC News The nation's largest labor unions are ready and willing to help fight global warming, but are cautioning environmentalists that workers need new clean-energy jobs before existing industries are shut down. The four-day Power Shift conference in Pittsburgh is ... | |
HHS 'committed to doing better' on insurance exchanges USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Signaling a shift in tone in acknowledging problems with the launch of the Affordable Care Act website, the government posted a blog Sunday taking responsibility for issues millions of Americans have had trying to sign up for health ... | |
Navy's largest destroyer heading into the water in Maine Fox News BATH, Maine – After embarrassing troubles with its latest class of surface warships, the Navy is hoping for a winner from a new destroyer that's ready to go into the water. So far, construction of the first-in-class Zumwalt, the largest U.S. Navy destroyer ever built ... | |
HTC CEO steps back to focus on fixing smartphone slide: FT Reuters TAIPEI | Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:49am IST. TAIPEI (Reuters) - HTC Corp's chief executive has handed some duties to the company's chairwoman as the smartphone maker struggles to claw back market share from Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the ... | |
Japan Sees Record Trade Deficit in September ABC News Japan reports its trade deficit rose to a fresh record for September, as costs for imports of food and other necessities outstripped growth in exports. According to preliminary customs data released Monday, September's deficit was 932 billion yen ($9.5 billion), ... | |
China's Growing Role In The Global Solar Power Industry Forbes Solar energy is poised to play a larger role in the global energy mix in the coming years. In the decade to 2010, solar's share of the global electricity power generation increased from almost zero to 0.15%. By 2020, the International Energy Agency predicts this ... | |
Work Begins on Calif. Bullet Train, Locals Angry ABC News Trucks loaded with tomatoes, milk and almonds clog the two main highways that bisect California's farm heartland, carrying goods to millions along the Pacific Coast and beyond. This dusty stretch of land is the starting point for one of the most expensive U.S. ... | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage To Lay Off 40 Workers KKTV 11 News COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Wells Fargo Mortgage will lay off 40 Colorado Springs employees next month as a result of declining refinance revenues triggered by higher mortgage rates in recent months. According to published reports, the layoffs are ... | |
Beware lookalike health websites [Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.] Businessweek Oct. 20--Insurance regulators in some states are cautioning consumers to be aware of lookalike or soundalike websites that may mislead them into thinking they are on official Affordable Care Act state or federal government websites. New Hampshire, for ... | |
Links 19 Oct. Just How Bad Is That Federal ACA Health Care Exchange Problem ... Forbes The more we hear about the Federal health care exchange necessary under the ACA (aka "Obamacare") the worse it is looking for the idea of technocratic government. This isn't a comment in any manner upon the economics of health care insurance, the ... | |
Best ways to save on Halloween costumes Detroit Free Press The average household spends $30 per child on Halloween costumes, says Matt Granite. So he's sharing ways to save. Hold off on buying Halloween candy just yet, he says. Candy deals will be offered soon. For now, check out the video and @MattGranite ... | |
The Road from Here: What About Medicare and Social Security? Huffington Post The Road from Here: What About Medicare and Social Security?The Road from Here: What About Medicare and Social Security?As the Bob Dylan song says: "Things should start to get interesting right about now." You may think they're already interesting ... | |
Health care exchanges aren't meant for retirees InvestmentNews The new health insurance ex-changes have dominated headlines in recent weeks, with tales ranging from computer glitches that have prevented millions of uninsured Americans from signing up for coverage to a federal government shutdown triggered by ... | |
CTA Red Line's Southern Branch To Reopen Sunday Progress Illinois "This is a new Red Line and a new day for the South Side of the city of Chicago," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday at the 47th Street Red Line station, one of the stops that had been closed. Before the reconstruction, parts of the 44-year-old Red Line could ... | |
Bank of England polishes social media reputation — not its gold Oman Daily Observer LONDON — The Bank of England made its first major foray into social media when its chief economist, Spencer Dale, spent an hour replying to questions on Twitter — including whether the central bank polishes its gold bars. The answer was no — gold ... | |
China Reduces Holding of US Gov't Bonds on Financial Uncertainty WantChinaTimes Although the US narrowly avoided a default on its public bonds, thanks to passage of a provisional budget by Congress at the eleventh hour, the US economy is still overshadowed by uncertainty in terms of financial policy, since the compromise reached ... | |
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