Financial And Business Service News

10:06 AM EST
2/10/2012 HHS unveils final design for insurance labelsThe Obama administration today unveiled final regulations that detail what information health insurers must provide on new consumer labels mandated by the federal health law to explain their plans.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Health Organizations, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Insurance

10:19 AM EST
2/9/2012 Insurers, guards earn more from piracy than gangsSomali pirates did not have a good year in 2011, seizing fewer vessels and hostages than in 2010, but the world still paid a heavy price for their activity.

Source:TML Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Kidnapping, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Insurance

12:51 PM EST
2/7/2012 Swiss banking giant UBS sees profits plunge on weak businessProfits slumped by a whopping 76 percent at UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, during the last quarter, with profits for all of 2011 down by 44 percent from 2010.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Quarterly Or Semiannual Financial Statement, Financial And Business Service, Banking, Economy

8:50 AM EST
2/7/2012 Obama orders freeze of Iranian government, bank assets in U.S.President Barack Obama has issued an executive order freezing all assets of the Iranian government and financial institutions in the U.S.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Executive (government), Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Banking

11:11 AM EST
1/26/2012 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman's octuplets turn 3The only complete set of octuplets in the world turned 3 on Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Good, Social Issue, Family, Parent And Child

7:55 AM EST
1/26/2012 Male circumcision - women need counselling tooA small Kenyan study has found that more women than men feel HIV is a less serious threat after their male partners are circumcised; the study also made local news for finding that female partners of recently circumcised men found sex more enjoyable.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Health Treatment, Medical Procedure/test, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Family, Sex

8:47 AM EST
1/25/2012 Afghan mother gives birth to rare sextupletsAn Afghan mother has given birth to sextuplets – three girls and three boys - in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. She was unaware that she was carrying more than one child.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Good, Social Issue, Family, Parent And Child, Curiosity

11:20 AM EST
1/24/2012 Aretha Franklin calls off summer wedding to long-time companionAretha Franklin has called off her summer marriage to long-term companion William "Willie" Wilkerson because things started to move "a little too fast" in their relationship.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Social Issue, Family, Marriage, Human Interest, People, Celebrity

10:33 AM EST
1/23/2012 Heidi Klum, Seal confirm plans to divorceHollywood golden couple Heidi Klum and Seal have confirmed they are ending their marriage of nearly seven years. The split could pave the way for a multi-million dollar divorce. Klum is one of the world's most in-demand models. Seal, best known for his "Kiss From a Rose" single, has sold more than 20 million albums.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Social Issue, Family, Divorce

11:57 AM EST
1/19/2012 Bank of America posts a profitBank of America reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2 billion compared with a $1.2 billion loss in the same period in 2010. Bank of America credited its two years of streamlining and simplifying the company for helping it return to profitability and enter 2012 as a stronger and more efficient business.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Quarterly Or Semiannual Financial Statement, Financial And Business Service, Banking