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Pending merger costs, public exchanges limit Humana profit

The deal is subject to Aetna/Humana proposed deal completion as well as other customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Government lawyers agree ...

Sources confirm baby born in Berkeley with Zika-related microcephaly

State health officials announced Thursday that two infants have been born in California with the severe birth defect associated with the Zika virus , microceph...

Facebook opens hardware lab, in a sign of broader ambitions

Only about ten people so far have the clearance to enter the area, and all have received special safety training. "We're working hard to make the world more ope...

Japan picks defense chief who downplays wartime past

Inada , 57, is a frequent visitor to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, a place seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. The U.S. His cho...

Newfield Exploration (NFX) Q2 Earnings Beat, Revenues Lag

Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. raised its position in shares of Newfield Exploration by 4.8% in the first quarter. The sale was disclosed in a filing with th...

Pence Declines to Endorse McCain and Ayotte, Calls for 'New Leadership'

House Speaker Paul Ryan says Donald Trump could cross a line that would prevent the speaker from backing him, but "Where that line is, I don't know". But the ...

Oil prices bounce on US gasoline stock draw

Brent for October settlement climbed $1.19 to close at $44.29 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The EIA's data also showed that U.S. "...

Alaska Airlines to offer nonstop flights to 9 Midwest destinations from Seattle

Alaska Airlines will come to Indianapolis International Airport, making direct flights from Indy to Seattle a reality. The new, nonstop service is the first y...

Jack in the Box, Qdoba post Q3 bounces

The average estimate of EPS for the current financial quarter, company stands at $0.87 while the Earning per share for the current fiscal year is fixed at $3.57...

Godaddy Inc (GDDY) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $-0.52 EPS

The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 10 cents per share. There are now 152,300,000 shares in issue w...

GoPro Hero 5 allegedly appears in leaked video

One of the noticeable changes is the bigger touchscreen display on the back of Hero 5. On the software side, it looks like GoPro has refined its user interf...

Tesla minibus and semi truck set to debut next year, CEO says

There's little doubt the next few years will also see losses - Tesla anticipates a continual rise in operating expenses, mainly thanks to the Model 3 - but a...

Analyst Rating Update on Crocs (CROX)

Wall Street await Crocs, Inc . Analysts polled by Zacks are expecting earnings per share of $0.24 for the period ending 2016-09-30. The firm's revenue for th...

First Zika-related microcephaly cases reported in California

USA officials said they don't expect to see a Zika epidemic in the United States similar to those in Latin America. Zika is transmitted primarily through the ...

US Adds 255000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Rate Steady at 4.9%

The U.S. dollar rallied versus a number of currencies following the release of the new data, while U.S. government debt yields were up as well. U.S. Traders a...

Yuma health agency reports first travel-related Zika incident

Tom Miller said". Public health officials in Louisiana are on high alert to detect and report Zika virus cases as early as possible. "I welcome the CDC's gra...

Dollar rallies after robust USA jobs report

Stocks and the dollar jumped on Friday on strong US employment data that boosted expectations of an acceleration in economic growth and raised the probability o...

Latest North Korea missile launch lands near Japan waters

The South Korean military and the US Strategic Command, which monitors North Korean missile tests, both said that the North had fired two missiles simultaneousl...

United States labor market continues to rebound

Big gains in July were made in professional and business-services sectors, technology, health care and hospitality. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 per...

Labour leadership contenders 'could not win General Election'

Taking questions after a speech in which he was introduced as "the next Labour party leader and the next prime minister of this country", Corbyn emphasised the ...

California Gets Federal Grant to Deal With Microcephaly Caused By Zika Virus

And unlike the local cases of Zika in Florida, Utah does not have the type of mosquitoes known to spread it, ruling that out as well. Thirty-three USA militar...

Tesla suffers higher losses in second quarter

While posting a loss of £220million, the company is also investing heavily, with £222million put towards production expansion and the firm's enormous battery ...

Kim Kardashian West to BlogHer: I'm not a feminist

However, don't expect her to free-the-nipple anytime soon since she claims she's not that type of girl. If you're not comfortable with that, don't do it! I'm no...

US stocks rise to record highs after strong jobs report

Sterling sank the most in a month (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boj-comments-lift-yen-pound-steady-ahead-of-bank-of-england-meeting-2016-08-04) on Thursday ...

Tesla posts $150 million Q2 loss, may miss 2016 delivery targets - Roadshow

Basically we were in production hell for the first six months of this year. Perhaps nobody is as optimistic as Musk, as he said in the call that the problems ...

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Friday

The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 27.73 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,404.51. The S&P 500 is down 9.81 points, or 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq is up 4...

Dabbing has fallen - Malema on ANC's poor elections showing

Neck-and-neck races between the ANC and DA in Johannesburg and Tshwane - home to the capital Pretoria - mean the EFF's 10 percent share of the vote will be ne...

McDonald's Is Taking High-Fructose Corn Syrup Out of Its Buns

The Associated Press also reported McDonald's is eliminating other ingredients from its menu items, including artificial preservatives from Chicken McNug...

Danell Leyva focuses on helping team with all-around out of reach

Mikulak actually led the all-around competition after four rotations before running into trouble on the pommel horse , Team USA's fifth apparatus. Mikulak and ...

Olympics Rio 2016: Unnamed Greek athlete tests positive for drugs

The committee said the athlete's A sample failed a test conducted last month in Athens. The new cases brought the number of positive tests announced since the...

Tesla loss grows as it misses sales goals

On Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, Tesla reports financial results. Complicated parts, like gull-wing doors and free-standing second-row seats, were also issues. "...

Democratic VP nominee Kaine talks jobs plan in Greensboro

Thornberry says service to the country is above politics. Kaine said he and Hillary Clinton come from families who understand firsthand the importance of sm...

Tesla Motors Buys SolarCity for $2.6 Billion; Japan Increases Steel Output

The offer price of $2.6 billion is lower than than $3 billion that Tesla initially announced. According to Tesla, the deal is expected to close in the fourth qu...

Anton Yelchins Parents Sue Over Death

As well as starring as Chekov in the three most recent Star Trek films, the 27-year-old also played the lead in the recent, acclaimed thriller Green Room. The...

Disgraced Wasserman-Schultz Gets New Job with Clinton Campaign

But, she promised she'll make sure to be on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton. Shortly after the Democratic convention kicked off in Philadelphia, the De...