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Aetna Accidentally Reveals HIV Status of Clients in Mailing to 12,000

Insurer Aetna Inc. inadvertently revealed the HIV status of some clients in a mailing about medication for the disease sent to about 12,000...

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How Claire Distenfeld Is Keeping Retail Fresh at Her Luxury Boutique Fivestory

Fivestory founder Claire Distenfeld. Photo: Courtesy The recent collapse of American retail has become so feared (and so extensively covered) that it has...

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Oil Steady as U.S. Crude Stockpiles Drop While Output Rises

Oil steadied near $48 a barrel in New York after a further reduction in U.S. crude inventories was tempered by gains in the...

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J. Crew Names New CFO as Sales Drop Deepens After Debt Exchange

J. Crew Group Inc. named Vincent Zanna its chief financial officer as revenue continues to drop at the debt-laden retailer. Zanna, 46, previously served...

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U.K. Economy May Be Even Weaker Than It Looks, Says UBS Model

The U.K. economy may be even in worse shape than it looks. That’s the message from UBS AG, which says it’s headed for...

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Rally in Base Metals Is Starting to Look Pretty Extreme: Chart

To get a sense of the momentum behind the current rally in base metals, take a look at the relative performance of other...

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Work From Home Guide: A list of legitimate, work-at-home job opportunities

With the dramatic changes in the employment landscape in recent years, more people are looking to work from home and find freelance work....

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Sierra Leone Rescue Workers Weigh Calling Off Search Operations

A man watches as a digger clears mud and debris in Freetown on Aug. 19, 2017. A week after a mudslide killed hundreds...

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Sierra Leone Rescue Workers Weigh Calling Off Search Operations

A man watches as a digger clears mud and debris in Freetown on Aug. 19, 2017. A week after a mudslide killed hundreds...

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Coal to Iron Ore Gains Power Profit Rebound at Top Miner

A rebound in coal to iron ore powered a five-fold surge in profit for BHP Billiton Ltd. as it posted underlying earnings of $6.7 billion...

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Total Snubs Expensive U.S. Shale With North Sea-Focused Deal

When Total SA warned last month it was ready for acquisitions, U.S. shale assets weren’t at the top of its shopping list. On...

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Turkish Firms Set for $64 Billion Spending Spree to Leave Home

Robert Yuksel Yildirim had barely been at the family’s construction-materials business a year before the company won its first international contract. Now, it’s...

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Jerry Lewis, Comedian Turned Telethon Host, Dies at 91, CBS Says

Jerry Lewis, who teamed with Dean Martin to create one of show business’s most famous acts and redefined slapstick comedy with his hammy,...

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Grace Mugabe Returns to Zimbabwe Despite Assault Claim

Harare, Zimbabwe (AP) — The wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from South Africa on Sunday despite calls that she be...

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Sempra Energy Is the Mystery Third Bidder For Oncor Electric

Sempra Energy is the mystery third bidder for Oncor Electric Delivery Co. that’s competing with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Paul Singer’s Elliott...

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Credit Suisse Tells Clients to Take Stock Gains, Breathe, Hedge

Credit Suisse Group AG, the world’s sixth-largest wealth manager, is advising clients to take a pause from investing in stocks. “We think that...