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MARKETS

 Insurers Propel Dow Down 89 

Obama budget boosts some financials

Feb 26, 09 3:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks turned lower today amid grim economic news and varied responses to President Obama’s budget, the Wall Street Journal reports. Durable goods sank and jobless claims rose, and insurers Aetna and Humana dropped sharply over fears of adverse effects from the administration's healthcare reform. The Dow fell 88.81... More »

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Dow Jones • budget • Nasdaq • health care reform • Humana • Aetna • S&P 500 • President Obama

US Insurers Warming to Medical Tourism

Sending patients to India, elsewhere could save $20B a year

Jun 30, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re in need of high-priced surgery, your insurance company might have a plane ticket for you. Insurers are starting to warm to “medical tourism” for the same reason uninsured Americans are: Surgery is significantly cheaper overseas. At least 150,000 Americans go abroad for medical procedures every... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • Aetna • Cigna • health insurers • Blue Cross • medical tourism

Black Fortune 500 CEOs in Short Supply

Departure of Merrill, Time Warner chiefs knocks total to four

Nov 6, 07 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The departure of Dick Parsons from Time Warner and Stan O'Neal from Merrill Lynch has reduced the already sparse population of African-American CEOs running Fortune 500 companies to an extremely paltry four, reports AP. CEOs of any color have a short shelf life, and the small numbers of black chiefs... More »

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Time Warner • African Americans • CEO • Merrill Lynch • Fortune 500 • American Express • Sears Holding • Aetna

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