Connecticut offers incentives in bid to keep Aetna

The state of Connecticut, once known as the insurance capital of the world, has been trying to woo health insurer Aetna with incentives to stay in the state, Governor Dannel Malloy said on Wednesday. His remarks came in response to reports that the insurance giant was...

Why Singapore casinos can’t collect from China’s high rollers

Each year, millions of mainlanders head to Macau, a special administrative zone of China and the only place in China where gambling is legal. A small number of mainlanders – like Kong – also head to Singapore, where there are only two gambling resorts....

Kathy Griffin loses CNN deal after photos with fake severed Trump head

CNN said on Wednesday it has terminated comedian Kathy Griffin’s agreement to appear on the network’s annual New Year’s Eve broadcast after she drew strong criticism for posing in photographs with a fake severed head resembling President Donald...

The tech buzzwords taking over Wall Street earnings calls

At the Sohn Investment Conference in May, hedge fund manager David Einhorn presented his idea, shorting oilfield services firm Core Laboratories. One factor he cited in going against the company was how each year its communications to investors described a new...

Putin arranged a ‘beauty contest’ to help boost Russia’s struggling economy

Business leaders and government officials from Russia and abroad are likely to get an unexpected exposure to raw political campaigning at the country’s largest annual economic conference in St Petersburg on Thursday. Russia’s struggling economy is at the...

New York Times to offer employee buyouts, aimed primarily at editors

The New York Times offered buyouts to its newsroom employees on Wednesday, aiming to reduce layers of editing and requiring more of the editors who remain. In a memo to the newsroom, Dean Baquet, the executive editor, and Joseph Kahn, the managing editor, said the...