HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Aetna Inc. (AET) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $1.21 billion, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Hartford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $3.67 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.19 per share. The results beat Wall Street […]
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‘I think over the next decade, we’re going to see far more partnership, far more collaboration, and far more investment in Canada than ever before,’ Box CEO Aaron Levie says
The new Trump tax law retains the US$1 million Clinton limit, even though inflation has eroded its value to US$553,000 in 1992 dollars
The gaffe, covered widely in the British media, came after the news that Sainsbury will acquire Walmart’s Asda
LONDON — The CEO of British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has apologized after being caught on camera singing ‘We’re in the Money’ following the takeover of Walmart’s unit Asda. Mike Coupe was preparing for an ITV interview to discuss the $10 billion deal when caught on microphone singing a song from the musical ’42nd Street.’ Coupe […]
Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the oldest and unhealthiest populations in Canada, but most people don’t ask their doctor to help speed up dying.
A neurosurgeon in Halifax says virtual reality is changing the way his department operates. Dr. David Clarke says it’s only a matter of time before it’s used in hospitals across the country.
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An essay in the British Medical Journal urges doctors and patients to start thinking differently about what it means to be returned to health. It envisages medicine that doesn’t stop at the hospital doo…