Employers are leaving a bigger chunk of the bill for care to workers who use their health insurance, and benefits experts see few signs of this trend slowing.

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The leaders of two major health insurers planning separate multi-billion dollar acquisitions made the case for the deals to Congress as senators questioned whether they would hurt competition and raise prices for consumers.

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New Mexico colleges are seeing a decline in enrollment as the economy improves and administrators try to adjust and find ways to lure more students.

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Oil prices are so low, they’re hovering at benchmarks not seen in years, plunging oil-dependent Alaska into a crippling budget deficit.

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Macy’s Inc. plans to hire about 85,000 seasonal workers for temporary jobs ahead of the holidays to meet expected higher demand.

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Subaru says it plans to spend $140 million on expanding an Indiana factory where it expects to add some 1,200 jobs in the next two years.

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The growth in Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. is outstripping that of companies in general, according to a study released Monday.

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A company that operates dozens of nursing homes across Indiana fired its top executive on Friday, three days after federal agents searched his home and the company’s headquarters.

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The state on Friday cleared some farmers, water agencies and others to resume pumping from three Northern California waterways, easing one of the toughest restrictions stemming from the state’s four-year drought.

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A U.S. Senate committee is holding a field hearing on pipeline safety Friday following a recent surge in accidents, including oil spills that fouled a Montana river and a scenic stretch of Southern California coastline.

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