Aetna Inc.'s second-quarter net income tumbled almost 15 percent compared to last year when slower-than-expected growth in health care use helped earnings. The health insurer's latest results still beat analyst expectations, and it raised its 2012 earnings forecast.

New Jersey voters will get the final word in a dispute over whether the state's judges can be forced to contribute more toward their pensions and benefits the same as other public employees.

The chairman of an Ohio House panel has scheduled a string of hearings next month on the fiscal health of the state's five public retirement funds.

Frustrated conservatives in Kansas are turning against the moderate members of their own party, disappointed the state has not adopted a 401(k)-style plan for teachers.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is adding the former international chairman of accounting firm KPMG to its board, effective immediately.

The NHL Players Association has asked owners for improved pensions and "the best ice possible" as part of its collective bargaining efforts.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Louisiana for the week ending July 21 fell from the previous week's total.

The president has signed into law legislation to freeze American Samoa's minimum wage until 2015.