Retirement

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman felt all the anger directed toward him as the lockout dragged on and threatened to wipe out the entire hockey season.

A Credit Suisse analyst on Tuesday lowered his rating of Ameriprise Financial Inc., saying the financial services company's ability to return value to shareholders is fully reflected in the stock's price following a recent gain. The analyst, Thomas Gallagher, also cited recent cash flows out of the company's Columbia asset-management...

Shares of Genworth Financial Inc. fell after a Credit Suisse analyst on Tuesday downgraded the stock, saying a recent rally ignores the risks that Genworth faces in its life insurance businesses, particularly in long-term care insurance.

The Trustees also accepted the resignation of Trustee Mary S. Stone, director of the Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration at the University of Alabama.

The stock market posted impressive returns last year, even with the presidential election and the resulting political gridlock. It was a welcome change from 2011, when the market rose only slightly.

Two health care unions are joining forces in a move that could threaten the dominance of a powerful rival and lead to a new round of labor tensions.