Facing yet another fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama is urging congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order to avert looming, across-the-board budget cuts due to take effect in less than two weeks.

AIG said Tuesday that it wants to buy back up to $1.25 billion of its bonds in a move to cut down its debt.

With defined benefit plans on the outs, companies with defined contribution plans are looking for better ways to help their employees understand what they need to retire in comfort and help them to achieve that.

Eighty percent of major employers report they expect to meet or pass their hiring numbers this year from over 2012.