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An estimated 1,200 people have sought unemployment benefits in the Joplin, Mo. area after their workplaces were damaged or destroyed by a deadly tornado two months ago, according to the local chamber of commerce.

Two months after a tornado destroyed a large swath of the community and killed 159 people, rebuilding efforts are taking shape across the city.

Shares of MetLife Inc. surged on Friday after the nation's largest life insurer reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations.

Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly Friday for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "We are almost out of time," warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled.

Medication costs for the injured in Louisiana's workers' compensation system is more than double the average state with twice the amount of pills per claim, according to a new Workers Compensation Research Institute study.

Cerulli Associates has identified six niche segments of the retirement planning space that it says are experiencing burgeoning growth and present asset-gathering opportunities for advisors.

Nearly 50 percent of health customers are willing to pay more for quality customer service — a factor U.S. health insurers need to address to effectively compete for new clients — according to a new survey.

One of West Virginia’s primary factors in establishing workers' compensation insurance premiums is expected to decrease 8.1 percent in November, saving the state's 36,000 employers more than $25 million.