U.S. agency fixes problem hampering Obamacare applications

A day before the open enrollment deadline for private health coverage under Obamacare, some consumers were unable to submit applications because of "intermittent issues" with income verification, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department said on Saturday. It said in a statement that it had worked with the …

Center Parcs Picks Banks For £2.5bn Listing

The owner of Center Parcs, one of the UK's biggest privately owned leisure companies, has hired investment banks to prepare a £2.5bn stock market listing. Sky News has learnt that Blackstone (NYSE: BX – news) , the company's owner, picked Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 – …

Powell: Changes coming to target-date mutual funds – USA TODAY

Powell: Changes coming to target-date mutual fundsUSA TODAYThe more things change in the world of employer-sponsored retirement plans, the less they remain the same. And that's especially so when it comes to one of the most popular investment options in many 401(k) plans – the target-date …

Libya Oil Output Plunges Amid Heightened Violence

Libya’s oil fields and infrastructure have come under attack multiple times over much of the last two years, but events have recently taken a turn for the worse. Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported that a pipeline explosion on February 14 disrupted flows from a major oil field, threatening to further …

Daily chart: The agony of Greece

GREEK voters want to stay in the euro. They have also elected a government that has made a Greek exit, or “Grexit”, seem much more likely. Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, said on February 10th that if Greece’s new Syriza-led government did not seek an extension of its bail-…

Profit doubles at newcomer bank Aldermore – BBC News

BBC NewsProfit doubles at newcomer bank AldermoreBBC NewsProfit at the British bank Aldermore more than doubled in 2014, as it picked up customers from bigger rivals. Pre-tax profit rose to £56m at the bank, which was set up in 2009 by former Barclays executive Philip Monk. Mr Monk described it …

Oscars telecast: come for the music, stay for the …

Lady Gaga will perform in a sure-to-be eye-catching outfit, Tim McGraw adds a little country to Hollywood, Adam Levine brings rock-star swagger and pop duo Tegan and Sara team up with The Lonely Island for kid favorite “Everything Is Awesome.” No, it is not the …

A second Mona Lisa?

Some say Leonardo’s masterpiece has a twin – another portrait of the Florentine merchant’s wife, painted when she was younger. Alastair Sooke investigates.

Greece bailout talks collapse

Talks between Greece and eurozone finance ministers over the country’s debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout as “unacceptable”.

European Stocks Shrug Off Greece Fears – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalEuropean Stocks Shrug Off Greece FearsWall Street JournalEuropean equity markets largely shrugged off the collapse of crucial negotiations over a new financing deal for Greece, with the euro chalking up strong gains as investors continue to bet that a deal will be reached to secure the country's …