Americans Are More Likely to Skip Health Care

An survey of 11 industrialized nations finds adults in the U.S. are by far the most likely to go without health care or skip filling a prescription because of costs, due to a high-cost health care system that lags behind those …

M&A Activity Expected to Jump 36% in 2011

Global mergers and acquisitions activity is expected to rocket upward 36% next year, getting its strength from the financial and real estate industries, according to a report released Monday — a level of increase that hasn’t b…

HCA to Pay $2 Billion Dividend to Private Equity Owners

Hospital chain HCA will issue a $2 billion dividend to private-equity owners including KKR & Co. and Bain Capital LLC.

HCA will use a $1.5 billion high-yield bond sale to help pay for the dividend, Bloomberg News reported.

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A private equity consortium purchased HCA for $33 billion four years ago. In May, the company filed to sell as much as $4.6 billion worth of shares in an IPO….

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The New Congress: How Will Gridlock Affect the Economy?

With the two houses divided, the parties will have to compromise. But will they? The challenge will become acute if the Fed’s latest stimulus gambit falls short, leaving the economy gasping. The GOP’s aversion to spending could…