Four unions representing Southern Illinois University at Carbondale workers and teaching staff have filed notice they may strike.

Humana Inc. reports first-quarter financial results on Monday before the market opens.

Cisco Systems Inc. is giving some of its employees the option to retire early, a move that it hopes will reduce costs.

Kansas House and Senate negotiators are making little progress toward compromise on public pension legislation.

The Vermont Senate has passed a bill designed to put the state on a path toward a universal, single-payer health care system.

Walgreen Co. said Thursday it agreed to buy 10 Carle RxExpress pharmacies in east central Illinois.

A proposal to renew a fee on Tennessee hospitals designed to avoid millions of dollars in TennCare cuts is headed to the governor.

THE RESULTS: Health insurer Aetna Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter net income rose 4 percent to $586 million, or $1.50 per share. Revenue fell 3 percent…