Unum Group said Friday that its board approved a plan to buy up to $750 million of its own stock by mid-June 2015.

Humana Inc. Chairman Michael B. McCallister will retire from the health insurer's board of directors a year after he stepped down as CEO.

Payroll cards, which are similar to debit cards, are a means for an employer to pay employees.

The independent Field Poll said that by a narrow margin, more voters said unions do more harm than good, as opposed to those who see organized labor as generally beneficial.

The St. Louis company said its outlook for the new year does not include its now discontinued Kentucky business, which had been dragging down the company's results and led to litigation.

Express Scripts has entered into an accelerated $1.5 billion share buyback deal with Bank of America.

Abercrombie & Fitch is reworking its contract with Chairman and CEO Michael Jeffries, tying his compensation more closely with company performance.

Through its head municipal securities trader, the firm overcharged a number of customers in 2008 and 2009.