WageWorks Inc., which provides health, commuter and other employee benefits, said Monday that it bought Benefit Concepts Inc. in a deal that strengthens its position in the consumer-directed benefits market.

WellPoint Inc. said Tuesday it expects 2012 adjusted earnings at the high end or slightly above a range that the health insurer reaffirmed last month.

The nation's retailers boosted holiday hiring to the highest level in six years despite worries about the economy, Superstorm Sandy and the presidential election, according to an analysis of government job data by a leading outplacement consultancy.

Bank of America says it will spend more than $10 billion to settle mortgage claims resulting from the housing meltdown.

The Supreme Court won't stop the government's funding of embryonic stem cell research, despite some researchers' complaints that the work relies on destroyed human embryos.

Healthcare technology company Athenahealth Inc. said Monday that it is buying medicine-app maker Epocrates Inc. for about $292.2 million in cash in an effort to attract more physicians and offer them more services.

The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and other Social Security recipients who say they have the right to reject Medicare in favor of continuing health coverage from private insurers.

Walgreen Co.'s prescriptions and profits may get a boost from flu season, Medicare drug plans and the health care overhaul, according to a Jefferies analyst who raised his rating on the drugstore chain's shares.