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Cigna rebuffs Anthem's 'deeply disappointing' proposal

Anthem’s offer for smaller rival Cigna is part of a daisy chain of potential deals in the health insurance sector. Cigna Chairman Isaiah Harris, Jr. and Chief Executive David Cordani wrote a letter to Anthem’s board outlining reasons why the company was rejecting Anthem’s stock and cash offer. Anthem, the second-largest U.S. health insurer, said in a statement on Saturday that had made four offers for Cigna in June.

Hedge funds for masses lose shine as Goldman, Pimco see outflows

Flows into hedge fund-like mutual funds, a category that attracted almost a third of the money going into actively managed funds in the past six years, have slowed this year to the weakest pace since 2008. The strategies, which include non-traditional bond funds and alternative stock funds, attracted just $1.2 billion from investors in the first five months of 2015, according to Chicago-based Morningstar Inc., down from $39 billion last

Greek winning streak; Cigna spurns Anthem; Apple caves to Taylor Swift

Call it a Greek winning streak! European markets and U.S. futures jumping on indications a resolution to Athens’ financial crisis could be close at hand. Plus, thanks but no thanks. Health insurance giant Cigna spurns a marriage proposal from bigger rival Anthem. And after Taylor Swift threatens to leave a “blank space” with Apple’s new streaming service in a flap over royalties…the company blinks.