Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) said Monday it has sealed an agreement to acquire privately held insurance-exchange-technology provider Bswift, which provides a platform that helps individuals shop for insurance on health-insurance exchanges, for $400 million. The health-care-benefits firm said the transaction should be neutral to 2014 and 2015 operating earnings per share. The acquisition, which requires Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust regulatory approval, is expected to be finalized before the end of the year.Mark T. Bertolini, Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) chairman, CEO and president, said: "With more employers giving employees their choice of benefits via private exchanges, bswift's technology platform will provide Aetna with the capability to deliver a new private-exchange offering for employers of all sizes where the focus is on helping people easily choose a plan that's right for them and their families." AET shares edged up 0.8% to $83.17 in early trading Monday, within a 52-week range of $62.15 to $85.72.Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NCLH) said it is proposing to issue $680 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2019 in a private offering. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund a portion of the purchase price and related fees and expenses for the previously announced acquisition of Prestige Cruises International, Inc. for $3.025 billion including assumption of debt.Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NCLH) plans to finance the remaining portion of the Prestige acquisition, as well as to refinance Prestige's Oceania and Regent Credit Facilities and satisfy and discharge the indenture governing Prestige's Regent Senior Secured Notes using $1.05 billion of borrowings under its New Term Loan A and New Term Loan B facilities, available cash and an additional share issuance. The offering and the new term loans are expected to close concurrently with the Prestige acquisition. NCLH trades in a 52-week range of $29.08 to $39.51, a high it hit in Friday's session.Sohu.com Inc (NASDAQ:SOHU) on Monday reported a Q3 loss per share of $0.74, wider than the year ago loss of $1.69 per share. Non-GAAP loss was $0.61 per share, narrower than the $0.80 loss street consensus compiled by Capital IQ SOHU, a major online presence in mainland China, reported a Q3 net loss of $27.1 million on revenues of $430.4 million, the revenue figure a little below the street consensus of $438 million, but up 16.9% YOY.Sohu.com Inc (NASDAQ:SOHU) termed Q3 "a solid quarter, and our financial performance was largely in line with our expectations." SOHU reported Q3 brand advertising revenues were up 17% YOY to $149 million, Revenues from the company's "Sogou" operations, which provide services to online gamers playing third-party games, rose to $106 million, or up 86% YOY. But Q3 online gaming revenues fell to $150 million, down 7% YOY.For Q4, SOHU gave guidance of total revenues of $442 million to $462 million; advertising revenues of $145 million to $150 million; Sogou revenues of $118 million to $123 million; and online gaming revenues to $155 million to $165 million. The Street is looking for $464 million in total revenue. SOHU said it would not provide Q4 guidance on non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per ADS, and share-based compensation expenses, citing development cost uncertainties.
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