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• Stocks edge lower at end of a volatile week

  By The Associated Press  |  June 14, 2013

  Stocks edged lower in the early going on Wall Street Friday as trading quieted down at the end of a turbulent week.

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  Stocks follow global markets lower

  By Matthew Craft  |  June 11, 2013

  A rout in global markets spread to the U.S. early Tuesday, wiping out the stock market's gains for the month.

• S&P upgrades outlook

  By Christina Rexrode  |  June 10, 2013

  The Standard & Poor's ratings agency said Monday it's getting more optimistic about the U.S. economy. But investors just yawned.

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  Sluggish start on Wall Street as a rally slows

  By The Associated Press  |  June 10, 2013

  The stock market is getting off to a mixed start as traders show only mild enthusiasm for an improving outlook for the U.S. government's credit rating.

• Stocks edge higher on encouraging report

  By Matthew Craft  |  June 6, 2013

  An encouraging drop in claims for unemployment benefits helped the stock market edge higher in late morning trading Thursday.

• Stocks slide after weak economic reports

  By Steve Rothwell  |  June 5, 2013

  A series of weak economic reports pushed the stock market sharply lower Wednesday. Stocks fell to their lowest level in a month.

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  Treasury to unload GM stock

  By Tom Krisher  |  June 5, 2013

  The U.S. government plans to sell another 30 million shares of General Motors stock in a public offering on Thursday as it speeds up efforts to divest itself from a stake in the auto giant that it got in a bailout four years ago.

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  New Hampshire governor urges Medicaid expansion

  By Norma Love  |  June 5, 2013

  Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan urged the Senate on Tuesday to reverse course and expand Medicaid to an estimated 58,000 poor New Hampshire adults.

• New Hampshire senators prep for Medicaid fight

  By Norma Love  |  May 29, 2013

  New Hampshire senators set the stage Tuesday for a fight with the House and governor over a key measure in President Barack Obama's health care law — expanding coverage to the state's poorest uninsured adults next year.

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  Retirement plan advice needs more scrutiny

  By Rich White  |  May 23, 2013

  The GAO found that “the current rollover process favors distributions to IRAs” whether or not this is in participant’s interest.