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• GM profit falls 41 percent, despite pension shifts

  By Tom Krisher  |  August 2, 2012

  The automaker's net income from April through June fell 41 percent, even as the company shifted its pension plan to an insurance company annuity.

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  GM CEO blames Europe, economy for low stock price

  By Tom Krisher  |  June 12, 2012

  Stocks are down because of the company's losses in Europe, its huge pension liability and overall uncertainty about the economy.

• Jobs picture brightens, but incomes, spending weak

  By Christopher S. Rugaber, Derek Kravitz  |  March 1, 2012

  Steady declines in applications for unemployment aid are pointing to another strong month of hiring in February.

• Top 5 changes to 401(k) market in 2012

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  January 18, 2012

  Chad Parks founded his company in 1999 with one goal in mind, to make 401(k) plans accessible to small businesses. As the industry enters 2012, the CEO of The Online 401(k) believes there are five changes afoot in the 401(k) marketplace that will play a pivotal role in the industry...

• Rights group: Coverage for gender surgery jumps

  By Lisa Leff  |  December 8, 2011

  The number of major U.S. companies covering the cost of gender reassignment surgery for transgender workers has more than doubled in the past year, according to a new scorecard compiled by the nation's largest gay rights group.