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A private research group forecast that the economy will grow slowly as summer turns into fall — if U.S. politicians can agree to raise the amount the government can borrow.

More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, evidence that layoffs are rising and the job market is weak.

Ohio voters will have the chance this November to decide whether the state's contentious new collective bargaining law should be repealed.

Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc., which said Thursday it will combine with its biggest competitor, said its profit fell 4 percent in the second quarter.

NFL owners are arriving at a hotel near Atlanta's airport to discuss — and possibly vote on — a deal to end the lockout that began in March.

Washington state has already started posting information about individual and small group rate change requests, and Wisconsin is giving insurers advice about how to comply with its new rate change disclosure requirements.