President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't give up" on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government.

California officials are suing the U.S. Department of Labor for denying billions of dollars in mass transit money to the state after lawmakers approved pension reforms.

Participation in defined contribution retirement plans reached an all-time high last year, according to a report by Aon Hewitt.

The buzz created by the opening of the public insurance exchanges has stirred interest in their private-sector counterparts.