Mitt Romneys less-than-suspenseful win in New Hampshire the base of his five-year presidential campaign drained whatever drama this primary season had left.

The unemployment rate for veterans ages 18-24 hit 13.1 percent in December 2011, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. employers stepped up their hiring in November, though they advertised fewer jobs for a second straight month. The mixed data suggest the job market has strengthened but employers remain cautious.

Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation's economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday.