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Should you skip Obamacare and keep your old plan?

BOSTON - When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, starts rolling out in October, it will overhaul how Americans get healthcare coverage. Yet many workers will feel little immediate impact.

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NY regulator questions investment firms' ties to insurers: WSJ

- New York's top financial regulator has sent subpoenas to several firms seeking information on investments that guarantee steady payments to hundreds of thousands of retirees and other consumers, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the inquiry.

Every cent helps: euro zone explores scrapping smallest coins

BRUSSELS - Saving pocket change may not end the euro zone crisis, but the European Commission hopes that scrapping the smallest coins could help penny-pinching governments cut costs.

Lifestyle, Euro Zone 17 May 2013

Hedge funds selling gold after propping market a month ago

NEW YORK - Hedge funds and other big speculators in commodities have started selling gold in a big way, trade data showed on Friday, just a month after they had supported the precious metal amid a record tumble in its price.

17 May 2013

SAC Capital's Cohen gets subpoena to testify: NY Times

- Steven A. Cohen has received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in a U.S. government insider trading investigation into his hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, the New York Times reported, citing lawyers and executives briefed on the case.

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High-yield bond funds see lower demand after record rally

NEW YORK - Investors worldwide cut back on commitments to high-yield "junk" bond funds in the latest week, giving just $100 million to the funds globally after committing over $1 billion the prior week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

17 May 2013

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    Markets

    • U.S.
    • Europe
    • Asia
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    DOW 15,377.40 +23.00 +0.15%
    S&P 500 1,671.35 +3.88 +0.23%
    NASDAQ 3,507.54 +8.58 +0.25%
    TR US Index 151.59 +0.29 +0.19%
    EUR/USD 1.2866 +0.44%
    GBP/USD 1.5222 +0.33%
    USD/JPY 102.5 -0.43%
    Gold 1,366.40 +1.50 +0.11%
    Oil 96.80 +0.78 +0.81%
    Corn 644.75 -8.00 -1.23%