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Thursday, June 28, 2012  Stocks of hospital companies rose sharply and insurance companies fell after the Supreme Court upheld a requirement that almost all Americans carry health insurance.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the outlook for the economy remains "unusually uncertain" but that the Fed plans no specific steps "in the near term" to try to fuel the struggling recovery.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  Stocks and interest rates tumbled Tuesday after fresh signs of a global economic slowdown spooked investors. U.S. markets are following those in Asia, which fell when Japanese data showed that the nation's recovery has slowed.

Monday, June 28, 2010  The company's expenses climbed $100 million per day over the weekend, according to an SEC filing Monday, as engineers eyed a tropical storm headed for the Texas-Mexico border.