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This may be the week stocks fall back to Earth

A rally on Wall Street will be put to the test next week, with the S&P 500 at its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

 

U.S. life expectancy slipped as recession took hold

U.S. life expectancy slipped as recession took hold

Life expectancy in the United States fell in 2008, the first full year of a grueling recession that saw mixed effects, both good and bad, on the nation’s health, according to new government data.

 

Spending, incomes rise as layoffs drop

Spending, incomes rise as layoffs drop

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level since July 2008, a hopeful sign that improvement in the job market is accelerating.

 

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