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U.S. wants G-20 to focus on growth

America is going to push for more economic growth and less austerity at the G-20 leaders summit in Mexico next week. See full story.

U.S. stocks rally on central-bank hopes

U.S. stocks climb to their first back-to-back weekly gain in more than a month, on optimism for action by global central banks to stabilize markets if needed after Greek elections. See full story.

Gold logs sixth-session rise, up 2.3% on week

Gold futures settle higher Friday, extending their gains to a sixth session and tallying a climb of more than 2% for the week, as the prospect of fresh economic stimulus from the world's central banks underpins demand. See full story.

Oil futures inch up, end almost flat for week

Crude futures rise, lifted by expectations for global stimulus, which could boost prospects for oil demand, but prices still end the week nearly unchanged. See full story.

Convictions pile up on Wall Street

Ex-Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta is the latest and so far biggest executive to fall in federal prosecutors' war against insider trading. See full story.

This story is what's happening across the United States, as daily newspapers cut back to stay alive, writes media columnist Jon Friedman See full story.

When it comes to IRAs, timing is everything. Robert Powell looks at five rules that could derail your retirement-savings plans. See full story.