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___ Back to the same record, but it's a different stock market NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market went on a harrowing round trip the last seven months, but it may be in a healthier place after it.

How the major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

The S&P 500 index closed at a record high Tuesday, surpassing the peak it set last September and recouping all the ground it lost in a nosedive late last year.

How the major US stock indexes fared Monday

Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Monday, as losses in banks and other sectors offset solid gains in energy companies following a surge in crude oil prices.

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___ Medicare, Social Security face shaky fiscal futures WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report by the government's overseers of Medicare and Social Security urges lawmakers to "take action sooner rather than later" to address shortfalls in the financial condition of the government's bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans.