U.S. average gasoline prices dropped by more than 3 cents per gallon in the past two weeks as the slumping job market takes its toll on consumers, according to a nationwide survey out Sunday.

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Aetna announced it eliminated 625 positions Wednesday in the first of two rounds of job cuts that will reduce the health insurance giant’s workforce by up to 3.5% by the end of the first quarter in 2010.

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Training programs for brokers are falling victim to the corporate budget ax, cutting off a source of new talent for financial firms.

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