The board overseeing efforts to overhaul Vermont's health insurance system has begun reviewing the rates customers will be expected to pay under the Vermont Health Connect exchange.

The stock market is getting off to a mixed start as traders show only mild enthusiasm for an improving outlook for the U.S. government's credit rating.

A second major rating agency is downgrading Illinois' credit worthiness.

The stock market is rising in early trading after the government reported a pickup in hiring last month, a positive sign for the U.S. economy.

Insurance company Genworth Financial Inc. is eliminating about 400 positions as part of a plan to improve the performance of its businesses.

Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street after a payroll company reported sluggish job growth last month.

UnitedHealth Group is raising its quarterly dividend by another 32 percent, to 28 cents per share.

Stocks are heading slightly lower in early trading after the government reported that Americans cut back on their spending last month, a discouraging sign for the economy.