Week in Pictures | March 16, 2012

The California Public Employees Retirment System (CALPERS) lowered its investment target Thursday, March 15 for the first time in nearly a decade, adding millions of dollars in retirement costs to the state and its agencies. As states look at alternative investment options the secondary insurance market could potentially be one choice for struggling states. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

MetLife, Inc. was one of four large financial institutions late Tuesday deemed to have failed a “stress test” imposed on large banking institutions by the Federal Reserve Board, a decision roundly criticized by MetLife and insurance analysts. Specialist Henry Becker, foreground center, directs trades in share of MetLife on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius speaks to the press. Health exchange regulations finalized by the Obama administration Monday, March 12, envision allowing agents, brokers and private companies, to sell coverage on the exchange to individuals and employers through privately-run websites.  AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Traders work in the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, March 15, 2012. Greg Smith, an executive director at Goldman Sachs, resigned with a blistering public essay that accused the bank of losing its “moral fiber,” putting profits ahead of customers’ interests and dismissing customers as “muppets.” Within 24 hours, the firm had lost $2.2 billion in shareholder value, as news of the letter went viral. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)