Stocks give up gains on U.S. default worries

North American financial markets gave up earlier gains Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dimmed hopes for more stimulus spending by the central bank and used strong words to warn of harm from a possible debt default by Washington.

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