Los Angeles Times HEARD ON THE STREET: Reading the Tea Leaves on Financial Overhaul Wall Street Journal Break out the stogies. Congressional leaders are moving debate over financial reform into the proverbial smoke-filled back room
Reuters White House Moves to Shape Financial Overhaul Bill New York Times WASHINGTON — Fresh off a Senate vote to overhaul financial regulations, the Obama administration on Friday immediately began trying to influence the process for combining the Senate and House bills, pressing for tough provisions …
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ABC News Dodd and Frank: New Wall Street regs on president's desk by July 4 USA Today President Obama will be able to sign tough new regulations on the investment and financial services industry into law by Independence Day, the two top congressional Democrats negotiating the bill predicted today. Emerging from a meeting with the … Financial Stocks Turn Higher After Senate Passes Reform Bill Wall Street Journal Finance Bill Passes, So Why Am I Depressed?
Straits Times Visa says disappointed with Durbin Amendment Reuters (Reuters) – Credit card network Visa Inc said it was disappointed with an amendment that was passed along with the US Senate financial regulation bill late on Thursday that would limit interchange fees. The fees are a major source of revenue for banks …
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ABC News Financial Stocks Turn Higher After Senate Passes Reform Bill Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Financial stocks turned higher Friday as some uncertainty was removed with the US Senate's passage of its version of a financial-overhaul bill, though investors are still concerned about … After Senate passage, what's next for financial reform bill
BBC News US Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reforms BBC News The United States Senate has approved the biggest overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The measures are designed to prevent a repeat of the crisis in 2008 that led to American taxpayers bailing out banks and … Wall Street Firms Brace for Seismic Changes Wall Street Journal Factbox: Key Washington players in Wall Street reform fight Reuters Major Parts of the Financial Regulation Overhaul New York Times Boston Globe
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Kansas City Star Senate fails to end debate on bank reform bill Reuters Sen. Chris Dodd listens to testimony at the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill, July 23, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a setback for the Obama administration, Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes on Wednesday to end debate on the ..
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Globe and Mail Oil's sway in Gulf states may be tempering politicians' response to spill Washington Post A brown pelican gets oil cleaned off of it at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La. (Charlie Riede/associated Press) By Dan Eggen In their battle to represent Louisiana in the Senate, incumbent David Vitter (R) and challenger ..
Christian Science Monitor Senators OK debit regulation MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Merchants may pay smaller fees on customers' debit-card transactions following a vote in the Senate. Senators voted 64-33 Thursday to approve an amendment, sponsored by Sen.
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