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- The Senate voted 96-3 yesterday to approve a bill banning members of Congress from trading stocks on information they receive on Capitol Hill. [Wall Street Journal]
- The SEC keeps sparing big banks from punishment. [New York Times]
- President Obama today will announce a $1 billion Veterans Job Corps meant to put 20,000 veterans to work over the next five years. [Washington Post]
- Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner responded to critics of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law yesterday, saying there’s “no credible evidence” that the law is hurting the economy. [Politico]
- The Justice Department has indicted the Swiss bank Wegelin on charges that it helped wealthy Americans dodge more than $1 billion in taxes. [Reuters]
- U.S. employers in January announced the most layoffs since September, with retail and financial firms preparing for the most cuts. [The Hill]
- The Eurozone’s private sector grew slightly last month, after four straight months of decline. [CNBC]
- According to a new study, college graduates are as vulnerable to long-term unemployment as those with just a high-school diploma. [Huffington Post]
- Why the U.S. should get rid of the dollar bill. [Daily Finance]
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