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- Greece’s major unions launched a 48 hour strike today to protest new austerity measures. [Wall Street Journal]
- House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) is being investigated by the Office of Congressional Ethics for possible insider trading violations. [Washington Post]
- Many banks across the country are charging customers who want to close their accounts. [Boston Globe]
- Congressional Republicans claim negotiations over extending the soon-to-expire payroll tax cut are going so poorly that the tax break might not be extended. [New York Times]
- House Republicans plan to keep refusing to fund the agencies implementing the Wall Street reform law. [CNN Money]
- Bank of America shares are a favorite for high frequency traders. [Associated Press]
- It’s looking less likely that anyone will face criminal charges in the collapse of the investment house MF Global and its loss of $1.2 billion in investor funds. [Reuters]
- The White House is backing the Senate’s transportation bill over the version offered by House Republicans. [The Hill]
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