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Econ 101: April 2, 2012

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  • Why a Romney win would likely change little at the Federal Reserve. [Reuters]
  • European banks are concocting a host of tricks to punt their troubles down the road. [Wall Street Journal]
  • Eurozone unemployment has hit a new record high of 10.8 percent. [Washington Post]
  • Transportation advocates are not optimistic that a long-term funding bill will be passed before the November elections. [The Hill]
  • Visa has dropped a payment processor that lost up to 1.5 million card numbers in a security breach. [Reuters]
  • Educators and advocates are gathering in D.C. today to “occupy” the Department of Education. [Education Week]
  • Public pension funds are turning to riskier investments in order to close shortfalls. [New York Times]

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