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- The credit rating agency Moody’s yesterday downgraded 15 of the world’s biggest banks, including Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. [Associated Press]
- According to a new report, up to 95 million low-skill workers worldwide could be without jobs by 2020. [Wall Street Journal]
- The Senate passed its version of the farm bill yesterday by a vote of 64-35. [New York Times]
- China’s factory sector has been shrinking for eight consecutive months. [Reuters]
- Independent auditors believe that Spanish banks need $62 billion in extra capital. [Reuters]
- Some European banks may be artificially boosting measures of their financial health. [Wall Street Journal]
- The investment house Merrill Lynch has been fined $2.8 million dollars for overcharging customers by $32 million. [Associated Press]
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