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- President Obama and Congressional leaders will open budget negotiations today in a meeting at the White House. [Wall Street Journal]
- BP settled criminal charges related to the Gulf Oil Spill for $4 billion, the largest criminal payment in American history. [Washington Post]
- The Federal Housing Administration is facing a $16.3 billion shortfall and may need a taxpayer rescue. [New York Times]
- China’s new leaders may be forced to make reforms to the country’s economy. [Reuters]
- The Senate confirmed two appointees to the FDIC yesterday, giving the agency its first director since July 2011. [Washington Post]
- Federal regulators will appeal a court decision that halted the implementation of some new financial regulations. [The Hill]
- American workers both receive and use less vacation time than workers in other countries. [CNN Money]
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