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- Protesters are expected to march on the Michigan capital today as lawmakers consider a so-called “right-to-work” law. [Reuters]
- HSBC will pay a record fine of $1.9 billion to settle with U.S. regulators who allege that the bank laundered cash for drug cartels and terrorists. [Reuters]
- U.S. students continue to trail behind those from top-achieving nations on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study test. [Wall Street Journal]
- The Treasury Department is planning to sell off its final shares in insurance giant AIG, which received a federal bailout in 2008. [Washington Post]
- The National Intelligence Council estimates that the Chinese economy will be larger than the U.S. economy by 2030. [CNN Money]
- The U.S. and the European Union are in early talks to form what would be the world’s largest trade pact. [Associated Press]
- Two Senate Democrats want to provide tax relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy. [The Hill]
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