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Econ 101: January 26, 2012

Welcome to ThinkProgress Economy’s morning link roundup. This is what we’re reading. Have you seen any interesting news? Let us know in the comments section. You can also follow ThinkProgress Economy on Twitter.

  • Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said yesterday that it’s unlikely he would serve a second term if President Obama is reelected. [Bloomberg]
  • Indiana’s House yesterday approved so called “right to work” legislation, moving the state one step closer to being the first in the Midwest to allow non-union members to free ride on union contracts. [Reuters]
  • President Obama plans to propose an overhaul of the corporate tax code next month. [BusinessWeek]
  • New York Attorney General Eric Schneidermann, who is the new co-chair of a financial fraud task force, promised an aggressive investigation into bank misdeeds. [Los Angeles Times]
  • Federal Reserve officials expect to keep interest rates near zero for at least three more years. [Wall Street Journal]
  • The human cost of the iPad: Long hours, unsafe conditions, and poor health for Chinese workers. [New York Times]
  • Ford’s fourth quarter profit may be its largest since 1988. [Bloomberg]
  • Homes that been foreclosed on made up 20 percent of the home sales in the third quarter of 2011. [CNN Money]
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