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THE DEATH on Monday of U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, shown above at a Senate hearing last month, has cost Democrats another vote for the financial reform bill. /

Byrd, GOP put finance bill vote in doubt

WASHINGTON – Republicans who had supported new rules for Wall Street expressed concern Monday about a fee on banks and hedge funds that has...

Negotiators approve finance reform bill

WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators early Friday approved the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. financial regulation since the Great Depression, reshaping oversight of Wall Street. Lawmakers...

Citing controversy, Wal-Mart<br> abandons bank plan

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has scrapped plans to open its own bank, ending a two-year controversy that roiled financial-services companies that feared direct competition from...
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