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• Opponents of Online Sales Tax Face Tough Battle

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2013

  Tax could provide states with about $23 billion a year in additional revenue.

• Japan Gets Calls Not to Drive Down Yen

  By Kasia Klimasinska and Ian Katz, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Other nations worry BOJ’s aggressive easing threatens their exports.

• Fed to Press Banks to Reduce Liquidity Risk

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomsberg  |  April 9, 2013

  Bernanke says regulators will encourage banks to rely less on wholesale funding.

• U.S. Added Just 88,000 Jobs in March

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  April 5, 2013

  Smallest payrolls gain in nine months was accompanied by a decline in unemployment rate.

• China Is Losing its Labor Edge

  By Bloomberg News  |  March 27, 2013

  Shrinking pool of young workers pushes up wages.

• Sen. Camp Floats Big Changes to Partnership Rules

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  March 21, 2013

  Proposed rewrite could mean higher taxes for real estate, finance businesses.

• Retailers Push Against Sales Tax Exemption

  By Richard Rubin  |  March 20, 2013

  Nonbinding Senate measure in support of Internet sales tax could pave the way for future legislation.

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  Will Dodd-Frank Alter Corporate Hedging?

  By Susan Kelly  |  March 20, 2013

  As dealers pass new costs on to end users, companies could decide to change the way they hedge.

• Rebound in Job Openings Point to Healing Labor Market

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  March 12, 2013

  Labor Department says 3.69 million positions were waiting to be filled in January.

• February Payrolls Surge

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  March 8, 2013

  Bigger-than-expected jobs gain of 236,000 is accompanied by a decline in the jobless rate.