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• U.S. Budget Discord Seen as Top Threat to Global Economy

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  European debt crisis ranks as second biggest worry for investors, poll shows.

• Obama Seeks to End Business Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  GOP opposition to tax increases may hinder Obama's effort to axe breaks.

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  Flows Linked to TAG Expiration Are Limited

  By Susan Kelly  |  January 22, 2013

  No wholesale shift out of bank accounts has been seen despite the end of unlimited FDIC coverage.

• Ex-U.S. Attorney Said Candidate for SEC Chairman

  By Joshua Gallu and Hans Nichols, Bloomberg  |  January 18, 2013

  Mary Jo White, now a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, is being considered to succeed Elisse Walter.

• Obama, Congress Head for Debt Ceiling Confrontation

  By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  January 4, 2013

  As U.S. Treasury approaches its legal borrowing limit, bond investors shrug.

• “Too Big to Fail’ Benefits Face Congressional Scrutiny

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  January 3, 2013

  GAO to study how biggest banks benefit from perception government would bail them out.

• Budget Accord Seen Crimping U.S. Expansion

  By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  January 2, 2013

  Elimination of payroll tax cut will limit first-quarter growth to 1%.

• House Passes Tax Deal

  By Richard Rubin, Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  January 2, 2013

  GOP vows to exact spending cuts in upcoming fight on debt ceiling.

• Reid Hopes for Last-Minute Budget Deal

  By Kathleen Hunter and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Biggest sticking point said to be how to deal with more than $600 billion in automatic spending cuts.

• Dysfunction in Congress Poses 2013 Risks

  By Margaret Talev, Richard Rubin and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Any deal today would deal with only some recession-causing factors and set another deadline early next year.