Senate moves toward combined bill on derivatives oversight
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 24th, 2010 4:38 am by HL
Senate moves toward combined bill on derivatives oversight
OVERSIGHT Senate aides inched closer Friday to combining separate bills that would establish oversight of the vast market for derivatives, an effort central to the ongoing push to revamp the nation’s financial regulations.
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Deficit commission has a name, a phone number and a few dates
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