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SEC pushes tighter market-making rules: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - Securities regulators are moving quickly to tighten rules for market makers to ensure there is liquidity during stressful times and avoid a repetition of May’s brief market crash, said sources familiar with the discussions.

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Real estate magnate Walter Shorenstein dies (AP)

AP - Real estate magnate Walter Shorenstein, an adviser to U.S. presidents whose company controlled about 30 million square feet of commercial real estate, has died.

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Federal regs set to restrain Wall Street risk (AP)

AP - Congressional negotiators struck a deal Friday on the toughest financial regulations since the Great Depression, aiming to rein in Wall Street excess and tighten rules on everything from simple debit card swipes to the most complex securities.

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US: NKorean war damages claim ‘preposterous’ (AP)

AP - The Obama administration ridiculed North Korea on Friday for claiming $65 trillion from the United States in Korean War damages, saying the communist nation is an economic “basket case” due its own failed policies.

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