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Some business groups, upset about budget and regulatory policies they say are costing jobs, are accusing President Barack Obama of pursuing an agenda that is hurting the U.S. economic recovery.

Top Democratic House and Senate negotiators who worked out a deal on a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations regrouped Tuesday to eliminate a $19 billion fee on banks that had threatened to derail the legislation.

The Senate named 12 senators, including tough Wall Street critics and more moderate members, Tuesday to a panel that will finalize the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s.

Congress must act to close gaps in the regulatory system that helped cause the financial crisis, a former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said....

Senate Republicans, attacked for twice blocking legislation to rein in Wall Street, floated a partial alternative proposal Tuesday and said it could lead to election-year compromise on an issue that commands strong public support....

Top Republicans appeared nearer to a deal with Democrats on a financial regulation bill, with the ranking senator on the banking committee saying that they were “very close” on the key particulars.

President Barack Obama scolded Wall Street on Thursday for its "furious efforts" to fight tighter regulation, saying the United States was doomed to another financial crisis if reforms were not implemented

Senate leaders on Tuesday began their sparring over the financial reform bill, setting the tone for what is expected to weeks of debate on lawmakers' next pitched battle.

The U.S. is destined to endure a new economic crisis that sticks taxpayers with the bill unless Congress tightens oversight of ...