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The Volcker Rule aims to prevent banks from betting their own money. Banks and foreign governments say could hurt markets more than it helps.

All the easy oil is gone. Now, it'll be harder to reach, and to buy from unstable foreign governments.

Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio looks at how community banks help communities and an idea on how governments can better support them.

With an investment of up to $2 million from Omidyar Network, the Africa Transparency and Technology Initiative will work to provide citizens on the continent with access to the information and tools they need to hold their governments accountable....

Politicians aren't ready to admit that, before long, taxes are going up on most Americans. Here are some of the areas where governments will try to raise money.

Governments, Corporations, Individuals Provide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Haiti Relief and Recovery Efforts
The response to the disaster has been swift, with the White House pledging an initial $100 million for relief and recovery efforts, the World Bank committing $100 million, and a number of corporations giving millions of dollars more....

Governments large and small have begun to ratchet up taxes. As a result, expect a slower economic recovery and, possibly, an attempt to increase taxes on retirement accounts.

The project will make available information that representatives of foreign governments, political parties, and government-controlled entities must disclose to the U.S.

Justice Department when they seek to influence U.S. policy....

Things have gotten worse for CIT, one of the country's largest lenders to small and mid-sized businesses. Some customers are drawing down their credit lines, and the governments is trying to figure out if CIT is too big to fail.

Jeremy Hobson reports.

The bailout didn't give the economy a psychological boost as was hoped. Consumers just aren't consuming. Commentator Robert Reich proposes a WPA-style solution -- put people to work on infrastructure and invest in schools.