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Factbox-How US regulators are overhauling bank capital rules

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators on Thursday unveiled sweeping plans to streamline and ease numerous capital requirements for the nation's largest banks, which could free up billions of dollars for lending, dividends and share buybacks. Top regulatory officials appointed... Read More.

US wholesale inventories fall sharply in January

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale inventories dropped sharply January, a trend that if sustained could result in inventory investment being a drag on economic growth in the first quarter. Stocks at wholesalers decreased 0.5% after falling 0.1% in December, the Commerce Department's Census... Read More.