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MIAMI (Reuters) - Rebuilding Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake should generate major contracts for private companies specializing in construction, logistics, transport and security, but U.S. executives say they need a clear reconstruction strategy to shape their business plans. […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday approved a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks as Democrats continued efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before the November congressional elections. […]

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said on Wednesday the company's latest decision to eliminate overdraft fees on debit card transactions will "give up a lot of revenue," for the largest U.S. bank by assets. […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday said the Obama's administration's strategy to halt recession and contain the financial crisis has been effective, but vowed to continue stabilization efforts. […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential Republican in U.S. Senate talks on financial regulatory reform said on Wednesday there are no special exemptions for particular institutions in a proposed new government financial watchdog agency. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup's launch of preferred securities on Wednesday is a potentially major test of market sentiment, one year after prices of bank bonds and stocks plunged to multi-year lows, analysts said. […]