Financial

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is planning a final vote Thursday morning on a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations.
WASHINGTON - Investors are showing a bigger appetite to fund a range of securities, an encouraging sign that credit conditions are improving.
NEW YORK - The bank industry's earnings winning streak may be over.

WASHINGTON - The federal deficit has topped $1 trillion with three months still to go in the budget year, showing the lasting impact of the recession on the government's finances.
ARMONK, N.Y. - National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.