TOP STORIES
Senate talks close in on deal for Wall Street regs – AP
Goldman Discloses a New Risk: Bad Publicity – DealBook
Winter storms to distort U.S. jobless figures: Summers – Reuters
EU Sets Clock Ticking on Greece as Merkel Talks Near – Bloomberg
White House extends refinancing program for troubled homeowners – Washington Post
February 2010 Federal Tax Withholdings Plunge To Multiyear Low – Zero Hedge
Senate tries to extend jobless benefits deadline – again – CNN/Money
Australia Raises Key Interest Rate to 4% on Recovery – Bloomberg
Declaring Victory at Halftime – DebtWatch
Fed’s No. 2 to depart – Reuters

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil gains to around $79 amid mixed US data – AP
Gold firms as fiscal worries lend support – Reuters
Stocks Rally on Prospect of Greece Agreement – Bloomberg
Chile, copper and high-stakes commodities plays – MarketWatch
“Be Conservative Not Conventional” – Saut, Raymond James
Parsing 200 years of gold trades – MarketWatch
Winter Mind Games – Kunstler, CFN