COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

COMING IN THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS

LET US REPRESENT YOU: Public relations agencies work to adapt as the pool of potential clients dwindles. Increasing job losses at major media companies nationwide have spurred more public relations professionals to strike out on their own even though are fewer accounts to go around.

OTHERWORLDLY SMOOTHNESS: Alien Tequila Spirits Co. hopes an extraterrestrial theme and a funky bottle can generate interest for its high-end liquor.

THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION

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On the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc., President Barack Obama said he remains "very optimistic" that Congress will adopt rules overhauling federal oversight of the financial-services industry this year. In addition to a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Obama is trying to drum up support for plans to give the Federal Reserve Board new powers to monitor large financial firms' practices for systemic risk and new rules governing derivatives and for dealing with failing nonbanking companies.

Do you think there is still a need for a major overhaul of the rules and agencies overseeing the nation's financial systems?

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