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Japan and the European Union are close to signing a trade agreement that would offset the dearth created by the U.S. pulling out of the Trans Pacific Partnership. Health care stocks are slightly up as the Senate reworks the health care bill ahead of next week's vote. Because the bill is not expected to pass, health care companies can likely write off a radical overhaul of the system. And finally, today kicks off the U.S. conference of mayors, where city leaders from all over the country will look for answers on the Trump administration's infrastructure improvement plans and how they'll be paid for.

Advocacy groups prepare to petition Senators undecided on the health care bill.

Some economists say businesses would find the workers they need if they simply raised wages.

All 34 big banks should be strong enough to endure another financial crisis, according to their scores from the Federal Reserve stress tests. So what's next? Time to deregulate? We talk to Diane Swonk, CEO of DS Economics, about what these results really mean. Plus, how the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) dodges the debt ceiling and why Nike's move to reach customers directly has sporting goods retailers' shares falling.