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  • A new report finds 90 percent of Americans don’t know they can start signing up for insurance through health exchanges in October. Japan is fed up with deflation and a sluggish economy, and its central bank is getting aggressive. Today, the Bank of Japan launched a sweeping bond-buying program to pump money into the economy. And a check in on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation to Newark public schools.

  • An IMF delegation arrives in Cairo today for talks with the Egyptian government on a $4.8 billion loan. Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea blocks South Korean worker access to an industrial zone along the border of the two countries. And with tax day less than two weeks away, we give you some tips to avoid an audit.

  • Today the National Rifle Association releases its proposal for placing armed guards in all public schools. The unemployment rate in the 17 countries that use the euro has hit a new high — 12 percent.  And as New York City Michael Bloomberg serves his final year in office, we take a look at whether his personal wealth has protected him from political interest groups.

  • A study from the Food Marketing Institute finds we are eating less meat for the first time in eight years. And among meats, beef is taking the biggest hit as more people trade their steak for chicken or pork. The supreme court in India has rejected an attempt by the Swiss drugmaker Novartis to patent an update to a cancer drug. And what kinds of April Fools’ pranks are acceptable to pull at the office?

  • Banks are open for the second day in Cyprus after two weeks of closure. From the outside, things appear to be going okay. The president of Cyprus said this morning that the country will not leave the euro. An energy company wants to build the U.S.’s tallest structure. It’s not an office building, but a giant tower aimed at producing clean energy. And how should the FDA regulate medical smartphone apps?

  • A hedge fund investor makes headlines with a $155 million Picasso purchase. Banks in Cyprus have just re-opened for the first time in two weeks. Although there are tough restrictions on just how much cash customers can withdraw and what they can do with that money once they have it. Today Michigan officially becomes the nation’s 24th right-to-work state. Under the new law, workers can opt out of paying union dues and still retain benefits.

  • Lawyers who defend the poor in federal court say sequester cuts could jeopardize the fairness of the criminal justice system. Leaders of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are wrapping up a summit today with a plan to create a new bank to fuel economic growth in the developing world. And is Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria the most hated man in baseball?

  • Banks in Cyprus are on lockdown and many ATMs are out of cash. We give you a look at the Cyprus crisis from the inside. St. Louis residents tell us what it means to be wealthy. And want a side of security with your waffle? Below the streets of downtown Atlanta, a Waffle House restaurant adds a 20 percent surcharge for a security guard.

  • President Obama designates five new national monuments today, and communities around them could cash in. Cyprus makes a bailout deal, but what about the rest of Europe? And, high debt equals low growth, right? That’s a widely-held belief among the political class, but many economists just don’t agree.

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