Tuesday morning links

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

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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