WASHINGTON – A series of rallies, briefings and stepped-up lobby efforts rolled through Washington this week in support of legislation that would institute minor new taxes on the trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives, action on which the United States is lagging far behind much of the rest of the world. Advocates of a U.S. financial
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Europe gives “Robin Hood tax” momentum toward potential counterbalance against riskier speculation.