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What’s Barney Frank’s take on President Donald Trump’s first action to scale back the landmark financial overhaul law that bears his name? Don’t bank on it succeeding, he says. […] Any scaling back of Dodd-Frank would have a difficult time getting through Congress, because many Republican lawmakers’ constituents favor policing Wall Street, Frank told The Associated Press in an interview. He spoke Friday after Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury secretary to review the Dodd-Frank law. Trump has called the law a “disaster,” pledging to dismantle it. …

U.S. stocks rose Friday and traded in the final hour near session highs, led by a sharply higher financial sector as President Donald Trump took steps to roll back industry regulations. A stronger-than-expected January jobs report contributed to the upbeat sentiment. Despite the rise Friday, a negative week may still be in the cards, with pressure on the market linked in part to rising geopolitical uncertainty following reported spats between President Donald Trump and key foreign allies. The Dow is down 0.2% for the week, and the Nasdaq is off less than 0.1%. The S&P is up less than 0.1%...