Obama Said to Consider Two Female Executives

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Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is considering two women for senior economic positions, weighing Ruth Porat, chief financial officer at Morgan Stanley, for deputy Treasury secretary and Wal-Mart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell for budget director, according to people familiar with the matter. Hans Nichols reports on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)