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Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Companies that issue prepaid cards will have to provide new consumer protections, consumer bureau says. (AP Photo/Swayne B. Hall)

Economy

New rules coming for increasingly popular prepaid cards

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October 5, 2016 4:34 am

Campaigns

Pence spells out no-changes stance on Social Security

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October 5, 2016 2:14 am

High-ranking economists are unanimous: Donald Trump's plan to tax the products of companies that move operations out of the U.S. is a bad idea. (AP Photo)

Economy

Top economists unanimously reject Trump’s ‘Oreo Tax’

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October 4, 2016 9:11 pm

On Friday, the Commerce Department issues the first estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the April-June quarter. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Economy

New Fed research blames demographics for ‘new normal’ of slow growth

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October 3, 2016 6:16 pm

Registered Democratic professors outnumber Republican ones nearly 12 to 1 at leading U.S. universities, according to new research. (iStock Photo)

Economy

Growing university gap: Democratic professors now outnumber Republicans nearly 12 to 1 in top fields

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October 3, 2016 2:55 pm

Janet Yellen is avoiding commenting on the presidential election or its implications for markets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fed ignoring election risks

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October 1, 2016 12:01 am

Sen. David Perdue said that there needed to be

Economy

Republican’s idea for forcing a budget: Docking staffers’ and members’ pay

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September 30, 2016 4:01 am

Lawmakers touted the estimate, up from $2.3 trillion in 2012, as evidence of the need for tax reform. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Economy

Untaxed offshore earnings of US companies rises to $2.6 trillion

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September 29, 2016 9:34 pm

Economy

Top Democrat calls for breaking up Wells Fargo

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September 29, 2016 6:23 pm

Economy

Congressional outrage over Wells Fargo fake accounts threatens Wall Street

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September 29, 2016 5:21 pm

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