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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.

The Social Security disability trust fund is only two years away from exhaustion, Social Security's Board of Trustees announced Monday. (iStock Photo)

Economy

Only two years until Social Security’s disability fund runs out

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July 28, 2014 6:34 pm

The Fed's purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in its latest round of so-called quantitative easing, begun in late 2012, will total $1.603 trillion. (iStock Photo)

Economy

Here’s what the Fed could have bought with QE3

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July 28, 2014 11:45 am

Job seekers check out the job opportunities at a Hiring Fair in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Economy

The evidence that the long-term unemployed are finding jobs, not just giving up the job hunt

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July 25, 2014 4:58 pm

(Illustration by Chris Henderson/Examiner)

Economy

Big Ideas: On homelessness, strippers and 3D printing

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July 25, 2014 4:00 pm

American craft brewing is flourishing, and Prohibition is partly to thank. (iStock Image)

Economy

Thank Prohibition for the craft beer boom

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July 25, 2014 7:15 am

President Obama speaks about the economy at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in Los Angeles on Thursday on the final day of his three-day West Coast trip. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Economy

Here’s where President Obama assigns the blame for corporate ‘inversions’

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July 24, 2014 10:48 pm

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on May 27, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Economy

Here’s what this week’s housing numbers say about the recovery

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July 24, 2014 4:41 pm

Former House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank greets former colleagues prior to testifying before the House Financial Services Committee July 23, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Economy

Barney Frank dismisses Elizabeth Warren’s favorite idea

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July 23, 2014 9:39 pm

An outgoing commissioner of the regulatory agency that oversees derivatives contracts will become the CEO of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, a trade group for firms that engage in derivatives transactions, according to a statement from the ISDA Wednesday.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Economy

Derivatives regulator CFTC’s ‘revolving door’ move to industry group criticized

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July 23, 2014 3:27 pm

The Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices in June on Tuesday.ÃÂ Gasoline prices spiked 3.3 percent, driving two-thirds of the measured Consumer Price Index inflation.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Economy

Inflation flattens out in June, and some good news for consumers

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July 22, 2014 2:58 pm

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