Tag: Finance

Morgan Stanley is the last of the major Wall Street firms to post first-quarter earnings.

Morgan Stanley profit hits record amid Trump-trade worries

James Langford · April 18, 2018 11:43 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., far left, with from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, meet with reporters following weekly policy luncheons to answer questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

Senate moves to strike down CFPB auto lending regulation

Joseph Lawler · April 17, 2018 7:10 pm

Goldman Sachs is joining a Republican-backed group promoting a carbon tax to address climate change.

Goldman’s stock-trading doubles as Trump policies rattle markets

James Langford · April 17, 2018 12:04 pm

Fannie and Freddie survive another Congress

Joseph Lawler · April 17, 2018 4:01 am

Randal Quarles, vice chairman of supervision at the Federal Reserve, offered an optimistic view of the U.S. economy, suggesting it may be on the cusp of a sustained period of faster growth and reaffirming his support for "gradual" interest-rate increases.

Fed official proposes going beyond Senate bill to ease bank rules

Joseph Lawler · April 16, 2018 8:07 pm

Trump to name investment firm adviser to Fed’s No. 2 position

Joseph Lawler · April 16, 2018 7:33 pm

In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, photo, Tanya Carol-Lugones helps a shopper in her booth featuring Viva Zapata bags and Caracruz jewelry, at the Union Square Holiday Market in New York. At the holiday markets that pop up annually, many of the booths are staffed by artisans hoping to make a significant portion of their revenue or to get visibility that will translate into sales other times of the year.

Dodd-Frank has hurt small business lending and may have slowed business growth, new study says

Joseph Lawler · April 16, 2018 2:50 pm

Bank of America is the fourth of the largest U.S. lenders to report earnings for a quarter marked by gyrating financial markets and the sixth interest-rate hike since 2015.

Bank of America joins Wall Street rivals profiting from trade-war woes

James Langford · April 16, 2018 8:15 am

A Citi Bank sign is seen in Chicago.

Democrats push Citigroup, Apollo for more details on ties to Kushner Companies

Katelyn Caralle · April 13, 2018 6:19 pm

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, right, talks with the committee's ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters D-Calif. on Capitol Hill during the committee's hearing on overhauling the nation's financial rules.

House votes to exempt some banks from one of the biggest Dodd-Frank rules

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2018 3:07 pm

The Federal Reserve has restricted Wells Fargo's growth until the bank improves corporate oversight and risk management.

With $1 billion fine, Wells Fargo’s tough year gets even worse

James Langford · April 13, 2018 2:43 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren v. Mick Mulvaney is a five-star, thumbs-up, must-watch political miniseries

Philip Wegmann · April 12, 2018 10:07 pm