Tag: Finance

Hedge fund head hunt

Eric Peters · March 1, 2016 12:01 am

Nearly 12 million households spend more than half their income on rent, according to Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. The problem is only going to get worse as baby boomers age and look for rentals while more lower-earning minority families look for housing. (AP photo)

The big issue candidates are ignoring in 2016

Joseph Lawler · February 29, 2016 5:01 am

Labor secretary reassures Dems on impending investment rule

Joseph Lawler · February 24, 2016 4:59 pm

All 10 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter Monday to Richard Shelby urging him to take action on nominated financial regulators. (AP Photo)

Dems beg GOP banking chief to move Obama nominees

Joseph Lawler · February 22, 2016 6:41 pm

The purpose of Thomas Friedman's column is to bemoan that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and billionaire businessman Donald Trump are insufficiently in awe of American entrepreneurship, government institutions and "pluralism," respectively.

N.Y. Times columnist fantasizes about death of Grover Norquist

Becket Adams · February 17, 2016 1:00 pm

Neel Kashkari, the newly installed president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said that the Fed must give "serious consideration to a range of options," including "breaking up large banks into smaller, less connected, less important entities." (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Fed official: Consider breaking up big banks

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2016 3:53 pm

Trouble begins because 80 percent of payday loans are rolled over or followed by another loan within 14 days, according to the bureau's research, and half of all loans made are part of a loan "sequence" at least 10 loans. (AP Photo/Vik Jolly)

New regulations on payday lending could shutter businesses

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2016 5:01 am

Clinton has consistently portrayed it as a European and Middle East undertaking that the U.S. supported.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Congress advances legislation targeted at Obama conflict-of-interest rule

Joseph Lawler · February 6, 2016 5:01 am

The Rogue Regulator

Ronald L. Rubin · February 5, 2016 6:00 am

"This is a little complicated, but I'm going to walk you through it in about 30 seconds," Rubio said. (AP photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rubio predicts the cause of a looming economic recession

Ryan Lovelace · February 4, 2016 6:47 pm

Bill prevents regulators from forcing banks to close accounts of customers suspected of illegal activity. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House votes to end Operation Choke Point

Joseph Lawler · February 4, 2016 6:17 pm

Measure would preempt a forthcoming rule meant to reduce conflicts of interest among retirement advisers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House panel advances bill to stop Labor Dept. conflict-of-interest rule

Joseph Lawler · February 3, 2016 6:04 pm