Tag: Finance

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton speak during the Democratic presidential primary debate on Dec. 19 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo)

Clinton moves to outflank Sanders on ‘shadow banks’

Joseph Lawler · January 16, 2016 6:00 pm

The settlement would resolve potential litigation related to securities sold by the bank from 2005 to 2007. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Goldman Sachs settles for $5 billion over mortgage-backed securities

Joseph Lawler · January 14, 2016 11:35 pm

Sanders hits Clinton for coziness with Wall Street in new ad

Sanders hits Clinton for coziness with Wall Street in new ad

Ariel Cohen · January 14, 2016 4:28 pm

From left, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery and Brian d'Arcy James in a scene from the film, "Spotlight." Ruffalo and McAdams received supporting actor and actress Oscar nominations. (Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films via AP)

Oscars nominate three politically charged films for best picture

Joshua Axelrod · January 14, 2016 3:40 pm

The company cited regulators' attempt to label it a "systemically important financial institution." (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, file)

MetLife plans to sell off insurance business to ease regulatory pressure

Joseph Lawler · January 12, 2016 11:17 pm

Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (AP Photo)

GOP to Fed: Explain yourself

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2016 5:01 am

Bernie Sanders envisions an alternative to traditional banking, one shorn of the "greed" of large commercial banks. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sanders teams up with unions to push post office banking

Sean Higgins · January 10, 2016 5:01 am

Stanley Fischer, vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said Wednesday in comments indicating that recent market volatility could play into the central bank's plans the rest of the year. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Uncertainty about economy has risen, Fed vice chair says

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2016 2:26 pm

Democrats fight over non-regulated financial firms as they try to lure voters angry with Wall Street. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Shadow banks pit Clinton vs. Sanders

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2016 5:01 am

Esther George is one of the most "hawkish" members of the Fed, known for her view that the central bank should tighten monetary policy to prevent bubbles from forming. (AP Photo)

The new faces setting monetary policy in 2016

Joseph Lawler · January 3, 2016 12:40 pm

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Timothy Massad said that the "failure to provide the CFTC even a modest increase in the fiscal year 2016 budget agreement sends a clear message that meaningful oversight of the derivatives markets, and the very types of products that exacerbated the global financial crisis, is not a priority." (AP file photo/ Evan Vucci)

Regulator: Flat funding means no ‘meaningful’ financial oversight

Joseph Lawler · December 21, 2015 5:26 pm

Just as Borders disrupted the small bookstores, it was later displaced by Amazon. Over the last decade alone, about a third of bookstores in the U.S. have closed. (AP Photo)

Time for regulators to catch up to the digital age

Mark Calabria · December 21, 2015 5:01 am