Tag: Finance

Sen. Ted Cruz suggested that if a bank were to face failure, he would support the Federal Reserve acting as a lender of last resort, and issuing loans to struggling banks at penalty interest rates.Â (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Cruz on bank bailouts: ‘Absolutely not’

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2015 4:47 am

Will Clinton Foundation accounting fraud implicate a major accounting firm?

Will Clinton Foundation accounting fraud implicate a major accounting firm?

Myra Adams · November 10, 2015 5:01 am

Rubio Beats Phony Scandals and Comes Out Stronger

Stephen F. Hayes · November 9, 2015 8:22 pm

Rubio to release credit card records ‘in the next few weeks’

Rubio to release credit card records ‘in the next few weeks’

Al Weaver · November 5, 2015 1:46 pm

Community and regional banks are doing well, Federal Reserve chairwoman says.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Yellen skeptical of GOP bills to ease bank regs

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2015 7:08 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet YellenÂ testifies on banking supervision and regulation before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington on Wednesday.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Yellen: Big banks still have risk, compliance issues

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2015 3:14 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet YellenÂ is testifying in her role as the top regulatory official at the central bank, not to deliver a report on monetary policy.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Questions for Yellen as she heads to Congress

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2015 5:01 am

Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat and prominent critic of Wall Street, wrote on her Facebook page that Republicans "want to make it much harder for regulators to monitor huge financial institutions and prevent future economic meltdowns." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Treasury, Warren warn against GOP financial reg roll-backs

Joseph Lawler · November 2, 2015 11:17 pm

In August, Coca-Cola Enterprises, the U.S. bottler of Coke, combined with two of its European counterparts in a $27 billion deal to move its headquarters to London. (Bloomberg Photos)

Trump, Icahn push to stop U.S. firms fleeing abroad

Joseph Lawler · November 2, 2015 6:01 am

The new rule "is another important step in addressing the 'too-big-to-fail' problem," said Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

8 biggest banks need $120 billion more to avoid bailouts, Fed mandates

Joseph Lawler · October 30, 2015 7:52 pm

The Clinton Foundation announced Wednesday it had hired Kevin Thurm as its executive vice president. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Clinton Foundation hires Wall Street executive

Sarah Bedford · October 29, 2015 3:53 pm

Would Clinton let the banks fail? ‘Yes, yes, yes …’

Would Clinton let the banks fail? ‘Yes, yes, yes …’

Ariel Cohen · October 28, 2015 11:30 am