Tag: Finance

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and Rep. Maxine Waters of California, his counterpart on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to congressional leaders and appropriators. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Banking Democrats: Don’t attach deregulation to funding bills

Joseph Lawler · October 22, 2015 10:56 pm

Of the two SEC candidates nominated by President Obama, one isÂ favored by liberals, the other picked by Republicans.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama nominates law professor, think tanker for SEC posts

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2015 8:29 pm

Amalgamated Bank is union owned and has extensive ties to the Democratic establishment. (Bloomberg Photos)

Labor-Dem money-go-round

Sarah Bedford · October 18, 2015 4:01 am

Fifty-four percent of voters thought Clinton won the debate, but only 24 percent thought Sanders won.Â (AP Photo/John Locher)

Clinton attacked about Wall Street

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2015 2:55 am

"Given the image of big banks today, it is easy now to take on Wall Street. I was there when it was not so popular," Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a statement. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Sanders: I took on Wall Street before it was popular

Ariel Cohen · October 8, 2015 10:35 pm

While Glass-Steagall is a "serious approach," Clinton wrote in an op-ed plublished by Bloomberg Thursday afternoon, "I prefer the path of tackling the most dangerous risks in a different way." (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Clinton aims to rein in Wall Street without Glass-Steagall

Joseph Lawler · October 8, 2015 8:17 pm

Trump, Clinton not really trying to tax the ‘hedge fund guys’

Trump, Clinton not really trying to tax the ‘hedge fund guys’

Joseph Lawler · October 5, 2015 4:01 am

The possibility of changes to President Obama's Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is favored by Republicans, drew alarms from the White House.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP seeks to rein in Obama’s finance bureau

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve finds that people with high credit scores are better at relationships.

Hey, babe, what’s your credit score?

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2015 7:58 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday presented a list of key issues from trade to wages that she wants 2016 Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton to address in her campaign for president. (AP Phot)

Ex-Brookings scholar: Warren letter revived old charges

Sean Higgins · September 30, 2015 11:38 pm

The House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of the bill, sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., to prevent the Department of Labor from finalizing the rule. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House panel OKs bill to stop Obama rule on investing kickbacks

Joseph Lawler · September 30, 2015 10:20 pm

Martin OÃ¢â¬â¢Malley and Bernie Sanders argued that the Democrats should have more debates. (AP Photo)Â

Dem candidates down on Obama’s economy

Joseph Lawler · September 28, 2015 4:01 am