Tag: Finance

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) union workers with SEIU Local 1021 hold signs as they picket in front of the Lake Merritt station on July 2, 2013 in Oakland, California.

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Online union shopping tool helps you find a worse deal

Jason Russell · June 5, 2015 5:45 pm

Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank Fred Hochberg before testifying at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on oversight of the Export-Import bank Thursday, June 4. 2015. (Graeme Jennings/WEX)

Ex-Im Bank’s profit at question in fight for survival

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2015 9:00 am

Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank Fred Hochberg testifies on the Export-Import bank's reauthorization request, and the governments role in export financing, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Fears over letting Ex-Im Bank’s charter die, even temporarily

Joseph Lawler · June 4, 2015 9:00 am

Carly Fiorina Sets High Bar With Most Detailed Financial Disclosure

Carly Fiorina Sets High Bar With Most Detailed Financial Disclosure

Daniel Halper · June 3, 2015 11:05 pm

Speaking at a House Rules Committee hearing on the legislation Monday afternoon, Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said the delay would "directly benefit some of the wealthiest banks and corporations in America." (AP Photo)

Democrats unite against Shelby banking reform bill

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2015 8:21 pm

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the afternoon of December 18, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Economy will rebound from poor first quarter: Bank economists

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2015 4:23 pm

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White attends a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Warren criticizes SEC chair: ‘Extremely disappointing’

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2015 1:25 pm

In his speech Monday, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer also warned that over time regulators and bankers could forget the lessons of the crisis, leading to an "unhappy result."Â (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Fed official says it’s time to punish individual bankers for financial crimes

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2015 2:42 pm

"I think it's important for the GOP to say, 'Ex-Im is not fair. This is about political connections, not merit. This prevents people from using their God-given talents to rise up the ladder of success,'" Jeb Hensarling said

Clock winds down on Export-Import Bank

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2015 4:01 am

Democratic presidential candidate former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, center, is greeted by supporters after arriving at his campaign headquarters, Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Martin O’Malley: ‘New leadership’ needed to ‘rein in excesses’ of Wall Street

Kelly Cohen · May 31, 2015 2:46 pm

President Barack Obama signs the 2012 reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank during an event at the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)Â

End Ex-Im Bank, the government’s Enron

rep-bill-flores, Mike Lee · May 21, 2015 9:00 am

Previously sealed Garlock bankruptcy record now available online

Previously sealed Garlock bankruptcy record now available online

Jessica Karmasek · May 20, 2015 7:30 pm