Joseph Lawler

Economy

August falls short of expectations as economy adds 142,000 jobs

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September 5, 2014 3:35 pm

New regulations intended to prevent future financial panics will force banks and other companies to hold more Treasury securities, a move that could create its own source of financial panic. (iStock Photo)

Economy

New banking rules could raise cost of borrowing, critics warn

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September 5, 2014 9:00 am

People pass MetLife offices, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 in New York. Regulators declared the insurance company MetLife officially too big to fail Thursday, setting it up to be regulated like a bank. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Economy

MetLife told it will be named officially ‘too big to fail’

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September 4, 2014 9:31 pm

The average American family's finances continued to suffer long after the recession ended and the recovery began, new data show. ÃÂ (iStock image)

Economy

Median income, wealth have dropped since 2010

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September 4, 2014 7:38 pm

Protesters sit in front of a McDonald's restaurant on 42nd Street in New York's Times Square as police officers move in to begin making arrests, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The protesters are seeking to get pay increases to $15 per hour. Thursday's demonstration is part of a day of planned protests in 150 cities across the country by workers from fast-food chains. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Economy

Fast-food workers striking for wage increase

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September 4, 2014 4:48 pm

The European Central Bank announced that it would cut its targets for interest rates, lowering its main target to just 0.05 percent and pushing the interest rate it pays on excess bank liquidity even further into negative territory, to -0.2 percent. (iStock)

Economy

Europeans ramp up stimulus

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September 4, 2014 4:06 pm

In addition to requiring banks to hold more liquid assets, regulators have finalized plans to mandate banks to have more capital relative to their risk-weighted assets. (iStock)

Economy

Post-crisis banking rules are almost done, but critics aren’t happy

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September 4, 2014 9:00 am

The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency voted Wednesday to implement new rules that will mandate that banks hold $100 billion more in liquid assets. (iStock Photo)

Economy

Big banks required to hold $100 billion more in liquid assets to protect against panics

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September 3, 2014 3:54 pm

Townhouse for sale in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Economy

Conservative analysts warn of growing Fannie and Freddie

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September 3, 2014 9:00 am

House Republicans are challenging Treasury Secretary Jack Lew over naming insurers

Economy

House Republicans question Jack Lew over ‘too big to fail’

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September 2, 2014 7:13 pm

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August falls short of expectations as economy adds 142,000 jobs

New banking rules could raise cost of borrowing, critics warn

MetLife told it will be named officially ‘too big to fail’

Median income, wealth have dropped since 2010

Fast-food workers striking for wage increase

Europeans ramp up stimulus

Post-crisis banking rules are almost done, but critics aren’t happy

Big banks required to hold $100 billion more in liquid assets to protect against panics

Conservative analysts warn of growing Fannie and Freddie

House Republicans question Jack Lew over ‘too big to fail’

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