Joseph Lawler

The Postal Service's transportation and delivery fleet includes more than 215,000 vehicles, worth around $3.5 billion. (AP File)

Economy

The week ahead in economics: Postal banking, inflation, and housing

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February 17, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2013 file photo, marijuana is displayed at the River Rock dispensary in Denver. The federal government takes another step toward enabling a legalized marijuana industry to operate in the U.S., announcing that it will allow banks to do business with legal marijuana sellers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Crime

Feds clear marijuana businesses for banking

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February 14, 2014 5:00 am

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that lawmakers had accepted the administration's deadline for raising the nation's debt ceiling and that he expected Congress to act before Feb. 7. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Economy

Jack Lew: Only a crisis will tell if banks are too big to fail

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February 13, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Net job creation slows in 2013

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February 12, 2014 5:00 am

While high unemployment has kept inflation low for the past few years, according to researchers at the New York Fed, short-term unemployment has now returned to a normal level. (Thinkstock)

Economy

New York Fed study hints at coming inflation

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February 12, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chair nominee Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination. Yellen will deliver the Fed's twice-annual report to Congress, starting Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 before the House Financial Services Committee and then Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Economy

Janet Yellen: The taper will continue in ‘measured steps’

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February 11, 2014 5:00 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Economy

Five takeaways from Janet Yellen’s first appearance as Fed chair

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February 11, 2014 5:00 am

Janet Yellen reacts to applause by staff members after she was sworn in as Federal Reserve Board chair, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Yellen is the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Economy

The week ahead in economics: Middle class spending, Janet Yellen testifies and job openings

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February 10, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Drop in unemployment rate raises new questions for Yellen Fed

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February 10, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Big Ideas: On pizza, cigarettes and cupcakes

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February 7, 2014 5:00 am

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The week ahead in economics: Postal banking, inflation, and housing

Feds clear marijuana businesses for banking

Jack Lew: Only a crisis will tell if banks are too big to fail

Net job creation slows in 2013

New York Fed study hints at coming inflation

Janet Yellen: The taper will continue in ‘measured steps’

Five takeaways from Janet Yellen’s first appearance as Fed chair

The week ahead in economics: Middle class spending, Janet Yellen testifies and job openings

Drop in unemployment rate raises new questions for Yellen Fed

Big Ideas: On pizza, cigarettes and cupcakes

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