Tag: Wall Street

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Richard Shelby, R-Ala. (AP Photos)

Both sides gearing up for a new fight over Wall Street rules

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 4:01 am

Yates affirmed that "fighting corporate fraud and other misconduct is a top priority" and "our nation's economy depends on effective enforcement of the civil and criminal laws that protect our financial system and, by extension, all our citizens." (AP File Photo)

Justice tightens rules against white collar criminals

Curt Mills · September 10, 2015 2:03 am

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Mixed jobs report muddles Fed’s rate hike decision

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2015 2:15 pm

Thomas Hoenig, vice chairman of the (FDIC), speaks during a Bloomberg television interview during the Jackson Hole economic symposium, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (Bloomberg)

One tough regulator’s idea for easing rules for banks

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2015 4:01 am

Net income climbed 7 percent from a year earlier to $43 billion in the second quarter. (AP file)

Banks report record income in second quarter

Joseph Lawler · September 2, 2015 4:46 pm

By endorsing Tammy Baldwin's legislation, Hillary Clinton is responding to a push from progressive activists to stake out a more populist stance on the issue. (AP photo)Â

Clinton backs bill limiting revolving-door bonuses

Joseph Lawler · August 31, 2015 7:15 pm

The idea that the Fed is acting on behalf of banks and investors is one that its members are keen to avoid. (Getty File Photo)

Fed officials wary of riding to Wall Street’s rescue

Joseph Lawler · August 30, 2015 4:01 am

Washington Secrets

Zogby report card: Obama ducks the ‘August blues’

Paul Bedard · August 29, 2015 11:00 am

Editorial cartoon: Chinese knockoffs

Editorial cartoon: Chinese knockoffs

Washington Examiner · August 28, 2015 7:20 pm

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. U.S. stocks closed sharply higher, giving the stock market its best day in close to four years. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Beltway Confidential

Was Wednesday’s stock market rally historically great?

Jason Russell · August 26, 2015 9:30 pm

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of Aug. 26, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Markets soar to end Wednesday

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2015 8:42 pm

Editorial cartoon: Pulling apart

Editorial cartoon: Pulling apart

none · August 25, 2015 9:02 pm