Tag: Joseph Lawler

The federal deficit is on pace to post its first increase for a full fiscal year since 2011. (iStock photo)

Deficit rises to $514 billion through July

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2016 6:45 pm

Construction companies keep on advertising new jobs, but hiring has hardly budged during the recovery, new figures show. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The situation in the construction industry is unsustainable

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2016 3:10 pm

In a 13-page analaysis released Wednesday, Obama's Council of Economic Advisers concluded that "community banks have recovered strongly from the financial crisis and have remained healthy in recent years as Dodd-Frank financial reforms have been implemented." (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

White House rejects one of the key arguments for changing Dodd-Frank

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2016 1:56 pm

If Trump stays on message, "I don't know why you wouldn't vote for him," Carl Icahn said. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)

Carl Icahn: Middle class will vote for Trump if he sticks to economic message

Joseph Lawler · August 9, 2016 6:08 pm

U.S. student debt slipped from $1.261 trillion to $1.259 trillion in the second quarter, New York Fed says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Student debt falls for first time

Joseph Lawler · August 9, 2016 4:43 pm

Only 44 percent of Americans think that the economy is in good shape, the Pew Research Center reported Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Economic confidence still lower than before the financial crisis

Joseph Lawler · August 9, 2016 2:01 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blamed federal student loans for rising college costs Tuesday, promising to unveil a policy proposal to address the issue. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump blames federal student loans for high college costs, promises fix

Joseph Lawler · August 9, 2016 1:23 pm

Consumer bureau rules would target firms that service the government's $1.25 trillion student loan portfolio. (screenshot)

Dept. of Education debt collectors to face added scrutiny

Joseph Lawler · August 9, 2016 4:01 am

The new top rate on ordinary income would be 33 percent in a revised version of the plan to be outlined in a speech Monday, informal Donald Trump adviser Larry Kudlow said Monday on CNBC. (AP Photo)

Trump raises top individual rate in his tax plan

Joseph Lawler · August 8, 2016 4:21 pm

Trump's position page on taxes, which previously spelled out his ambitious proposal for lowering tax rates and moving millions of households off the federal tax rolls, on Monday displayed a "404 — page not found" error message. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Trump tax plan scrubbed from website

Joseph Lawler · August 8, 2016 4:05 pm

Industry says rules could raise compliance costs and threaten businesses, especially small businesses. (iStock Photo)

Debt collectors worry about new reg from consumer bureau

Joseph Lawler · August 1, 2016 4:01 am

By the end of Hillary Clinton's first term in office, U.S. economic output would be 1.7 percent higher than it would be under current law if her plans were implemented as they're spelled out on paper. (AP Photo)

Analysis: Clinton tax-and-spend economic plan would boost growth

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2016 4:07 pm