Tag: Joseph Lawler

"We're not going to negotiate on that," President Obama said of the debt ceiling. (AP Photo)

Obama: No negotiations over debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 9:35 pm

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley FischerÂ said he does not see any major threats to the stability of the financial system, in the housing market or anywhere else.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

No ‘acute risks’ of financial crisis, says Fed no. 2

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 6:35 pm

James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, left, and Allan H. Meltzer, professor at Carnegie Mellon University, at the lunch break of the Economic Policy Symposium at Jackson Hole in Moran, Wyo., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Fed official: Raising rates, slowly, is the ‘most prudent course of action’

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 5:28 pm

"Too many middle-class families are still struggling in this economy, and we can do a lot better," House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Just isn’t good enough’: GOP slams Obama on weak jobs

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 2:05 pm

The September jobs report coming Friday, will provide clues to the job market's health that go beyond the unemployment rate. (AP PhotoAlan Diaz)

Job growth disappoints at 142,000 in September, unemployment rate 5.1 percent

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 12:31 pm

The possibility of changes to President Obama's Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is favored by Republicans, drew alarms from the White House.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP seeks to rein in Obama’s finance bureau

Joseph Lawler · October 2, 2015 4:01 am

Treasury SecretaryÂ Jack LewÂ says cap will be hit earlier than expected.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

D-Day for debt ceiling: Nov. 5

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2015 10:05 pm

Federal Reserve finds that people with high credit scores are better at relationships.

Hey, babe, what’s your credit score?

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2015 7:58 pm

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week ending Sept. 27 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Jobless claims rise to 277,000, still near low levels

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2015 12:35 pm

The House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of the bill, sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., to prevent the Department of Labor from finalizing the rule. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House panel OKs bill to stop Obama rule on investing kickbacks

Joseph Lawler · September 30, 2015 10:20 pm

There are now 41 million student borrowers collectively owing more than $1.2 trillion.Â (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

‘Widespread failures’ prompt feds to eye overhaul of $1.2t student loan market

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2015 8:16 pm

Trump would cut federal taxes by a quarter: Analysis

Trump would cut federal taxes by a quarter: Analysis

Joseph Lawler · September 29, 2015 4:10 pm