Tag: Joseph Lawler

Congress has until mid-November or early December to raise the debt ceiling before the Treasury runs out of cash to pay the government's bills. (AP Photo)Â

CBO: Debt ceiling to be hit in mid-November or December

Joseph Lawler · August 25, 2015 5:30 pm

The improvement in the outlook was due to greater than anticipated individual and corporate tax revenues. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Budget deficit expected to shrink to $426 billion, lowest under Obama

Joseph Lawler · August 25, 2015 2:45 pm

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 588 points and the Standard & Poor's 500 index now down more than 10 percent off its recent high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks surge Tuesday morning

Joseph Lawler · August 25, 2015 1:59 pm

"I expect the normalization of monetary policy -- that is, interest rates -- to begin sometime this year," Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said. (AP file)

Fed official: Expect rate hikes this year

Joseph Lawler · August 24, 2015 8:44 pm

Peter Tuchman, foreground right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stock markets close way down after rollercoaster day

Joseph Lawler · August 24, 2015 8:24 pm

U.S. markets reeled in early morning trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1,000 points. (AP Photo)

Trump warns China ‘will bring us down’ as markets swoon

Joseph Lawler · August 24, 2015 5:08 pm

The latest inflation expectations suggested by the 10-year breakeven rate are well below the Federal Reserve's target. (AP Photo)Â

Inflation expectations sink, create new wrinkle for the Fed

Joseph Lawler · August 24, 2015 4:38 pm

World stock markets plunged on Monday after China's main index sank 8.5 percent, its biggest drop since the early days of the global financial crisis, amid deepening fears over the health of the world's second-largest economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks markets rocked amid China fears

Joseph Lawler · August 24, 2015 1:34 pm

A student loan portfolio released ThursdayÂ sheds new light on the status of the massive build-up of student debt in the U.S. over the past decade.Â (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for UCLA)

Student debt: The good, the bad and the ugly

Joseph Lawler · August 21, 2015 4:01 am

Use of special repayment plans for federal student loans is soaring, and rose 56 percent over the last year, the Department of Education reported Thursday.

Use of special student loan repayment plans jumps 56 percent

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2015 3:00 pm

Job seekers get information at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims rise to 277,000, but still low

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2015 12:32 pm

The share of U.S. student debt delinquent for at least 90 days rose slightly to 11.45 percent in the second quarter, according to the latest report on household debt and credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Â (Michael Okoniewski/Bloomberg)

Here’s why student loan delinquencies are so high

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2015 4:01 am