Tag: Joseph Lawler

Stock prices whiz by on a ticker near the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 16, 2010 in New York, New York. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Goldman Sachs to buy GE Capital Bank

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 9:02 pm

U.S. consumers took on $119 billion in new auto loans in the second quarter. (iStock Photo)

Auto loans surge, eclipse $1 trillion

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 3:49 pm

Job growth has weakened in the past two months, with two straight job reports falling short of expectations and raising doubts about the strength of the economy.Â (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Average of jobless claims falls to four-decade low

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 12:36 pm

"It's no surprise that currency manipulation remains a concern; that's why we included strong currency provisions in TPA and the House customs bill," said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for Rep. Paul Ryan.Â (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

China’s currency moves fuel Trump, trade deal skeptics

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 4:01 am

The Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for June on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Job openings fall from record highs

Joseph Lawler · August 12, 2015 2:29 pm

Wal-Mart employees stock items in a new 142,000 square foot Wal-Mart store on September 26, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois the day before it opens on September 27. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Study: Obama rule gives workers paltry raise, costs companies billions

Joseph Lawler · August 12, 2015 9:00 am

Eliminating sequestration cuts would lead to 800,000 new jobs, according to the Congressional Budget Office. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Budget office: Sequester to cost 800,000 jobs over two years

Joseph Lawler · August 11, 2015 8:06 pm

Participant hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) computer hackers' congress, called 29C3, on December 28, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Patrick Lux/Getty Images)

Feds break up $100 million scheme to trade stocks using stolen press releases

Joseph Lawler · August 11, 2015 5:04 pm

Sen. Warren asked five agencies and the private industry regulator FINRA whether Symphony would evade their current guidelines for firms' communications and whether it would prevent them from doing their jobs in the future.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Elizabeth Warren worried banks will skirt rules with new messaging system

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 8:44 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart said the job gains and output growth over the course of the recovery make him "comfortable that the economy can handle a gradually rising interest-rate environment." (Bloomberg file)

Fed official: Economy ‘can handle’ rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 5:42 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)

Fed’s Fischer: Inflation too low to justify rate hike

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 1:30 pm

The White House is arguing that financial advisers hurt savers by steering them toward retirement products for which they receive kickbacks. (AP Photo)Â

Scrutiny over Obama’s effort to end kickbacks for investment advice

Joseph Lawler · August 7, 2015 4:01 am