Tag: Joseph Lawler

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., right, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, pose for a photo with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

Fed faces a laundry list of reform measures

Joseph Lawler · July 31, 2015 4:01 am

Why the first quarter economic slump was revised away

Joseph Lawler · July 30, 2015 1:14 pm

The Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product on Thursday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Second-quarter economic growth rebounds to 2.3 percent, but recovery marked down

Joseph Lawler · July 30, 2015 12:32 pm

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a luncheon hosted by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Rick Perry pushes populist Wall Street reform

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2015 7:33 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen prepares to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. Federal Reserve policymakers meet Wednesday to set interest rates and release a statement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed sticks to zero rates

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2015 6:04 pm

AÂ Council of Economic AdvisersÂ report called for states to impose less burdensome requirements, such as permits or simple registries, for less dangerous roles. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Obama’s economic advisers decry red tape

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2015 4:01 am

During the Twitter chat, Jason Furman suggested that the administration's priority in tax reform is protecting tax credits aimed at alleviated poverty and promoting work. (AP Photo)Â

White House skeptical of tax break gaining popularity in Congress

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2015 7:54 pm

The homeownership rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 63.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015, the Census Bureau said. (AP Photo)

Homeownership falls to lowest rate since 1967

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2015 3:17 pm

Yellen and other Fed officials will meet to determine whether to raise the short-term interest rate. (AP)

Huge week on tap for the Fed

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2015 4:01 am

"This is not a free lunch for higher education by any stretch," Education Secretary Arne DuncanÂ said.

Arne Duncan downplays Fed study tying student aid to high tuitions

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2015 7:51 pm

"A single mom should know if her hours are being canceled before she arranges for daycare and drives halfway across town to show up at work," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren when introducing the legislation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democrats look to govern working hours

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2015 4:01 am

Without action, disabled workers and their dependents would see a 19 percent cut to benefits at some point in next year's fourth quarter. (Getty)

Disability funds for 11 million people would run out in final days of 2016 election

Joseph Lawler · July 26, 2015 4:01 am