Tag: Joseph Lawler

Uber is twice as fast as taxi service and about half the cost of a regular taxi, according to a new study of the company's ride-sharing app conducted in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Study: Uber is twice as fast as taxi service and half the price

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 7:25 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, from left, with Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, and Gov. Daniel Tarullo, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System presides over a meeting in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed gives GE Capital a way to escape ‘Hotel California’

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 7:19 pm

Janet Yellen said the rule would "confront these firms with a choice: They must either hold substantially more capital, reducing the likelihood that they will fail, or else they must shrink their systemic footprint, reducing the harm that their failure would do to our financial system." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Federal Reserve sets special rules for JPMorgan, big banks

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 6:46 pm

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said she was "thrilled" to have Obstfeld join the IMF. (Getty Images)

Obama economic adviser to leave for IMF

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 4:02 pm

The 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act was introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2013. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Progressives try to turn back the clock

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

A flag next to the Canadian Parliament Building is flown at half staff one day after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo of the Canadian Army Reserves was killed while standing guard in front of the National War Memorial by a lone gunman, on October 23, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

America’s largest trading partner may be in a recession

Joseph Lawler · July 17, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, before the Senate Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen open to changing the definition of a big bank

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2015 9:43 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on: "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen: Fed not ‘unduly affected’ by stock markets

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2015 8:08 pm

Elizabeth Warren and Elijah Cummings have not given up fighting the roll-back to the Dodd-Frank law. (Getty Images)

Warren, Cummings want information about effects of repealed bank rule

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2015 3:42 pm

Job seekers attend a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits for the week ending July 11 on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims fall to 281,000

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2015 12:35 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Yellen warns Congress against interfering with the Fed

Joseph Lawler · July 15, 2015 1:24 pm

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Budget Director Shaun Donovan, left, and Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew, speaks about a series of new actions being taken to support communities facing climate change during a meeting with state, local, and tribal leaders, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama administration lowers deficit estimate for 2015

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2015 8:36 pm