Tag: Joseph Lawler

There is Ã¢â¬Åno reason that there shouldnÃ¢â¬â¢t be room for common ground here,Ã¢â¬ï¿½ Furman said. (AP File Photo)

White House excoriates GOP over tax-cut plans

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2015 10:00 pm

Former regulator rips Obama economic team in new young adult novel

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2015 8:22 pm

The risk that a weak economy could force the Federal Reserve to return rates to zero is shrinking, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Monday. (AP Photo)

Low risk of Fed returning to zero rates after liftoff, says key official

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2015 6:30 pm

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a round table conversation and press conference announcing a childhood development initiative with first lady of New York City Chirlane McCray on April 1, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Four economic policy questions candidate Hillary Clinton will have to answer

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2015 9:00 am

The main tower of Rockefeller Center, headquarters of General Electric, owner of NBC Universal, is seen December 3, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

General Electric decision will test new post-crisis financial rules

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2015 9:00 am

President Barack Obama tours Indatus in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, April 2, 2015, before speaking about his concerns about $300 billion cost of eliminating a tax that the White House says would affect relatively few people. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obamas earned $477,383 in 2014, paid 19.6 percent in taxes

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2015 8:45 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Democrats ask McConnell for votes on popular Democratic amendments

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2015 5:43 pm

General Electric announced Friday that it would slim down its real estate and financial operations to focus on its core industrial business.Â (Mike Simons/Getty Images)

General Electric to shrink its financial arm for less regulatory scrutiny

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2015 12:53 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been a scourge of Wall Street's big banks, but don't call her "anti-business." There are lots of businesses Warren is very pro. She likes these businesses so much, she defends their subsidies and government funding, and fights for tax credits for them. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Warren pressures Clinton to expand Social Security

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2015 9:00 am

Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming (left) and Rep. Tom Price of Georgia (right)Â are working on reaching an agreement on a budget resolution for fiscal 2016.Â

Budget chairmen meet to start hashing out agreement

Joseph Lawler · April 9, 2015 6:51 pm

Daniel Marquardt from LaFayette, Ga., fills out an application during a job fair. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

Jobless claims at 281,000, better than expected

Joseph Lawler · April 9, 2015 12:47 pm

Paul’s economic ideas a mix of old and new

Paul’s economic ideas a mix of old and new

Joseph Lawler · April 9, 2015 9:00 am