U.S. Economy
Would the GOP raise taxes... on the middle class?
Posted on June 21, 2012, at 3:09 PMRepublicans want to cut taxes, but won't say how they'll pay for the lost revenue. Democrats have numbers to show that the middle class will be forced to pony up
'Operation Twist': Should the Fed do more to jumpstart the economy?
Posted on June 21, 2012, at 1:45 PMThe central bank extends a modest program designed to stimulate growth, causing many analysts to bemoan the lack of more robust action
Jamie Dimon on the hot seat: 3 key moments from his House testimony
Posted on June 20, 2012, at 2:34 PMThe head of JPMorgan Chase fends off attacks on Wall Street, and tries to dismiss concerns that his mega-bank is too big to fail
Rajat Gupta's insider trading conviction: Will it curb Wall Street crime?
Posted on June 18, 2012, at 12:22 PMGupta's fall from the top echelons of finance could reverberate throughout the industry, which is already coming under increased scrutiny from the feds
Did the Senate go too easy on Jamie Dimon?
Posted on June 14, 2012, at 12:13 PMThe Wall Street titan was hauled before senators to answer questions about a massive trade gone awry — and smashed their softballs out of the park
'Dead wrong' Jamie Dimon: 4 takeaways from the banker's Senate testimony
Posted on June 13, 2012, at 3:30 PMThe chief of banking giant JPMorgan Chase apologizes for a $2 billion trading loss, but adamantly insists that government regulation is not the answer
Blame Europe: Obama's new economic excuse?
Posted on June 13, 2012, at 12:35 PMThe president seems eager to point fingers, arguing that the euro debt crisis is one of the biggest headwinds facing the American economy
The dwindling wealth of the American family: By the numbers
Posted on June 12, 2012, at 12:17 PMThe Great Recession wiped out a huge chunk of the average family's wealth, setting the U.S. back by nearly two decades
The man charged with secretly filming his breast-pumping co-worker
Posted on June 8, 2012, at 3:04 PMPolice accuse a Pennsylvania man of creepily hiding a camera in the ceiling of his colleague's offce. Sadly, this isn't the first such tale
Is the U.S. careening toward another recession?
Posted on June 4, 2012, at 12:40 PMJob creation all but ground to a halt in May, and that's hardly the only reason to worry that the economy will get a lot worse before it gets better
May's disastrous jobs report: 5 takeaways
Posted on June 1, 2012, at 10:56 AMThe economy added only a dribble of jobs last month — depressingly stark evidence that the labor market just can't get out of its rut
Wall Street's rough year: 5 ways banks have shamed themselves
Posted on May 25, 2012, at 2:33 PMThe embarrassing financial crisis is practically ancient history, but the country's banking titans are still finding ways to infuriate ordinary people
A day in the life of a warehouse wage slave
Posted on May 18, 2012, at 10:32 AMWorking in the online shipping business, says Mac McClelland, is nasty, brutish, and poorly paid
JPMorgan's billion-dollar loss: Time to break up the big banks?
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 2:04 PMA handful of mega-banks dotting the financial landscape are too big to fail, putting taxpayers and the global economy at risk every time they stumble
Did JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon break the law?
Posted on May 15, 2012, at 3:00 PMThe mega-bank's stock is plunging, its reputation has been battered, and now the Justice Department is investigating whether it committed a crime
California's financial apocalypse: A concise guide
Posted on May 15, 2012, at 9:45 AMGov. Jerry Brown says his state is almost $16 billion short on its budget. The 74-year-old Democrat has a plan to close the gap — but Californians won't like it
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- Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
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