regulation
Regulation at the state level
Thursday, May 3, 2012
States are trying to make it harder for new regulations and rules to be enacted in the first place.
Facebook to face more regulation
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Becoming a public company also means Facebook will be facing more scrutiny, from investors, sure -- but also from government regulators.
Richard Cordray and the CFPB set to work
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Newly appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, speaks about the priorities on the table for the organization.
Regulators try to block NYSE, Deutsche Boerse merger
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
European officials are reportedly on the verge of blocking a deal to create the world's biggest stock exchange.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Dodd-Frank, budget cuts, Middle East and Lap-Band
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Senate banking committee today is questioning regulators of the Dodd-Frank law to gauge how much they've improved the financial system. The law...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Obama's regulation reform, finding a successor for Steve Jobs
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
President Barack Obama will sign an executive order today requiring federal agencies to review regulations that might hurt economic growth. Juli...
E-cigarettes headed to court
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
A federal appellate court in Washington DC will consider the fate of so-called e-cigarettes next month. E-cigarettes use batteries to turn nicotine...
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Reg-you-lay-shun
Friday, February 27, 2009
Our economic blogging conference has broken into smaller groups for lunch, and the session I'm attending is called "The Fate of Finance." The...
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California Gov. Brown talks taxes, cuts and economic fairness
I have a non-political observation to make. In another part of this interview not shown here, Governor Brown identified that he could see 50 miles...
ijblack | May 24, 2012
Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule
As someone born and breaded in New Orleans I'm sorry to see this news from my hometown paper, but as someone who's found reading it an...
BostonPeng | May 24, 2012
High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?
Hi,
First I'd like to thank everyone for listening to what I had to say, it's really an honor to have been on marketplace. Second...
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...
kingjon | May 18, 2012
