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Just who is watching the banks?

Mar 5, 2015
Previously unreleased documents reveal a new Federal Reserve oversight system
Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen and D.C. Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo talk with participants after a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting last May in Washington. 
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McDonald's seeks to tailor menu to regional tastes

Nov 3, 2014
The company's "one size fits all" approach has been losing a lot of money.

Three fish and the Supreme Court

Oct 10, 2014
What does Enron have in common with a fish?

Suction on Leith: The EU bans high-power vacuums

Aug 29, 2014
Starting September first, companies in the European Union can't make or import vacuums that generate more than 1600 watts of power. Lizzie O’Leary speaks with vacuum shop owner Patricia Ware.

Congress probes bank commodities, warehouse investments

Jul 23, 2013
The Senate Banking Committee is holding a hearing today on bank investments in things like warehouses and oil refineries, and commodities such as metals and oil.

Piecing together the Volcker rule 4 years later

Jul 17, 2013
It's been four years since Congress passed the Volcker Rule, a sweeping law aimed at fixing the financial system following its great collapse. But regulators still haven’t figured out how to implement it.

For public good, not for profit.

FDA urges drug companies to make a safer pain killer

Jan 29, 2013
With addiction to pain pills at epidemic levels, the Food and Drug Adminstration is taking action

Unlock your phone? You're breaking the law

Jan 28, 2013
If you're the type of tech savvy person who likes to hack your own electronics, you might be interested to know that unlocking your own cell phone without your provider's permission actually became illegal over the weekend.

Do Americans like financial regulations?

Sep 13, 2012
One of the big election issues this year is government regulation of business. A lot of new rules have been added since the financial crisis four years ago. How do your fellow Americans feel about it?