World Mar 12 European Central Bank deploys stimulus to ease virus damage ECB President Christine Lagarde said the economy was facing a “major shock” and that the central bank measures unveiled Thursday were “almost surgically” targeted at areas where monetary policy could help. By David McHugh, Associated Press
Nation Mar 06 Stocks fall, bond yields take another breathtaking drop Stocks kept falling Friday and bond yields took more breathtaking drops as a brutal, dizzying couple weeks of trading showed no sign of letting up. By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Dec 31 6 New Year’s resolutions for your finances Spending less and saving more is often at the top of list when Americans make their New Year’s resolutions. By Gretchen Frazee
Politics Jul 21 Mnuchin: Overall U.S. economy not harmed by trade battles U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that the overall U.S. economy has not been harmed by the trade battles set off by President Donald Trump's get-tough policies although some individual sectors have been hurt. By Victor Caivano, Associated Press
Feb 12 Watch 6:51 How the consumer protection agency is being curtailed by the Trump administration By PBS NewsHour The Trump administration has made it clear that it plans to roll back the once-tough approach of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was born out the 2008 financial crisis, and intended to be a federal watchdog cracking down on… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 8:34 Can finance cure cancer? By Paul Solman How do you drive investors to spend money on cutting-edge cancer treatments? One idea, according to economist Andrew Lo, is to sell securities in a megafund of research projects. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how financial engineering could be the… Continue watching
Jul 13 Quiz: Can you find the artists among these entrepreneurs and bankers? By Mihir A. Desai The cold calculus and material emphasis of finance seems about as far removed as one can imagine from the arts. And yet, many great writers and artists were tied to finance vocationally. Can you guess who?… Continue reading
Jul 13 Column: Why we are all insurance companies By Mihir A. Desai “We are all insurance companies.” This odd dictum, from the famous American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, may serve us well as we struggle to find the best path forward in the health insurance debate. Continue reading
Nov 30 Treasury nominee Mnuchin was Trump’s top fundraiser By Martin Crutsinger, Julie Bykowicz and Julie Pace, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin has had a long history as a successful financial executive and a period as head of Trump's campaign finance operation. Continue reading