House Panel Approves Executive Pay Restraints
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009A committee approved legislation closely resembling President Obama’s proposal for executive pay limits.
author By STEPHEN LABATON, source www.nytimes.com
Call to Curb Speculators in Energy
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009The top commodity market regulator said that the U.S. should consider limiting some energy futures trading.
author By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, source www.nytimes.com
A Supreme Court Victory for Older Workers
Friday, June 20th, 2008The Supreme Court placed on employers the burden of proving that a layoff or other action that hurts older workers more than others was based not on age but on some other “reasonable factor.”
author By LINDA GREENHOUSE, source www.nytimes.com
Bill to Extend Jobless Benefits Stalls in House
Thursday, June 12th, 2008A majority of lawmakers favored the idea but not by a big enough margin, and President Bush has promised a veto.
author By CARL HULSE, source www.nytimes.com
Europe Warns Germany About Shielding VW
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The European Commission threatened to take Germany to court for failing to revoke a law shielding Volkswagen from a hostile takeover.
author By JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com
Black Antismoking Group Drops Backing for Tobacco Bill Over Menthol Exception
Friday, May 30th, 2008The legislation would ban candy, fruit and spice flavorings in cigarettes, but specifically exempts menthol flavorings.
author By STEPHANIE SAUL, source www.nytimes.com
Airlines’ Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Nearly 30 cities across the United States have seen their scheduled service disappear in the last year.
author By MICHELINE MAYNARD, source www.nytimes.com
Limits Weighed for Commodities Investors
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008The legislation would be aimed at speculators and other investors who use commodities like oil as a way to hedge against swings in other investment instruments.
author By BLOOMBERG NEWS, source www.nytimes.com
News Analysis: The Risks of Rescuing Borrowers
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Senators say the legislation approved on Tuesday to help suffering homeowners refinance costly loans could rescue the housing market, but others say the plan is riskier than it seems.
author By CHARLES DUHIGG and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, source www.nytimes.com
Economic View: The Scars of Losing a Home
Monday, May 19th, 2008There are psychological effects of strict enforcement of a mortgage contract, and economists and people in business may need to be reminded of them.
author By ROBERT J. SHILLER, source www.nytimes.com
President Bush Calls for More Oil Exploration at Home
Monday, May 19th, 2008The president, on a trip to the Middle East, had hoped to persuade the king of Saudi Arabia to release enough oil to drive down prices and give American consumers some relief at the pump.
author By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, source www.nytimes.com
Fair Game: Big Rescues Can Work. Just Ask New York.
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Felix Rohatyn, a financier and former U.S. ambassador, was a central player in the 1975 plan that saved New York City from bankruptcy.
author By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, source www.nytimes.com
Bush Advisers Oppose Housing Measure, and Vow a Veto
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008The bill, which is expected to win House approval, would expand access to federally insured mortgages for troubled homeowners seeking to refinance their loans.
author By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, source www.nytimes.com
Patent Law Battle a Boon to Lobbyists
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008In 15 months, two dueling business coalitions have spent $4.3 million lobbying on legislation that calls for the biggest changes in United States patent law in more than 50 years.
author By ROBERT PEAR, source www.nytimes.com
Triple-A Failure
Friday, April 25th, 2008How Moody’s and other credit-rating agencies licensed the abuses that created the housing bubble — and bust.
author By ROGER LOWENSTEIN, source www.nytimes.com
French Bill Takes Chic Out of Being Too Thin
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008French legislators adopted a pioneering law Tuesday aimed at stifling a proliferation of Web sites that promote eating disorders with “thinspiration” and starvation tips.
author By DOREEN CARVAJAL, source www.nytimes.com
Venezuela Passes Tax on Oil Companies
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Venezuela moved Tuesday to take a greater cut of windfall oil profits, approving a 50 percent tax on foreign oil companies when crude tops $70 a barrel.
author By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, source www.nytimes.com
Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Critics say the housing relief bill is adding up to a bailout for big businesses, as the legislation includes billions of dollars in tax breaks for automakers and airlines.
author By STEPHEN LABATON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, source www.nytimes.com
Wall Streeter Converts to a Fan of Regulation
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Robert K. Steel’s apparent conversion to the merits of regulation illustrates how the laissez-faire bones of the Bush administration have been rattled by the trauma of the credit crisis.
author By LANDON THOMAS Jr., source www.nytimes.com
In Europe, a Push to Take Away Piracy Suspects’ Internet Access
Monday, April 14th, 2008Resistance is building against a plan to use internet service providers as copyright cops against users illegally downloading copyrighted material, possible disconnection from services being at stake.
author By DOREEN CARVAJAL, source www.nytimes.com