Stories Tagged as
Regulation
Just who is watching the banks?
by
Daisy Palacios
and Kai Ryssdal
Mar 5, 2015
Previously unreleased documents reveal a new Federal Reserve oversight system
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.
Explaining the theory that got Jean Tirole his Nobel
by
David Weinberg
and Tony Wagner
Oct 13, 2014
In short, Tirole showed the complexities of negotiating with regulators.
Suction on Leith: The EU bans high-power vacuums
by
Jenny Ament
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
by
Allan Sloan
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?