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A flurry of regulatory action before inauguration

by Lewis Wallace
Jan 20, 2017
Corporations have an interest in reaching deals before a new administration comes in.
Richard Cordray (R), director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivers remarks at a Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting in D.C.
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The uncertain future of state DMVs

by Sally Herships
Oct 12, 2016
If autonomous cars don't have drivers, will we need licenses to operate them?
People wait in line outside of the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Los Angeles, California.
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Cracking down on shell companies: a years-long debate

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 7, 2016
It sounds simple: require companies to say who own them. But some say shell companies can serve legitimate purposes.
Part of the Panama City skyline is seen as revelations about the law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co continue to play out around the world on April 7, 2016 in Panama City, Panama.
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When sharing is scaring

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 20, 2015
After horror stories, debate grows over how to keep users of new services safe.
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Debate over sleep holds up new trucking regulations

by Miles Bryan
May 11, 2015
The industry is fighting a federal rule that prescribes when truckers must sleep.
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EU officials move to regulate US tech companies

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
May 6, 2015
Companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook would face tighter rules overseas.
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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
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

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 3, 2014
The company's "one size fits all" approach has been losing a lot of money.
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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.
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Three fish and the Supreme Court

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 10, 2014
What does Enron have in common with a fish?
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