Kevin G. Hall

Recent stories written by Kevin G. Hall

Dodd offers tough finance legislation (11/11/2009)

WASHINGTON – A key Senate committee chairman unveiled a sweeping 1,136-page bill Tuesday that, if enacted, would mandate the most comprehensive overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression.

House bills aim to fix what ails finance rules (11/4/2009)

WASHINGTON – The largest rewrite of financial regulation since the Great Depression will clear the House of Representatives during the first week of December, the lawmaker shepherding the legislation promised Tuesday.

Fed to review bank pay (10/23/2009)

WASHINGTON – In a frontal assault on the U.S. banking system, the Federal Reserve proposed Thursday to review the pay practices of America's largest banks, while the Treasury Department outlined why it slashed executive pay at financial institutions that are receiving substantial taxpayer bailouts.

Unemployment at 26-year high (10/3/2009)

WASHINGTON – The September unemployment numbers announced Friday were a reality check for anyone who was thinking that strong economic growth was just around the corner.

International sanctions might target gas imports (9/26/2009)

WASHINGTON – The announcement and confirmation Friday that Iran has constructed a secret underground plant to enrich uranium raises the prospects that the United Nations Security Council will propose new international sanctions in an attempt to derail Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Record budget deficit forecast (8/26/2009)

WASHINGTON – The White House and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that this year's federal budget deficit will top $1.58 trillion, less than projected this spring but still historically high – high enough to pose serious problems for President Barack Obama's agenda.