Topic - Ben Bernanke

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  After JPMorgan loss, a call for stricter oversight

  JPMorgan Chase faces intense criticism for claiming that a surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups was the result of a sloppy but well-intentioned strategy to manage financial risk.

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  Dow regains ground it lost in April; Amazon surges

  It took a while, but the Dow Jones industrial average finally gained back all its losses for the month.

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  Unemployment-aid requests near 3-month high

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  Fed: Economy growing moderately; no policy changes

  The Federal Reserve says the economy is growing moderately while cautioning that risks from Europe remain. It also is holding off on taking any further steps to boost the recovery.

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  Few expect major shifts as Fed ends policy meeting

  The Federal Reserve has given the public increasingly more information about its work and its thinking. More doesn't always mean more revealing.

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  Fed sees moderate growth; no action on interest rates

  The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy is growing moderately while cautioning that risks from Europe remain. It's holding off on taking any further steps to boost the recovery.

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  Fed likely to keep stance on rates and bond buys

  The Federal Reserve will have plenty to say about the economy Wednesday, when its two-day policy meeting ends with a statement, updated forecasts and Chairman Ben Bernanke's latest news conference.

• GRAY: 'Too big to fail' casts a long shadow

  As we approach the fourth anniversary of 2008's financial crisis, it's clear that Congress has done nothing to solve the crisis's central problem.

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  U.S. applications for jobless aid up to 2-month high

  More people sought unemployment benefits last week, pushing the number of applicants to the highest level in two months.

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  MCKINLEY AND FITTON: Bernanke's fairy tale recession story for kids

  It's an oldie but a goodie for our Federal Reserve chairman. In one of his recent lectures at George Washington University (GWU), Ben S. Bernanke made the self-congratulatory assertion that the "forceful policy response" led by the Federal Reserve in 2008 helped avoid a more serious economic downturn.

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  Bernanke: Fed working on regulatory failures

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Monday that the Fed is working to address the regulatory failures that were exposed by the 2008 financial crisis, but he cautioned that as the financial system evolves, new risks will emerge.

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  FEULNER: Taming Taxmageddon

  Many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief as they finally manage to file their income tax returns. No need to worry about taxes again for another year, right?

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  U.S. economy adds 120K jobs in March; jobless rate at 8.2 pct

  Employers pulled back sharply on hiring last month, a reminder that the U.S. economy may not be growing fast enough to sustain robust job growth. The unemployment rate dipped, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work.

• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Knowing past mistakes may not prevent them

  It is easy to listen to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke recount the mistakes of the central bank during the Great Depression and conclude that by knowing so well what happened in the past, Mr. Bernanke will not let such economic mistakes be made again. Unfortunately, this is pure, unadulterated conceit on the part of Mr. Bernanke.

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  U.S. economy grew 3 percent in final quarter of 2011

  The U.S. economy grew at a solid pace in the final three months of 2011 but that growth likely slowed in the first three months of this year as businesses cut back on restocking their shelves.

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