The Chinese government forbids foreign ownership of a broad range of Chinese businesses, including those that run websites. Despite this, despite endless rules meant to repel foreign capital migrating ...

Before the 1970s currency markets were near non-existent. There was really no reason for them as currencies were concepts, or measures of value. The dollar was defined as 1/35 th of a gold ounce, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul A. Volcker, one of our country’s great economic statesmen, passed away last week at the age of 92. He served in many senior ...

Former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker said that despite the messiness and unpredictability of the financial reform process in Washington, the U.S. is on the verge of becoming an example ...

Paul Volcker is lionized for wrestling down inflation when he led the Federal Reserve between 1979 and 1987. He also was reviled at the time because his accomplishment came at a terrible cost for ...

Details of how the Obama administration is considering clamping down on big financial firms under the “Volcker rule” circulated on Wednesday. Under the rule, named for Paul Volcker, the Obama ...

Earlier this month on CBS’s "60 Minutes," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sat down for an interview with longtime correspondent Scott Pelley. While the interview was light on actionable ...

The death of Paul Volcker is a sad moment here at the Sun. The chairman of the Federal Reserve who, in the 1980s, conquered inflation slipped away Sunday after a long illness. Of all the public ...

Updated at 10:30 a.m. ET Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, the closest thing to a rock star economist this country has seen, died Monday at 92, NPR has confirmed. He reportedly had ...

Paul Volcker, the legendary Federal Reserve Chairman who tamed rampant inflation in the 1970s, died one week ago at age 92. He was an intellectual giant, and I had a front-row seat to understanding ...

It will always be saved. By Kyla Scanlon Gas lines and quadrupling oil prices freaked out American consumers. But the oil crises also transformed global finance. By Jeff Sommer Consensus may be a ...