Regulator pays out another US$3 million for enforcement help
In January, Fed officials expressed concerns about a slowing economy
The January result followed three months of declines
Whether big banks would be resilient to a severe recession, an unemployment spike and a stock market plunge will be tested
The Russell 2000 Index has more than tripled the gains of S&P 500 in the last three months
Despite the monthly increase, inflation remains tame
The increase made scarcely any dent in the nearly 10 million jobs that remain lost
The market battle that involved GameStop, AMC has sparked a review of trading practices
It was the latest sign that consumers, whose spending is the primary driver of the U.S. economy, are hunkered down
Robinhood, Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are among the brokerages restricting trades