Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 16 - Hedge Funds
At mid-morning, shares have risen admirably, building on the momentum the bank's stock price experienced last Friday.
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July 15 - News
William The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), founder of the aerospace company that still bears his name, was not an aircraft buff from the beginning -- but he came pretty close.
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July 15 - News
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) said current China head John Liu will step down in mid-August as the company looks outside the greater China region for its next leader in what has been...
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July 15 - News
When I run across a company I might be interested in as an investment -- one that I know next to nothing about -- I typically start my investigation by just jumping in and taking...
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July 15 - News
In the world of stocks, rotation often takes place between market sectors. For example, investors often rotate away from consumer staples such as Dollar General Corp.
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July 15 - News
One of the first lessons beginning investors learn is the value of diversification in preventing big losses.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds
Fundamental analysts generally focus on a company's financial statement. They use tools like the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and dividend yields to find value.
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July 12 - News
Wall Street bankers make millions of dollars a year, many (many) multiples of what the average Joe makes.
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July 12 - News
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) will release its quarterly report next Tuesday, and the investment bank has done an impressive job over the past year of bolstering its business...
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July 12 - News
The price of a barrel of oil reached an all-time trading high of $147.27 on July 11, 2008.
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July 12 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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July 11 - Hedge Funds
Three hours into trading, Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is trading down 1.1%, after opening down 0.8%.
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July 10 - News
Hedge fund manager John Paulson's gold fund has posted its third successive double-digit monthly loss and now stands down 65% this year, according to reports.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds
In the insider-trading investigation of hedge-fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen, the U.S.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds
Earlier this week, the regulators published the new Basel III rules for the U.S. banks.
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July 7 - News
Although it's been six years since the financial crisis, it is apparent the big banks are still held in low regard by the general public, especially since there always seems to...
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July 5 - News
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is one of the largest investment and asset management companies in the United States, but is actually the smallest of my “big three,” the others being...
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July 5 - News
After opening down 2%, about an hour and a half into the trading day, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock is now down only 0.8%. That's some progress.
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July 3 - News
If you want to crack the code of a company -- to really understand what makes it tick as a business and as an investment -- one of the things you have to get your head around ...
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July 3 - News
The Fed just tightened regulations on America's largest banks. If you're "too big to fail," you'll have to live up to premium requirements.
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July 3 - News
I must confess my bias before I continue. A big proponent of renewable energy, I’m eagerly awaiting the installation of solar panels on my home in the coming weeks.
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July 3 - News
The financial crisis irrevocably changed the investment banking landscape, leading to the demise of Lehman Brothers and the acquisition of Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch by commercial...
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July 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), American International Group, Inc.
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July 3 - Hedge Funds
It's a brave new world for megabanks like Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC).
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July 2 - News
The financial crisis of 2008 still haunts investors, especially pertaining to mortgage-backed securities.
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July 2 - News
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) has always been one of my favorite companies to follow, but it has been difficult to invest in over the past few years.
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July 1 - News
Mention the idea of breaking up the U.S.'s big banks and you'll likely hear that if we don't, the country's economy will eventually be blown to bits by banker excesses.
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June 28 - News
In the first quarter, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) reported a 10% year-over-year decline in its institutional client-services segment, which handles all of the fixed income...
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June 27 - News
A leading diversified financial institution, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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June 27 - News
With just a week remaining in the second quarter of the current year and the earnings season in sight, it’s important to know what to expect from your favorite banking stock...
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June 27 - News
One of the former heads of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has been appointed to lead a federal agency dedicated to the growth of clean technology companies...
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June 26 - News
The Chinese stock markets got hit by a panic wave of selling on Monday. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) went ahead and cut back economic growth forecasts for the economy.
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June 25 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds
Last week, The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE:MW) founder and chairman George Zimmer was terminated by the company's board of directors.
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June 24 - News
Few things inspire more hatred among American consumers than the high cost of gasoline.
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June 24 - News
In addition to the thousands of traditional banks scattered across the fifty states, there are other types of financial institutions with limited or no banking functions, but ...
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June 20 - News
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) terminated an agreement to acquire Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) after the insurance software maker said it was told that federal prosecutors had...
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June 20 - News
Bloomberg has landed itself in hot water recently for a scandal involving the use of information gleaned by its reporters from its ubiquitous terminals.
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June 20 - News
American hedge fund founder and money manager for George Soros said in an interview with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) that his particular set of skills are no longer ...
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June 20 - Hedge Funds
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) are continuing their recent run of triple-digit volatility, dropping 205 by 10:55 a.m.
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June 20 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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June 20 - Hedge Funds
Block trades serve as a useful indicator for investors trying to understand the sentiment of large financial institutions.
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June 19 - News
Earlier this month, retail analyst Charles Grom of Sterne Agee initiated coverage on troubled department store operator J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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June 18 - News
Gifford Charles K who is Director at Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), sold 580,734 shares at $13.07 per share for a total value of $7,590,193.
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June 18 - News
Harvard economist Greg Mankiw -- one of the smarter economic thinkers of our day -- wrote a thought-provoking paper on wealth inequality this week that makes an important point...
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June 18 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), salesforce.com, inc.
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June 18 - Hedge Funds
Once again, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) finds itself in court over mortgage-related complaints.
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June 18 - News