There's a catch-22 in the business model of most banks.
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August 1 - News
The financial world is about to turn its attention to the regular meeting of the Fed's open market committee, which wraps up tomorrow.
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July 31 - News
The upward ascent of home prices continues.
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July 30 - News
When you study banks' business operations – the dollars they have under management, etc. - the zeros just keep coming to the point where they are mind boggling.
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July 30 - News
The Select Sector Financial Slct Str SPDR Fd (NYSEARCA:XLF) is up 23% year-to-date.
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July 30 - News
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) shares hit an all-time high on July 8. The other three large U.S.
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July 29 - News
This morning's housing news was another big boost for investor confidence in the housing market's recovery.
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July 29 - News
Donald Yacktman is one of the famous value investors, managing more than $11.5 billion in net fund assets.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) ended the week down 0.2% on reports of a large looming payout to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and general market nervousness in the...
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July 29 - News
TARP was a smashing success. The Obama administration bit off far more than it could chew.
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July 29 - News
With earnings season over for the Big Four and other regional banks wrapping up their reports as well, bank investors should turn an eye toward the two biggest macroeconomic factors...
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July 29 - News
Three years ago, the government passed a bill that clamped down on the tobacco industry, putting restrictions and outright bans on everything from advertising to flavored cigarettes...
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July 29 - News
There's a new banking behemoth sitting on top of the world.
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July 29 - News
America's big banks are having quite a second quarter.
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July 27 - News
What do you think would happen to a restaurant if it had horrible customer service and served mediocre food? Or a hair dresser who butchered your new 'do and then proceeded to...
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July 27 - News
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) has more than doubled in price over the last year, as U.S.
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
Few businesses can survive without happy customers. And when it comes to focusing on customers needs, banks can sure talk the talk, but can they...
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July 26 - News
How does a company worth $60 billion manage to completely shock investors and deliver a 25% one-day gain? That's the question being asked at traders' desks across the country ...
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
What does Paris Hilton have in common with Andrew Carnegie, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Carl Icahn, T.
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), like the rest of Wall Street, reported a fairly solid quarter.
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July 26 - News
The saga surrounding Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) heated up when activist investor Carl Icahn sweetened his offer.
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July 25 - News
As the market draws to a close this fairly uneventful Thursday, shares of the nation's giant banks are taking advantage of the lull to catch a few z's.
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July 25 - News
In the midst of his 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney penned an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal about his time at Bain Capital. Mr.
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July 25 - News
Over the last few months, mortgage rates have increased at a historically unprecedented pace.
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July 25 - News
We have read dozens of articles about hedge funds and hedge fund advertising over the last few weeks.
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July 25 - Hedge Funds
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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July 25 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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July 25 - Hedge Funds
Alan Greenspan stood before Congress a decade ago and complained that "Children, dogs, cats and moose are getting credit cards." That's how America used to work.
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July 24 - News
Insider Monkey tracks quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including Moore Global, the hedge fund founded and managed by billionaire Louis Bacon.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
As the second-quarter earnings season progresses, it's becoming exceedingly obvious that an obscure accounting rule is taking center stage and, in some cases, entirely wiping ...
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July 24 - News
A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples.
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July 24 - Stock Analysis
I’ll be honest, I voiced concerns over Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS). I wasn’t sure if the bank would be able to meet analyst expectations in the most recent quarter.
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July 23 - News
Only once before in recorded history have mortgage rates been more volatile than they are right now.
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July 22 - News
Some are worried that higher rates may slow the housing recovery, depress home prices, and ultimately threaten bank earnings as mortgage volumes slump.
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July 22 - News
When megabanks JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) reported second-quarter earnings late last week, the effect of skyrocketing mortgage interest rates...
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July 22 - News
The financial sector came through with a fairly phenomenal quarter.
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July 22 - News
The financial sector seems to be on a tear lately. For the most part, the analyst community believes that the banks are reporting somewhat inflated earnings.
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July 22 - News
Recently, fellow Fool David Hanson posted a video of former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo being interviewed on CNBC way back in 2007.
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July 22 - News
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) becomes the third money center bank to report its performance for the second quarter, after JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 20 - News
Earnings results have kept banks in the limelight this week, as Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) turned in its own sweet second-quarter numbers, following similar stellar announcements...
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July 19 - News
Half an hour before the closing bell on the final day of trading, shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 19 - News
Bank results are a good proxy of what might be happening in the economy.
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July 19 - News
Most of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC)’s business activities are based around lending and fee-based activities on the small business and consumer level.
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July 19 - News
Few would describe Jamie Dimon as warm and cuddly. At one point during JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 18 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), H.J.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
Common sense seems to dictate that rising mortgage rates will hurt the housing market by depressing the demand for purchase-money mortgages.
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July 17 - News
Although sometimes it may not seem to be true, the global economy continues its steady recovery from the devastating effects of the recent financial crisis.
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July 17 - News
The earnings season is starting to gain some steam. Two big banks, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 17 - News
At this point, it's safe to say there was little reason to worry about how banks performed last quarter.
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July 17 - News