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
Earlier this year, it looked as if Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)'s plan to spruce up its tarnished public image was having some effect, but that momentum was short-lived.
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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
Interest rates have been on the rise since the start of the current year.
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July 3 - News
The housing market is definitely on the mend. Depending on how you want to slice the cattle, you can make a lot of money.
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July 3 - News
The nation's third largest bank by assets, Citigroup Inc.
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July 2 - News
It's a brave new world for megabanks like Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC).
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July 2 - News
Three hours into the trading day, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is keeping its head above water, but that's about it: The superbank is up 0.35% after opening down 0.06%.
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July 2 - News
As investors wait for second-quarter earnings season to start next week, the stock market has moved largely in tune with the latest news on the overall economy.
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July 2 - News
While Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) somehow managed to shake off the mammoth issues which, during the financial turmoil, almost threatened its existence, one of its ex-subsidiaries...
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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
The U.S. banking sector is facing more and more stringent capital requirements, the latest of which is the two-fold rise in the leverage ratio minimum to 6%.
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July 2 - News
Several news sources recently reported the Federal Reserve and the FDIC are weighing tough capital requirements for the nation’s money center banks.
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July 2 - News
An hour and a half into trading, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) is up 0.65%, continuing last week's steady, upward performance that was strong enough to beat Friday...
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July 2 - News
Investors and shareholders often times make big mistakes when trying to assess the true value of a company.
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July 2 - News
A professor of mine in law school used to yell, literally yell, at students if they answered a question incorrectly, saying they needed to "get their mind right." The display ...
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July 1 - News
Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) is one of the leaders in private banking and asset management, and operates 85 offices in the U.S., as well as 12 foreign locations.
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July 1 - News
Big Banks had a busy week last week, riding the wave of a choppy market still spooked by QE3 taper worries.
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July 1 - News
After beating out Friday's market correction, two and half hours into trading today, Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock continues its strong performance: up a big 2.2%, despite breaking...
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July 1 - News
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) begins the third quarter up 155 points as of 11:50 EDT this morning, it has history on its side.
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July 1 - News
The housing recovery is gaining momentum. Home prices are heading higher. Builders are ramping up construction.
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July 1 - News
Over the past several months, attention on Wall Street has been predominantly focused on the banking sector.
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July 1 - News
Over the seven days running from June 20 to June 27, mortgage analysts at Freddie Mac clocked 30-year mortgages running up 53 basis points, from 3.93% to 4.46%.
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July 1 - News
Two weeks ago we published a widely read article about how the nation's second largest bank by assets is alleged to have delayed and denied mortgage modifications to qualified...
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July 1 - News
Banks are naturally skeptical of change, and they were slow to adapt to the Internet age in the 1990s and 2000s.
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July 1 - News
Recently, corporate America has been faced with a problem.
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July 1 - News
Homeowners have enjoyed rock-bottom mortgage rates for years now.
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June 29 - News
US banks have been recovering from the financial crisis at a good pace.
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June 28 - News
As part of an overall plan to unlock shareholder value, coal miner Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) announced today it is selling its non-core thermal coal assets in Utah to Bowie, ...
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June 28 - News
As the overall market takes a breather from its three-day rally, investors appear to be heading into the weekend in the red.
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June 28 - News
Less then three hours till the closing bell, and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is down 0.32% for the day but up 5.71% for the week.
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June 28 - News
The market is fixated. Trying to determine when the Federal Reserve will begin its tapering of the current stimulus policy is all the rage.
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June 28 - News
The market crazies aren't over yet, it seems.
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June 28 - News
When the Article 77 hearing in a New York City courtroom went on hiatus earlier this month, Justice Barbara Kapnick told Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) and institutional investors...
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June 28 - News
Many bank stocks have rallied considerably over the past year.
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June 28 - News
Fellow Fools, 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...
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June 28 - News
When it comes to dealing with business clients, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)'s Merrill Lynch section knows exactly what it's doing: Give the customer what he wants, and make...
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June 28 - 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
Let's start with the awesome part: The SEC is a priceless repository of key information for investors. I worked at a subcontractor for the SEC in the early '90s.
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June 27 - News
After an epic meltdown following years of rampant speculation, the U.S. housing market has made serious recovery strides.
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June 27 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Precision Castparts Corp.
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June 27 - News
When it comes to consumer relations, surveys pretty regularly show that big banks finish last.
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June 27 - News
Shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) are following the bank's blue-chip brethren higher today on the heels of multiple better-than-expected economic reports.
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June 27 - News
The Dow Jones Industrials have continued their string of recent gains this morning, up more than 150 points as of 10:55 a.m. EDT.
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June 27 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track to record its third straight day of gains, as long as it maintains its momentum through the remainder of trading.
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June 27 - News
Credit scores are vitally important in many areas of your financial life, ranging from getting loans and credit cards to saving on insurance rates, finding an apartment, or even...
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June 27 - News
For banks, it appears as though the chickens are coming home to roost.
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June 26 - News
Extending the prior trading session's gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up in the first few hours of trading this morning.
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June 26 - News
Thirty minutes into trading, and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) was already up 0.96%.
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June 26 - News