The jobs report for July was a bit of a downer, with only 162,000 jobs created for the month, compared to the 185,000 analysts had predicted.
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August 5 - News
Investors often view the financial sector is as a black hole of sorts.
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August 5 - News
One of the great turnaround stories that's still taking shape is Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C).
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August 3 - News
U.S. Federal Regulators continue to hit the money center banks with steep fines and penalties and investors should take note.
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August 3 - News
Dan Caplinger: My stock for the month is Greenbrier Companies Inc (NYSE:GBX), a small company that focuses on sellingand leasing various types of railcars for the railroad industry...
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August 2 - News
Payment giant Visa Inc (NYSE:V) took a walloping yesterday, losing 10% of its share value in just a few hours following a judicial decision striking down the current cap on debit...
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August 1 - News
The six largest banks have disclosed their performance of the second quarter of the current year.
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August 1 - News
No matter how careful you are with your finances or how much effort you put into switching banks to avoid fees, eventually you will be hit with some kind of fee.
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July 31 - 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
Smartphones notched a whopping $239.9 billion in worldwide sales last year.
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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
Well, the hits keep on coming.
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July 29 - 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
Most people are aware that Washington, D.C.
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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
There's a new banking behemoth sitting on top of the world.
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July 29 - News
New York-based Steadfast Capital Management is a privately-owned hedge fund managed by Robert Pitts.
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July 28 - Hedge Funds
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
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
Investing is all about predicting the future.
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July 25 - News
Take Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), for instance.
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July 23 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Herbalife Ltd.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
Several big banks have reported earnings over the past week and it has helped push stocks back up to record highs.
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July 22 - News
On Monday, the country's third-largest bank grew its net income by 42% year over year for the second quarter of 2013, and raised its total revenue by 11% year over year.
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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
For decades, young adults have gotten themselves in trouble by maxing out their credit cards and digging themselves into a huge debt hole.
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July 22 - News
The latest survey gauging customer satisfaction with mortgage servicers was released last week, and it delivered both good and not-so-good news.
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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
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
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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July 19 - 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
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is on a tear lately; the stock has risen by more than 25% in the last year, and is now trading at new historical highs after reporting better than ...
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July 17 - News
Two hours into trading, Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) is up 0.8%, riding the market wave of reassuring -- or at the very least not terrifying -- congressional testimony from Federal...
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July 17 - News
Recent deals have performed so well that investment bankers are hustling the next crop up to the starting gate at a rapid pace. You can't blame them.
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July 17 - News
Since the beginning of the year, Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) has beaten the performance of the overall stock market.
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July 17 - News
Following the best week for U.S.
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July 17 - News
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report tomorrow, and with its report coming on the heels of similar announcements from many of ...
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July 16 - News
Ten bucks says that if you jumped in your car and drove within a five-mile radius of a suburban area, you would pass at least 10 bank branches.
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July 16 - News
At the moment, banks may be one of the best opportunities for investors.
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July 16 - News
It's on a roll. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) was trading at $43.35 shortly before 11 a.m. EDT.
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July 15 - News
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
We maintain a database of quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds
Unbowed by the excruciating testimony provided by seven former employees in the Home Affordable Mortgage Program lawsuit currently under way in Boston, Bank of America Corp (...
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July 15 - News
An hour and a half into trading, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) is up by 0.3%: so far handily beating the market, if not quite keeping pace with its financial sector...
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July 15 - News