Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) will release its quarterly earnings report on Friday, and some investors are already concerned about the potential for a disappointment.
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July 15 - News
We've all heard the term "emerging markets" thrown out before to describe nations that are in a rapid state of growth.
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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
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
Now that things are settled, the Dow Jones Industrial Average can get back to business. Soaring this morning after Mr.
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July 12 - News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report tomorrow, and there's a lot riding on what the big bank says about its future.
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July 11 - News
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is perhaps one of the most interesting stories facing investors today.
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July 11 - News
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) will release its quarterly report next Monday, and chief among the fears of investors in the big bank is how the recent rise in interest rates will affect...
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July 11 - News
Since the 2008 economic crisis, the Federal Reserve has taken steps to reduce the volatility in interest rates in order to boost the economy and to reduce unemployment.
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July 11 - News
The world's wealthiest people are returning to the private banks of some of the world's largest banking institutions, a welcome turnaround from the depressed numbers private bankers...
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July 10 - News
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is the third largest bank in the US and also has an extensive global presence.
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July 10 - News
The too big to fail banking behemoth will fork over $968 million to cover pre-existing loans and any potential future claims on loans originated and sold to Fannie Mae between...
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July 10 - News
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
Editor's Note: Related tickers: FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Facebook Inc (...
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July 10 - Hedge Funds
Earlier this week, Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to adopt Basel III capital rules for U.S. banks. Effective Jan. 1, 2014, U.S.
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July 9 - News
It's been a good year thus far for bank stocks, with the KBW Bank Index up by 25% since the beginning of January, but things appear to be stalling today.
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July 9 - News
Ever since the financial crisis of 2008, almost every major company in the financial industry has virtually lost all of its market value.
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July 9 - News
If you want to crack the code of a company -- to really understand what makes it tick as a business and, therefore, as an investment -- one of the things you have to get your ...
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July 8 - News
Over the last couple of weeks, interest rates across the bond market have rising fairly drastically as a result of fears concerning tighter monetary policy.
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July 8 - News
An encouraging jobs report and a nearly billion-dollar setback made for an interesting week for Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C).
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July 6 - 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
This morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association announced that applications for home loans fell last week by 11.7% compared with the prior week.
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July 5 - News
Everyone needs a day off once in a while, and the Independence Day holiday yesterday may have given bank investors the little bit of relaxation they needed to end the week on ...
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July 5 - News
This is going to make for some serious ugliness on bank balance sheets. In the fixed-income market, the basic math is simple: When rates go up, prices go down.
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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
In addition to using our database of quarterly 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors as a tool in researching investment strategies (we have found, for example...
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July 3 - Hedge Funds
The first half the current quarter was marked by climbing interest rates thanks to the speculation that started since May that the Fed might be ending its aggressive bond buying...
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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
On Thursday, June 20, all hell broke loose.
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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
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
The financial crisis of 2008 still haunts investors, especially pertaining to mortgage-backed securities.
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July 2 - News
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) is the third largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, with approximately $1.9 trillion assets under its management.
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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
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
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
Over the past several months, attention on Wall Street has been predominantly focused on the banking sector.
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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
Homeowners have enjoyed rock-bottom mortgage rates for years now.
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June 29 - 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 crazies aren't over yet, it seems.
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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
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