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
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), the fourth largest bank in the U.S., has grown tremendously over the past few decades.
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June 17 - News
If there's one thing that must raise the hackles of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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June 14 - News
It looks like banks are on the way down this morning, as Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) and its compatriots face another round of new allegations of questionable practices.
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June 14 - News
A careful observer might wonder if the widespread adoration for Warren Buffett is little more than lip service.
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June 14 - News
This is where the rubber meets the road for investors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) , as Indian tire manufacturer Apollo Tyres has offered to buy out the U.S.
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June 12 - News
Shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) were taken to the woodshed after investors learned of sales delays and a shelf offering of up to 9.98 million shares of stock.
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June 12 - News
Whether its success owes to the appeal of founder Elon Musk, or simply the fact that green energy is hot, SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) is one of the top-performing stocks in 2013...
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June 10 - News
Things have been relatively quiet over at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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June 10 - News
Investors want yield, and banks want to give it to them.
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June 10 - News
The welcome announcement that Jefferson County, Alabama, may finally be getting out from under the bankruptcy cloud that has hung overhead for 18 months was paired with the news...
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June 10 - News
We don't know exactly what was said, but it was salty enough that three directors of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE:SMG) resigned as a result, and as The Wall Street Journal reports...
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June 5 - News
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG). Three letters that ought to send shudders through anyone who paid even the smallest amount of attention to the financial crisis.
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June 5 - News
Shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) are marginally higher today as investors anxiously await the conclusion of a critical hearing in New York state court.
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June 4 - News
Ben Bernanke basically caused a market sell-off in the bond market.
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June 3 - News
In 1999, Warren Buffett famously said that if he only had a mere $1 million to invest, he could guarantee 50% annual returns.
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June 3 - News
Can you believe banks would top a list of companies with overpaid CEOs? Right, that's not rocket science.
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June 3 - News
So this morning, I ran across a Forbes article that concluded that business is becoming deprived by technology.
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May 30 - News
