Icahn says doesn’t believe inquiry will have material impact. Request comes on heels of Hindenburg Research report.
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May 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Former Point72 Asset Management trader David Rosen has emerged as one of the biggest winners from the bidding war for Middle East credit card processor Network International Holdings...
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April 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
In this article, we will take a look at the 15 best dividend stocks right now.
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April 8 - Hedge Funds, News
In this article, we will discuss the 5 best dividend stocks right now.
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April 8 - Hedge Funds, News
Lou Simpson, a former understudy of Warren Buffett, is the manager of SQ Advisors. Simpson has enjoyed great success running GEICO, returning an average of 24% annually.
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March 5 - Hedge Funds, News
Many investors shy away from investing in banks because they seem too complex or too difficult to understand, as they often have their hands in many different businesses.
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September 21 - News
At the end of last week, I wrote an article about "the most important thing" in banking.
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September 19 - News
There are two ways a bank can cannibalize revenue and, by implication, shareholder return: They can underwrite bad loans and/or operate inefficiently -- that is, to allow expenses...
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September 17 - News
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks.
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September 17 - News
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks.
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September 13 - News
If it stands as an example for anything, it's that the business model of a traditional bank still reigns supreme over the universal model of its too-big-to-fail competitors like...
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September 11 - News
If you own shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), then it's likely you've wondered why it always seems to be so far behind its nearest competitors -- JPMorgan Chase & Co...
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September 10 - News
Many investors and market watchers claim that quarterly 13Fs from hedge funds are of limited use to mom-and-pop traders.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds
At a bare minimum, a great bank must do two things: gather up copious amounts of deposits, and write good loans.
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September 3 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 30 - Dividend Stocks, News
The nation's banks are headed in the right direction.
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August 30 - News
Over the past several years, Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) has transformed from a credit card juggernaut to a more traditional bank.
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August 28 - News
Investors seeking premier Main Street banking stocks with excellent long-term income and capital appreciation prospects, without the Wall Street razzle-dazzle accounting, derivatives...
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August 27 - News
There are a number of things we look for when hedge funds and other major investors release their quarterly 13F filings.
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August 26 - Hedge Funds
With the refinancing boom waning as interest rates rise, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) recently announced that it will cut 2,300 jobs in its mortgage unit, even though it saw its...
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August 25 - News
Yes, I know the S&P has been flirting with 1,700, and I know the economy has been adding 160,000 to 200,000 jobs per month for quite some time now. But that is today.
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August 21 - News
Its 44% revenue growth year over year bested regional banking counterparts PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC) and U.S.
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August 21 - News
If you were to hone in on the capital positions of the nation's six biggest banks, you'd likely notice an interesting anomaly.
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August 20 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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August 20 - News
If Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) were a senior in high school, it wouldn't be selected as the most popular member of its graduating class.
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August 19 - News
Net interest margin, or NIM, takes the money a bank earns in interest from its loans and investments, subtracts the interest it pays out on its deposits, and divides the result...
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August 17 - News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most closely followed investors in the market due to its remarkable track record and its long-term investment focus.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
The government’s strict regulation of banks provides both a blessing and a curse.
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August 8 - News
Technology has become an integral part of daily life for most people. And with greater technological capabilities comes steeper demands from users.
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July 30 - News
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
The financial collapse of 2007, and the recession that followed in 2008, changed the way we looked at banks forever.
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July 19 - News
The earnings season has kicked off within the US financial sector as JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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July 17 - News
Earnings season is underway, and the center of attention will shift to the banking sector during the week of July 15. Last Friday, banking giants JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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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
Interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford student loans doubled as of July 1, and since then, Congress has tried to pass a student loan bill that would give students and...
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July 15 - News
Interest rates are rising, and mortgage rates have gone along for the ride. According to Freddie Mac, for the week of July 12, 2012, the average rate on a U.S.
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July 15 - 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
Since interest rates have hit bottom -- reducing the revenue that banks generally pull in from products such as loans and securities -- banks have been scrambling to come up with...
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July 10 - News
The rising interest rate environment since the first quarter had a mixed impact on the U.S. financial sector.
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July 8 - News
If you're thinking about buying a home, then you're probably not going to like what I'm about to say.
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July 8 - News
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
The housing recovery is gaining momentum. Home prices are heading higher. Builders are ramping up construction.
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July 1 - News
Solar stocks had an up and down week, but at the end of the day the industry trends are still getting stronger.
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June 29 - News
Take a look at the following chart. As you can see, the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased this week to 4.46%. Is that a big jump? Sure.
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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
A leading diversified financial institution, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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June 27 - News
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other notable investors file 13Fs with the SEC to disclose many of their long equity positions in U.S.
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June 24 - Hedge Funds
Few regional banking stocks in the U.S. today cost more than BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) stock. Indeed, the stock's biggest distinguishing factor is probably its priciness.
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June 24 - News
Many regional banks in the US emerged stronger after the 2008 financial meltdown.
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June 19 - News
That's according to a recent Gallup poll that showed 26% of poll respondents with a "great deal / quite a lot" of confidence in banks, while only 10% said the same about Congress...
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June 19 - News
