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Goldman Sachs Earnings… Escaping The Hangman Under Book Value (GS)

Posted: January 18, 2012 at 7:53 am

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is out with earnings this Wednesday. The investment banking giant, or the bank holding company with no real bank, managed to escape some ...
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Bank of New York Versus State Street Earnings… Two Different Tales (BK, STT)

Posted: January 18, 2012 at 7:39 am

Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK) is in a different boat than State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) after earnings this morning. Bank of New York missed on the top ...
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Many More Banks Report Earnings This Week (GS, STT, BK, USB, NTRS, AXP, BAC, MS, COF)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 11:20 am

We have already seen the first wave of bank earnings, but the rest of the week is full of bank and financial earnings.  In fact, the real bank earnings season ...
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Citi & Wells Fargo… A Tale of Two Earnings (C, WFC)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 9:06 am

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) earnings are a bit different this morning. Today looks like a prime example of "the good bank versus the ...
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J.P. Morgan Sets Tone For Profit Taking In Banks (JPM, BAC, C, WFC)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 7:26 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a bit of a disappointment on the surface as revenues came in under plan.  Jamie Dimon and friends reported earnings of $3.7 ...
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J.P. Morgan Preview, Huge Bank Sector Book Value Discounts On Deck (JPM, WFC, BAC, C, STT, BK, MS, GS, AXP, COF, FAS)

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 10:30 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is about to report earnings Friday morning as the first bank and second DJIA component kicking off earnings season.  We wanted to make ...
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Carlyle Remains On Track for 2012 IPO (CG, BX, KKR, ACAS, OZM, FIG, PSP)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 11:44 am

The Carlyle Group L.P. is still planning to be one of the top private equity initial public offerings of 2012.  We even named it as one of the Top 17 ...
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The 2012 Trade: Dump Utilities, Buy Banks… So Far (XLU, XLF, BAC, JPM, AEP, DUK)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:22 am

The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income.  They couldn't exactly get any big yield in certificates of ...
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2012 Starts Out As Year of the Banks (JPM, BAC, FAS, WFC, CIT)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 11:03 am

Has J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) managed to help further turn banks around in 2012?  The sector which had no friends in 2011 is now actually the top ...
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The Story of Negative Yields in Germany (BUNL, BUND, BUNT)

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 9:12 am

Europeans are seeking safety in the same manner in which investors in the United States sought safety during times after the stock market crash.  Imagine selling a bond issuance at ...
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The 5 Most Undervalued DJIA Stocks For 2012 (AA, BAC, CAT, JPM, UTX, DIA)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 11:43 am

At the start of each year, 24/7 Wall St. reviews and updates price targets looking for stocks which offer the most upside or the least upside for the year ahead.  ...
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Eight Countries With Credit Ratings Set to Rise Next Year

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 12:14 pm

It seems that all of the nations around the world are facing sovereign credit ratings downgrades or warnings of downgrades. After the United States lost its prized "AAA" rating, the threat of downgrades ...
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Eurozone Banks Borrow Half a Trillion

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 7:39 am

The European Central Bank this morning got its long-term refinancing operation (LTRO) off the blocks with a bang. Eurozone banks took €489 billion ($641 billion) of the 1%, three-year loans, surpassing ...
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Federal Reserve Issues Draft Dodd-Frank Compliance Rules (GS, MS, BAC, JPM, C, WFC)

Posted: December 20, 2011 at 2:34 pm

The US Federal Reserve has issued proposed regulations that would put additional requirements on large US banks. The banks sure to be affected by the new rules include Goldman Sachs ...
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US Credit Card Debt Rises 150% in Third Quarter (V, MA, AXP, COF)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 11:33 am

Americans have started using their credit cards again -- and in a big way. Credit card debt jumped 154% in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period ...
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