Vindication for Jefferies After Earnings (JEF)
Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) should finally get some vindication showing that it is truly not the next MF Global like so many rumors and short seller attacks may were ...Read Full Story »
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Nations That May Lose AAA Ratings — and Those That Won’t
We have been covering the risks of the AAA rating risks far ahead of the curve on these formal credit ratings downgrades by the major credit ratings agencies. After the ...Read Full Story »
The Corzine Subpoena… Future of Segregated Funds Hangs in the Wind
Jon Corzine was supposed to be the poster boy for modern-day finance... From the King of Finance, to New Jersey's governor, and back to Wall Street. Now Corzine is just the King of ...Read Full Story »
Global Central Bank Intervention Arrives
The Federal Reserve has issued some news that equity investors are going to love, and bond investors may enjoy the news as well as it could stop the blood-letting of ...Read Full Story »
Beyond Stress Tests: Banks Reach Ridiculous Discounts To Book Value (JPM, BAC, C, WFC, BBT, BK, COF, FITB, GS, MS, JEF, PNC, STI)
The new proposed stress tests are just one more thorn in the side for the banking sector, but analysts from Dick Bove to Meredith Whitney, as well as value and bargain ...Read Full Story »
S&P Backs Away From U.S. Downgrade Over Supercommittee Failure
Make this as good as official now that S&P has chimed in: NO RESOLUTION FROM SUPERCOMMITTEE!!! You already knew that the Supercommittee was really just the "stuper-committee"... Impasse, again impasse. The big ...Read Full Story »
Should Jefferies Be Able to Sue Over Malicious Attacks? (JEF)
The attack on Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is unfortunately reminiscent of larger implosions of firms formerly named Lehman and Bear Stearns. It almost does not seem to matter what Jefferies ...Read Full Story »
E*TRADE Can’t Find M&A (ETFC, GS, SCHW, AMTD, MS)
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) was one we had on the calendar because this was the day that it was due to meet with its Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) as ...Read Full Story »
What’s Important in the Financial World (11/4/2011) MF Global Scandal, Groupon IPO, AMD Layoffs
The fate of Greece remains undetermined. Rumors are that Prime Minister George Papandreou will leave as part of a brokered agreement to get the opposition party to support austerity measures. ...Read Full Story »
The Mob Turns on Jefferies, Despite Refuting News & Rumors (JEF)
The markets have a "shoot first and ask questions later" mentality that is not really working too well for Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) right now. After the MF Global ...Read Full Story »
Taxpayer Bailout Irony: Banks Better Investments Than Alternative Energy (AIG, BCON, PLD, F, GM, TSLA, HTM, SPWRA, FSLR, BAC)
There is some food for thought in the world of alternative energy against the hatred of banks. It is a very painful observation, but it is turning out to be ...Read Full Story »
The End of MF Global (MF, CME, ICE)
MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday. Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. ...Read Full Story »
POLL: Is It Really Over? Holes in E.U. Bailout Plan
Thursday was such a great day and the markets cheered endlessly as if the world is suddenly saved. With the DJIA having gone back over 12,000 and with the freshest ...Read Full Story »
Does MF Global Get To Survive On Its Own? (MF, BCS, GS, JPM, C)
To say that MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) is in trouble might be the understatement of the year. The commodities and derivatives broker has reportedly been caught on the ...Read Full Story »
What Worries? Goldman Sachs 50-Year Bond Offering (GS, GSJ)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) stunk this week when it reported one of its few operating losses ever. What is interesting is that shares have risen with the banking ...Read Full Story »
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