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BATS Supports But Demotes CEO After IPO SNAFU

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 8:48 am

BATS Global Markets, Inc. sent out a press release last night to the media that sounds as though it is a passing of a vote of confidence.  It is actually ...
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Will Investors Turn Away From CDs Forever?

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 8:50 am

The environment of 'exceptionally low interest rates' may help borrowers, but it has the unintended consequences of bringing real returns to zero or even negative if you consider the impact ...
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BATS IPO To Heat Up Public Exchange Competition (NYX, NDAQ, CBOE)

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 10:41 am

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) are all about to have yet one more public exchange competing against them for the ...
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Bracing For BATS IPO This Week (BATS, NYX, NDAQ, CBOE)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 12:08 pm

A new exchange is coming to the world of public stock and financial market exchanges this week.  The initial public offering for BATS Global Markets is going to be highly ...
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US Treasury Reaps Profit on Mortgage Bonds (AIG, GM)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 2:47 pm

The US Treasury reported this morning that it had sold the last of the $225 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that it purchased beginning in 2008 at the height of ...
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All Eyes On Jefferies Ahead of Earnings (JEF)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 11:47 am

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is set to report earnings this coming Tuesday.  It was only a few months ago that they were being mistreated as "the next MF Global" ...
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Second Look: Is BofA Now Overvalued? (BAC)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 9:08 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has been an incredible performer in 2012.  If you can believe it, it has almost now doubled from the low of $4.92 in December.  ...
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The Case for DJIA 14,000… Or 15,000 (JPM, BAC, IBM, XOM, CVX, CAT, AAPL, MSFT, INTC, GE)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 6:43 am

2012 has been a great year for stocks. We have recently seen the NASDAQ return to 3,000 for the first time in a decade.  The S&P 500 Index has also ...
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The 10 Largest Hedge Funds in America

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 6:01 am

By now, most investors know that the large hedge funds are run by billionaires rather than millionaires. What many investors might not know is that some hedge funds are reaching ...
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Was MetLife Improperly Hosed? (MET)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 9:52 am

If you were preparing for the bank stress tests all week (and last week), chances are high that MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) was not on your list of companies which ...
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Why I am Disappointed in J.P.Morgan’s Dividend Hike & Buyback Plan (JPM, BAC, WFC)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 7:43 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was truly a shoe-in as far as whether or not the bank was going to pass the latest stress tests or not.  CEO ...
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J.P. Morgan Raises Weak Dividend, Pleases on Buyback & Stress Test (JPM, BAC, C, WFC)

Posted: March 13, 2012 at 3:17 pm

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has raised its dividend as we expected.  Good news on the surface, but a true disappointment in reality.  The bank has declared a ...
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Looking for Big Dividends & Buybacks After Stress Tests (JPM, WFC, C, BAC, BK, STT, GS, MS)

Posted: March 12, 2012 at 12:34 pm

The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due to come out by the end of this week.  The Federal Reserve is expected to show that bank ...
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After Bank Stress Tests: Dividend & Buyback Predictions… A Double? (JPM, WFC, BK, STT, BAC, C, GS, MS)

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 12:35 pm

The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due in the coming week.  While many of the banks have reportedly been asking regulators to be less transparent, there ...
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Can You Make Money In Stocks On Leap Day? (DIA)

Posted: February 28, 2012 at 11:45 am

2012 is a Leap Year and that means one more potential trading day with February 29 on the calendar.  Stock market statisticians often try to look for patterns in anything, ...
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