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Goldman Sachs And Caveat Emptor

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 10:38 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) was attacked by an executive director who left today. The reason for his departure was that he thinks Goldman is a culture of devils who love money and take ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (3/14/2012) Nasdaq 3,000, Citi Fails Test

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 6:45 am

The Nasdaq rose above 3,000 for the first time since December 2000. The extraordinary move was helped by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which makes up a large portion of the index’s ...
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Media Digest (3/14/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 6:45 am

Most U.S. banks do well on Fed stress tests, but Citigroup (NYSE: C) does poorly. (Reuters) The prime minister of China says the government will speed up economic reforms to cushion ...
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More On The Stress Tests

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 6:16 am

Almost all of the stress tests for America's 19 largest banks demonstrated the financial companies possess adequate capital to survive an economic event similar to the Great Recession. One exception was Citigroup (NYSE: C). Citi has had over ...
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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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Short Sellers Leave Financials, Mixed on Tech

Posted: March 12, 2012 at 6:30 am

Short sellers reduced their positions in major financial firms and their positions in major tech stocks were divided, based on data from the NYSE and Nasdaq for the period that ...
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Media Digest (3/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 9, 2012 at 6:20 am

The Fed is unlikely to act with bond purchases if February unemployment figures are good. (Reuters) Low inflation in China could drive banks there to ease capital requirements to increase ...
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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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Dick Parsons To Leave As Citi Chairman–WSJ

Posted: March 2, 2012 at 6:26 pm

Richard "Dick" Parsons, former CEO of Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), will leave his post as Chairman of Citigroup (NYSE: C). Many observers believe he stayed far too long. Most of ...
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Why Should Banks Not Add New Customer Fees?

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 6:41 am

The Wall Street Journal reports that Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) may add new consumer bank fees, several months after it withdrew a plan to charge $5 for some transactions. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACC, AEP, MT, C, DLR, DNKN, GPC, IPG, LHO, SHLD, SGY, TYC, URI)

Posted: February 27, 2012 at 8:17 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) Raised to Buy at Argus. American ...
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Media Digest (2/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 6:21 am

President Obama may propose a new corporate tax rate. (Reuters) The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine overdraft fees. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold its annual meeting with the ...
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Reviewing a Million Foreclosures

Posted: February 17, 2012 at 6:47 am

A recent report on foreclosure abuses in San Francisco has dimmed the excitement of a settlement of foreclosure abuses among banks, the federal government and state attorneys general. The amount of that agreement ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/9/2012) A Mortgage Deal With Banks, Yahoo! to Sell Alibaba?

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 6:38 am

As one set of government suits against America’s largest banks is settled, another is about to begin. Media reports say that federal regulators and state attorneys general have set a ...
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