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Real Banks With Real Dividends! (JPM, MTB, VLY, NYB, HCBK, PBCT, FNFG, AF, NWBI, CFR, UBSI, FMER, PRK, TRMK, HBHC, FNB, BOH, RY, BNS, BMO, CM)

Posted: February 17, 2011 at 10:28 am

Most investors today believe that none of the banks are paying high-yielding dividends any longer.  While it is true that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is going to ...
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Bank & Finance M&A: The Canadians Are Coming (BMO, MI, BAC, C, JPM, WFC, RY, TD, BNS, CM)

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 9:04 am

Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) is expanding in the U.S.  The fourth largest bank in Canada is acquiring Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (NYSE: MI) for $4.1 billion in stock.  The ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CM, CTB, EIX, FMCN, GT, HD, JNS, LM, LOW, OPEN, PAYX, RY, UA, WAG)

Posted: December 9, 2010 at 8:10 am

These are some of this Thursday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) Raised to Equal-Weight at Morgan ...
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Canadian Bank Dividend Hikes, Lesson For U.S. (CM, BMO, BNS, TD, BAC, C, JPM, WFC)

Posted: December 1, 2010 at 10:50 am

Regulators have hinted in the U.S. about the stage being set for a return to normalized dividends from major banks.  If Canada is a model and if the Canadians act ...
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Corporate Bond Floodgates Open Wide (IBM, JNJ, DELL, HD, AGN, AXP, ATK, AON, HPQ, MHS, HSP, HCN, PH, GR, USB, BRK.B, FTE, CM)

Posted: September 8, 2010 at 12:16 pm

If corporations have high credit ratings, there is an opportunity to borrow for rates that have not been seen in years (or ever).  August saw key bond issuances at extremely ...
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Canadian Banks Begin Hiking Rates; U.S. Far Behind? (TD, RY, CM, BMO, BNS, JPM, BAC, C)

Posted: July 20, 2010 at 2:12 pm

The Bank of Canada this morning announced a hike for the overnight rate by 0.25%.  The new overnight rate is still only 0.75%. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1.00% and ...
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Brookfield Goes Deeper Into Turnaround & DIP Funds (BAM, SLF, CM, BPO)

Posted: August 19, 2009 at 10:30 am

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) and the Export Development Canada have announced the establishment of a C$1 billion fund with the backing of the "EDC" to provide debtor-in-possession loans, or ...
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