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The Problem with Gas Prices

Posted: January 16, 2012 at 6:21 am

Fifteen months ago, the price of a gallon of regular gas was well below $3 a gallon, according to AAA data. It came close to the $4 level six months ...
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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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Media Digest (12/30/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 5:53 am

A letter regarding former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd's behavior which caused his dismissal was ordered to be released by a Delaware court (Reuters) The US sold Saudi Arabia 84 ...
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Media Digest (12/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 6:28 am

Alibaba hires a Washington lobbying firm in case it decides to bid for all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters) Italian yields may fall because of European Central Bank injections of ...
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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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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/16/2011) RIM’s Best Chance, Zynga IPO

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 6:28 am

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that if the eurozone crisis in not solved, the global economy could be damaged nearly beyond belief. She reasons that the sovereign debt crisis cannot ...
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Media Digest (12/16/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 6:27 am

Zynga posts at the high end of its IPO range and will raise $1 billion. (Reuters) Congress reaches a tentative deal to keep the government open. (Reuters) Bill Gross’s PIMCO Total ...
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Media Digest (12/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:24 am

A CME (NASDAQ: CME) executive says Jon Corzine knew about money that MF Global transferred to European accounts. (Reuters) Accounting problems at Olympus may make it a takeover target. (Reuters) Italian bond ...
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Inergy Midstream Prices IPO (NRGY, MS, BAC, JPM)

Posted: December 6, 2011 at 9:17 am

Inergy Midstream L.P. has indicated its IPO price range as being $19-$21/common unit and will offer 16 million units when the company goes public. It will trade on the NYSE ...
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Media Digest (12/2/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 6:22 am

Auto sales reach a two-year high. (Reuters) Tom Glocer, the head of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), resigns and will be replaced by the COO. (Reuters) The intellectual property battle between ...
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S&P Downgrades All Major Banks, Criteria Changes (WFC, BAC, C, JPM, BK, STT, GS, MS)

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 4:54 pm

Standard & Poor's is at it again... more downgrades and this time in the ailing banking sector.  While we focused solely on the U.S.-based banks here, the downgrade was handed ...
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Media Digest (11/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 6:11 am

S&P may cut its outlook on France’s AAA debt. (Reuters) A judge blocks the $285 million settlement between Citigroup (NYSE: C) and the SEC. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says Kindle ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/28/2011) Robust Holiday Sales, Bank Stock Turnarounds

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 6:18 am

The Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend yielded much better retail figures that expected. This signals that retail sales could return to the robust level of the mid-2000s, before the recession began. That, ...
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Beyond Stress Tests: Banks Reach Ridiculous Discounts To Book Value (JPM, BAC, C, WFC, BBT, BK, COF, FITB, GS, MS, JEF, PNC, STI)

Posted: November 23, 2011 at 8:29 am

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 ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/23/2011) Bank Stress Tests, Walmart’s 10,000th Store

Posted: November 23, 2011 at 6:25 am

The purchasing managers indices of China, German and France all signaled slow growth or contraction in November. It is a sign that demand for exports and consumer expenditures are in free fall. ...
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