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2012′s Most Profitable America Companies

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 6:55 am

Each January, 24/7 Wall St. forecasts the publicly traded U.S. companies that will have the highest profits in the year ahead. This year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is likely to pass ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, AWK, T, GE, GOV, KMB, SNH, WMT, JNK, AMJ, AMLP, PGF, MO, DLR, EPD, KMP)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 2:41 pm

It seems that most investors have started adding income or dividend reinvestment plans to their portfolios by using dividend stocks. With the yields of the 10-Year Treasury close to 2% ...
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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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Media Digest (12/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 6:38 am

Jon Corzine of MF Global says he does not know where much of the firm’s funds went. (Reuters) Samsung wins the legal fight over whether it can sell its tablet ...
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Bank of America Improves — Compared to What?

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 6:45 am

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan has no credibility left on Wall St. That makes his comments that the financial firm’s balance sheet has improved hard to believe. Skepticism ...
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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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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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Media Digest (11/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 23, 2011 at 5:53 am

China’s factory activity reaches a 32-month low. (Reuters) Merck (NYSE: MRK) pays $950 million to settle Vioxx charges brought by the government. (Reuters) FCC head wants more examination of the ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/15/2011) Buffett Holdings, Un-Occupy Wall St.

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 6:46 am

Germany's mixed bag. Two key economic figures out of Germany offset one another. GDP grew 0.5% in the third quarter. The number was up 2.6% from the same quarter last year. ...
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Whale Watching: Paulson & Co. Speared By Banks & Gold (BAC, COF, C, JPM, WFC, XL, NYX, GLD, TEVA, FDO, MGM, HPQ, AMCX, CEPH, COV, CVS, MYL)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Paulson & Co. Inc. is another hedge fund group that investors use for Whale Watching, although this last quarter was not exactly kind to Mr. Paulson's billions... The current 13F ...
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Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett’s Stock Holdings ‘L to Z’ (BRK-B, BRK-A, MA, MTB, MCO, PG, SNY, TMK, USB, USG, UPS, VRSK, V, WMT, WPO, WFC)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2011 and this is the second group of ...
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Short Interest In Troubled Companies Rises (C, SIRI, LNKD, WFC)

Posted: November 13, 2011 at 9:47 am

After a period in which short sellers backed out of stocks in troubled companies, the have rushed into them again. The short interest in Research-In-Motion (NYSE: RIMM), battered by competition ...
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29 Global Banks ‘Too Big To Fail’, But Not Too Big to Tell the Truth (BAC, BK, C, GS, JPM, STT, WFC, MS)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 9:29 am

Last Friday at the meeting of the G20 in Cannes, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) revealed a list of 29 global systemically important financial institutions (known as the G-Sifis). These ...
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Most Likely Stock Purchases by Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B, BAC, DG, XOM, COP, MA, VRSK, WMT, WFC)

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 10:41 am

Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) went out buying stocks in this last quarter according to the firm's quarterly report.  Sadly, no one ...
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Media Digest (10/31/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 6:08 am

Japan acts to lower the yen before the upcoming G20 meeting. (Reuters) Beacon Power (NASDAQ: BCON), backed by U.S. funds, goes bankrupt. (Reuters) Young and well-educated Greeks begin to leave ...
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