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Catalysts Leading Major Financials Back to 52-Week and Multiyear Highs

Posted: February 12, 2013 at 1:04 pm

Banks have been back as a flavor for investors for a while. After all, Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was the best performing stock of all 30 Dow Jones ...
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Analyst Dick Bove Sees Major Bank Stocks Rising 30% in 2013 (BAC, C, JPM, GS, MS, PNC, STI, CMA, FRC, XLF)

Posted: January 30, 2013 at 9:37 am

When well-known analysts make a major price call, investors and Wall St. usually listen. Outspoken bank analyst Richard Bove has done just that. The former Ladenburg Thalman and Rochdale securities analyst recently ...
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Election Day Rally… Risk-On or Inflation Trade?

Posted: November 6, 2012 at 12:29 pm

On the day that the Presidential election is happening, investors are throwing money into the inflation winners. The problem is that maybe this is not an inflation trade. Maybe it ...
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Jamie Dimon Tries To Lead Banking Sector, But Trumped by BofA

Posted: June 19, 2012 at 10:33 am

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is leading the markets higher this morning ahead of the Jamie Dimon testimony.  The problem is that Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) ...
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Financials Up, JPMorgan Brushes Off Projected $4.2 Billion Trading Loss (JPM, C, BAC, MS, WFC, XLF)

Posted: June 5, 2012 at 11:19 am

In a rare bit of good news, the ISM non-manufacturing index came in higher than expected this morning, at 53.7%, up 0.2% from April and the same amount above the ...
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Bonds Sound Recession Warning, Of Sorts (TLT, JNK, AMJ, XLF, FAS)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm

So, just two weeks ago it looked as though "Sell in May and go away!" was not going to be as strong of a theme in 2012 compared to 2011 ...
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The 2012 Trade: Dump Utilities, Buy Banks… So Far (XLU, XLF, BAC, JPM, AEP, DUK)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:22 am

The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income.  They couldn't exactly get any big yield in certificates of ...
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BofA’s China Stake Sale Is Better For Holders Than Buffett (BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, JPM, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: August 29, 2011 at 10:20 am

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) raised $5 billion in cash from Warren Buffett last week, and the bank announced this morning that more cash is on the way from ...
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BofA Asset Sale in China, Better Than Buffett? (BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, JPM, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Now that Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has raised $5 billion in cash from Warren Buffett, it's time to look around and see what assets the bank might have ...
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BofA and the Lesson of Assets Sales (BAC, AIG, XLF, FAS)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 1:31 pm

Shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) are up more than 5.5% today following reports that the bank selling some assets to raise cash. There is also some speculation ...
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The Top ETFs to Watch for the Week of July 11-15 (IYG, XLF, VFH, KBE, FDN, IYW, XLK, QQQ, HHH, PBJ, XLY, GDX, GDXJ, IJR)

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 7:27 am

Earnings season hits the ground running later today when Alcoa Inc. reports second quarter earnings. We have already posted a preview of other top earnings coming this week.  Now we're ...
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Sizing Up Mortgage Exposure, Earnings, and Book Value for BofA and Peers (BAC, C, CMA, NYB, NTRS, RF, STT, USB, WFC, JPM, XLF, FAS)

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 10:06 am

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has found itself as the king of the mortgage mess after it decided to acquire Countrywide.  By acquiring the company's corpse rather than trying ...
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Fund Watch: Time To Search For Value (CVFYX, VASVX, FDVLX, IVE, IWN, XLF)

Posted: June 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm

When investors get nervous, the one stock market segment that finds attention is "value funds" as investors look for protection but can still get upside of the stock market.  Following ...
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Earnings Preview for JPMorgan (JPM, BAC, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: April 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm

On Wednesday morning will come the highly anticipated news regarding the first quarter earnings announcement from none other than Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM).  This single ...
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Chart Breakout Calls: Oil, Financial, Industrial (USO, XLF, XLI, GE, COF, BWA)

Posted: August 3, 2010 at 12:53 pm

Chart breakouts are happening as the market recovers.  Maybe.  Monday's triple digit DJIA gains on the first day of the month followed an extremely strong July.  You just have to ...
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