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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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Technical Alert: JPMorgan Vs. Key Banks (JPM, BAC, C, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 1:58 pm

The recent trading days have been more than interesting in the market and in the financial sector.  The big change came right at the same time that the banks looked ...
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Spying on JPMorgan Chase Earnings (JPM, BAC, GS, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: January 14, 2010 at 6:49 pm

Jamie Dimon and friends over at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will kick off the earnings season for the major money center banks and too-big-to-fail institutions on Friday in ...
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Financials Right Under Key Technical Alert Levels (BAC, JPM, WFC, GS, C, FAS, XLF, FAZ)

Posted: December 24, 2009 at 11:15 am

Earlier this week came an alert that a technical event was likely to be seen in the major money center banks and major financial institution stocks pertaining to the 50-day ...
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Technical Event Alert Coming in Major Financials (FAS, XLF, JPM, BAC, WFC, GS, C)

Posted: December 22, 2009 at 12:19 pm

There is a key technical event that may be close to occurring in some of the major banking and financial stocks.  These have all used the 50-day moving average as ...
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Can Lehman Escape The Broker Earnings Hat Trick? (LEH, GS, BSC, C, XLF)

Posted: December 12, 2007 at 1:35 pm

We are set to get the highly awaited earnings report out of Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) on Thursday morning, and this could be the largest catalyst for brokers and financial ...
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US Investment Bank Ratings OK, Or So Says Moody’s (MCO, MHP, XLF, GS, MS, MER, LEH, BSC, C, BAC, JPM, WFC, WB)

Posted: August 29, 2007 at 11:57 am

Stocks Tickers: MCO, MHP, XLF, GS, MS, MER, LEH, BSC, C, BAC, JPM, WFC, WBYou will have to have a subscription in order to access the full article, but Moody's ...
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