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Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 29, 2008 at 4:49 PM EDT

Citi Taps The Shareholder Keg (C)

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has come out tonight saying it will sell some $3 Billion in common stock. Citi claims…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 29, 2008 at 5:16 AM EDT

Citigroup’s (C) Hedge Fund Refund

Citigroup (C) started two hedge funds last year and sold interests in them to well-off retail investors. What those people…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 28, 2008 at 6:02 PM EDT

Former Fed Official Call Bear Stearns Deal “the worst policy mistake in a generation”

Why hold back feelings? Vincent Reinhart, former head of monetary affairs at the Federal Reserve called the deal to save…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 28, 2008 at 9:04 AM EDT

Large Banks Beginning To Close Branch Locations (C)(WB)(WFC)(BAC)

Consumers and businesses are faced with two difficult problems as a result of major banks taking huge write-offs. The first…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 28, 2008 at 7:00 AM EDT

Quiet Period Ends: Visa Analysts Unleash The Hounds (V)

The quiet period has ended for Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) after its IPO. The underwriters have thus initiated their coverage…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 26, 2008 at 2:29 AM EDT

Wachovia (WB) Looked At For Laundering Drug Money

Wachovia (WB) may have taken deposits from drug cartels. The Wall Street Journal reports that the government probing the bank…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 24, 2008 at 3:47 PM EDT

ValueAct Going After Chimera? (CIM, NLY)

ValueAct Capital Management is a leading activist fund that acquires shares in public companies to influence their boards to make…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 23, 2008 at 9:44 AM EDT

Safeco Acquired, Another P&C Insurer Disappears (SAF)

Liberty Mutual has agreed to acquire Safeco Corp. (NYSE: SAF) for some $6.12 billion this morning. Liberty offered to purchase…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 23, 2008 at 8:13 AM EDT

Earnings, What Earnings? Ambac Loses More Than Total Share Price (ABK)

Ambac Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) saw yet another huge loss today, and as this is still key for system-wide…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 22, 2008 at 4:54 AM EDT

RBS (RBS) News No Encouragement For US Banks

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will raise as much as $24 billion to bolster its capital position, a dubious record…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM EDT

National City Takeunder Financing, Steeper Than Steep (NCC)

National City Corp. (NYSE: NCC) is a name we have been cautious on because of the trends we have seen…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 21, 2008 at 7:12 AM EDT

Jefferies Saves Miserable Quarter With Financing Package (JEF, LUK)

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) has posted some ugly earnings this morning and it has announced a financing package. Jefferies…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 21, 2008 at 5:40 AM EDT

Auction-Rates, The Martin Act, And Wall St.’s Next Disaster

There is no law on the books anywhere in the US to rival The Martin Act for giving prosecutors a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 21, 2008 at 4:39 AM EDT

As NCC (NCC) Raises Money, Bank Shareholders Shafted Again

NCC (NCC) was one of those banks that decided the mortgage business was simply an outstanding way to make money.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 19, 2008 at 3:16 PM EDT

RBS May Write-Down $14 Billion

The only good news at Royal Bank of Scotland is that the bad news is not worse. RBS will probably…

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Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

All Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

Citi Taps The Shareholder Keg (C)

Citigroup’s (C) Hedge Fund Refund

Former Fed Official Call Bear Stearns Deal “the worst policy mistake in a generation”

Large Banks Beginning To Close Branch Locations (C)(WB)(WFC)(BAC)

Quiet Period Ends: Visa Analysts Unleash The Hounds (V)

Wachovia (WB) Looked At For Laundering Drug Money

ValueAct Going After Chimera? (CIM, NLY)

Safeco Acquired, Another P&C Insurer Disappears (SAF)

Earnings, What Earnings? Ambac Loses More Than Total Share Price (ABK)

RBS (RBS) News No Encouragement For US Banks

National City Takeunder Financing, Steeper Than Steep (NCC)

Jefferies Saves Miserable Quarter With Financing Package (JEF, LUK)

Auction-Rates, The Martin Act, And Wall St.’s Next Disaster

As NCC (NCC) Raises Money, Bank Shareholders Shafted Again

RBS May Write-Down $14 Billion

Dave Ramsey Tells Couple Supporting 84-Year-Old Father-in-Law With $33,000 of Debt: ‘It Won’t End Until You End It’

Morningstar Says SpaceX Could Be Worth Less Than Half Its $1.75 Trillion IPO Price

New OpenAI Hire Warns Government Monopoly on AI Could Lead to ‘Very Scary Outcomes’

Dave Ramsey Tells Couple Supporting 84-Year-Old Father-in-Law With $33,000 of Debt: 'It Won't End Until You End It'

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Dave Ramsey Tells Couple Supporting 84-Year-Old Father-in-Law With $33,000 of Debt: ‘It Won’t End Until You End It’

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Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

All Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

Citi Taps The Shareholder Keg (C)

Citigroup’s (C) Hedge Fund Refund

Former Fed Official Call Bear Stearns Deal “the worst policy mistake in a generation”

Large Banks Beginning To Close Branch Locations (C)(WB)(WFC)(BAC)

Quiet Period Ends: Visa Analysts Unleash The Hounds (V)

Wachovia (WB) Looked At For Laundering Drug Money

ValueAct Going After Chimera? (CIM, NLY)

Safeco Acquired, Another P&C Insurer Disappears (SAF)

Earnings, What Earnings? Ambac Loses More Than Total Share Price (ABK)

RBS (RBS) News No Encouragement For US Banks

National City Takeunder Financing, Steeper Than Steep (NCC)

Jefferies Saves Miserable Quarter With Financing Package (JEF, LUK)

Auction-Rates, The Martin Act, And Wall St.’s Next Disaster

As NCC (NCC) Raises Money, Bank Shareholders Shafted Again

RBS May Write-Down $14 Billion

Dave Ramsey Tells Couple Supporting 84-Year-Old Father-in-Law With $33,000 of Debt: ‘It Won’t End Until You End It’

Morningstar Says SpaceX Could Be Worth Less Than Half Its $1.75 Trillion IPO Price

New OpenAI Hire Warns Government Monopoly on AI Could Lead to ‘Very Scary Outcomes’

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