Regional and Multinational Bank Stocks for 2014
ThinkstockIn our previous looks at big bank stocks going into the new year, the two that appear to be best positioned for growth were Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:…
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Newest first · Page 108Regulatory Costs Driving Bank Earnings Lower, QE Impact Too
While the Volcker Rule did not hit banks as hard as many expected, that is not to say that the big banks are off the hook in 2014. Sterne Agee has lowered its earnings…
The Bitcoin Crush: Virtual Currency, Shadow Currency, Ghost Currency
Wikimedia CommonsIs Bitcoin shortable yet? That is the question I have heard from several financial professionals over the last month or so. Now comes yet another crushing blow for Bitcoin, and it is another…
AIG Finds a Buyer for Aircraft Leasing Group
ThinkstockMore than two years ago, American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) in its aircraft leasing group, International Lease Finance Corp.…
Credit Suisse Top Financial and Capital Stocks to Buy for 2014
ThinkstockLike other sectors of the S&P 500, the capital market stocks had a tremendous year. Capital market stocks include brokerage firms, asset managers, financial advisory firms and more. Many of the stocks took an…
Is Bloomberg Single-Handedly Saving Bitcoin as a Virtual Currency?
Wikimedia CommonsThe craze around Bitcoin has been monumental. This will either become a great alternative currency, or it will become one of the most obvious bubbles (after the fact, of course) in modern times. After…
MasterCard Gets Smart With Major Stock Split: Will Others Finally Follow?
MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) is getting smart about having a ridiculously high nominal stock price. The credit card processing giant has announced the approval of a 10-for-1 stock split. When your stock price is…
Is Banco Santander Becoming Safe to Invest In Again?
ThinkstockBanco Santander S.A. (NYSE: SAN) may be a banking giant based in Spain, and that automatically makes it one the banks of the PIIGS nations. Something hard to utter in the same question or…
Consumer Ratings of America’s Top Four Banks
ThinkstockThe American Customer Satisfaction Index has released its ranking of the nation’s top four banks, which include J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) and…
Another Bitcoin Virtual Currency Crush from China, via Baidu
courtesy of BaiduBaidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) is likely one of the key reasons that Bitcoin has been able to rise handily and gain more adoption. After all, when the largest search engine site in…
NBG Scores in Very Rare Greek Bank Credit Rating Upgrade by Moody’s
thinkstockIt seems hard to believe after years of decline, but bad news out of Greece has changed to “less-bad” and then to almost good news. We previously saw that the Greek budget may have…
Chase Warns of Personal Cardholder Data Breach
ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has announced that hundreds of thousands of prepaid debit card users in America may have had their data breached. The bank reported that personal information of some…
Did the Virtual Currency Bitcoin Just Get a Terminal Diagnosis?
Wikimedia CommonsThe phenomenal move in Bitcoin has been monumental, but a serious dose of reality is now hitting the virtual currency. Having risen from less than $100 to more than $1,200 made Bitcoin the…
Could Volcker Rule Change Best Bank Stock for 2014?
Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsWith an expected vote due next Monday on the so-called Volcker rule, one question on big bank stocks is whether the impact of that rule has been fully priced into…
Unusual Goldman Sachs Move: Issuing a Closed-End Mutual Fund in MLPs
GS.COMGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is not your typical financial firm. It caters to institutions and high net worth individuals almost exclusively. It is also a bank holding company, yet it has no…