CNBC’s David Faber just reported that the SEC will be charging former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo with insider trading and disclosure violations for stock sales from 2006 and beyond. Interestingly enough, Faber…
Douglas A. McIntyre The ADP number for jobs lost last month was 532,000. It was better than any month since November but worse than what many analysts had expected. Economists predict the unemployment figures from…
Reuters: A survey shows the global stimulus spending lacks direction. Reuters: The race for “green” cars is still wide open. Reuters: GM (GM) and Chrysler will face Senate scrutiny are dealer closings.…
The waves of capital raising continues. American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) are just the leading…
Abu Dhabi investors plan to sell their stake in Barclays (BCS) for about $6.8 billion. They have only had the shares a year but their return is likely to be more than…
The triple-leverage financial ETFs of Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) and Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: FAZ) are getting to deal with yet another potential wrench in…
The sharp rally in technology stocks over the past two weeks has pushed short sellers out of the market. The short interest in Microsoft (MFST) fell 29% in the period ending May…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has just issued an update on its capital raising to date. The banking giant has raised almost $26 billion and said it is “well on its…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: GM (GM) is close to filing Chapter 11. Reuters: A poll of economists says the US recession will end soon followed by modest growth. Retuers: The mood of US consumers rose…
These are the top ten analyst research calls from Wall Street’s upgrades and downgrades we have seen early this Tuesday morning: Apple (AAPL) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Ariba (ARBA) Cut…
Reuters: Chrysler is already seeing positive effects from bankruptcy. Reuters: The US is working with GM (GM) on a Chapter 11 filing as the June1 deadline looms. Reuters: Pimco’s Gross says US…
Bank of America (BAC) is hinting strongly that it plans to pay back the US government the $45 billion that it owes by the end of this year. Bank stress tests showed…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Congress passed a bill to put restrictions on credit card companies. Reuters: The Fed mulled increasing securities during its April meeting. Reuters: Geithner said the US was making progress fighting the…
Reuters: The Treasury is keeping banks guessing about when they can repay TARP funds. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) has raised more than $13 billion in share sales. Reuters: Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) financial…
There is an interesting question that we would like to pose after hearing about an 800 million share or 825 million share secondary coming from Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC). If…
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