Once a quarter, the FDIC does something which seems to have little purpose. It releases its list of “problem” banks. These are institutions which face a high risk of failure because of…
According to Reuters, Obama is prepared to put up to $750 billion into banks. Reuters reports that the government and Citigroup (C) has worked out an equity conversion deal that will give…
As the US government goes though the process of stress testing banks, it may want to be instructed by the lesson of RBS (RBS) which managed to loss $34 billion last year.…
The latest way for the government to decide what it should do with troubled banks is to put them though what it calls a “stress test”. The criteria that will be used,…
Short sellers think financial stocks believe that financial stocks still have further to fall. Based on data as of February 15, short sellers kept a big bet on Citigroup (C). Share short…
According to Reuters, Obama is pushing for a new health-care plan which will take ten years to fully take effect. Reuters says Obama is pushing for quick Wall St. reform. Reuters reports…
According to Reuters, Obama set out his goals in an address before Congress. Reuters reports that UAW leaders are urging members to vote for the new Ford (F) contract. Reuters reports that…
According to Reuters, JPMorgan (JPM) cuts its dividend. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got bids from Met Life and Axa for its life unit. Reuters says that healthcare spending is taking a…
Management at AIG (AIG) has calculated exactly how much money the Treasury and Fed will have access to after all of the TARP, financial stimulus, and mortgage bailout projects have been funded.…
To hear the management at JPMorgan (JPM) talk, the bank does not have to cut its dividend, but it would be nice to keep the extra money each quarter, just in case…
The federal government gets extra points for being devious. It plans to begin to take over large banks by giving them money and using the capital they have already invested for a…
According to Reuters, the US government may take a 40% interest in Citigroup (C). Reuters reports that the Treasury is considering funding options for Chrysler and GM (GM). Reuters reports that a…
The Wall Street Journal says that the federal government is in talks to put more capital into Citigroup (C) and may end up owning 40% of the big banks. According tothe paper,…
There is a fear in America today, and it is a real one. It is part of the reason you keep seeing destruction of value in the stock market every day. That…
The White House said that the President is in favor of keeping the US banks private. That caused a mild rally in their shares yesterday after they had dropped like rocks though most…
