It's been two years since the old Sara Lee business was broken up, but as the bidding war over Hillshire Brands proves, there was a lot of pent up value in the…
thinkstockJune 6, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday following another encouraging report on non-farm payrolls. The DJIA and the S&P 500 set all-time highs earlier today, and all three major indexes closed…
Barrons.comThis past weekend’s edition of Barron’s may be solely responsible for driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) to new highs on Monday. The Dow hit a new high of 16,746.81. The…
thinkstockMay 30, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday following reports that personal income in the U.S. rose more than expected, but spending was lower than expected. Chicago PMI rose sharply and the…
Now that Bank of America has resubmitted its capital plan to the Federal Reserve, the bank's SEC filing showed an almost non-event from the third party review on any of its key…
ThinkstockBig banks that once made big bucks in physical commodities markets are now looking to pull out of those markets as new rules regarding capital requirements for those physical holdings take effect.…
thinkstockMay 21, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday and again there was no economic news of note today, except the release of the rather ho-hum FOMC minutes. After two days of losses,…
A new report from Deutsche Bank points out a pullback in monetary policy is a near-term negative. The firm does however, have five top bank stocks to buy now that it remains…
thinkstockMay 19, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday but look to close the day on the upside, even if just barely. There was no economic news of note today, no major earnings…
ThinkstockFor a bull market to stay alive, you have to have participation from the financial sector. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has been a financial stock buyer for many…
Three years after Apple's retail chief took over as CEO of J.C. Penney and set a course that nearly ruined the company, the century-old retailer is back. It has proven it can…
thinkstockMay 15, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday and traded lower all day as the market headed for its second straight losing day. The 10-year Treasury note was in demand again today,…
thinkstockMay 12, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday and rose quickly, remaining at or near all-time highs throughout the day. The DJIA put up a record high today and the S&P 500…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockTechnicians are an interesting lot. After all, they use charts, inflows and other overbought or oversold indicators to see what the story is telling you. It is no secret that longer-term gains…
London-based financial information services company Markit is hoping to challenge larger competitors Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters by raising fresh capital via an IPO in the United States.
