Warren Buffett is often regarded as the greatest investor of modern times. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has become one of the largest conglomerates and holding companies in the world. Its…
For the second year in a row, Wells Fargo comes in number one as the most valuable banking brand, according to one of the world's leading valuation consultancy firms. American banks claim…
The old saying is that financial stocks are indicators of broad market strength or weakness, so that makes it imperative to watch what short sellers are doing. 24/7 Wall St. has tracked…
After a strong 2013 where the S&P 500 was up almost 30%, you would think that most stocks would be close to being fully priced. That's not what Thomas Lee, the chief…
Wells Fargo is out with its fourth-quarter report, and it appears on the surface to be above estimates for per-share earnings. But revenues dropped year over year.
Jon C. Ogg At a time when federal lawmakers are debating issues like unemployment benefits, food stamps and the minimum wage, as well as considering an overhaul of the tax code, there are now more…
A new Merrill Lynch report offers 10 reasons that banks can keep outperforming the broad market in 2014. The firm went as far as to say that it sees its top picks…
Between the federal tax rate and state corporate tax rates, some corporations pay billions of dollars every year in taxes. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 U.S.-based, publicly traded companies with tax…
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:…
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…
ThinkstockThe country’s largest banks have had a pretty good year so far in 2013 and an even better trailing 12 months. Nothing seems to be able to quench investors’ appetite for bank…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett disclosed their full equity holdings this week. The first thing we noticed was that there was a total equity…
ThinkstockFour of the largest U.S. banks saw their ratings from Moody’s Investors Service cut on Thursday. The agency cited the reduced likelihood that the government would help Bank of New York Mellon…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows…
ThinkstockThis is the week that we will get to see 13-D and 13-F filings from investment firms, and one notable one is always that of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). Investors love…
