Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is still out elephant hunting. He told CNBC’s Becky Quick this morning that he has made a record number of small bolt-on acquisitions. What…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning, and after a brief stay in positive territory, shares went negative and remained no better than flat for most of the day.…
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) posted a record net income of $4.9 billion for its third quarter. This is a 27% gain, and earnings per share of was up 29% to…
Jon C. Ogg The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning on traders initial reaction to a sharp drop in the weekly report on new claims for unemployment (more coverage here). In Asia,…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) may have given the all-clear sign for the money-center banks ahead of earnings season. This may sound a bit conspiratorial, but investors often look for indications…
SunEdison LLC, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR), will get financing for an 11.3-megawatt solar project from Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). The amount of the financing was…
Paul Ausick The BAE merger with EADS faces more trouble from nations and shareholders. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund points to the eurozone crisis as the most likely cause of a worldwide slowdown. (Reuters)…
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is under pressure on yet one more case against it from the financial crisis. The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office has filed a mortgage fraud lawsuit against…
The big banks are going to be rather important to watch this earnings season for the third quarter of 2012 as shares have risen handily from their lows. While banks almost never…
We have already seen waves of tempered guidance from many of America’s largest companies. Other companies have not said a word about their outlooks. What matters is that this coming week marks…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning but have had trouble staying above the neutral line since late morning. Early reports that Spain would soon ask for a bailout…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) named value stock of the day at Zacks.…
Calling U.S. banks a leveraged play on interest rates supported by declining spreads on investment grade debt, Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) today upgraded its view of U.S. banks. The bank’s analysts…
Security experts say the recent “denial of service” cyberattacks on big U.S. banks were the largest ever recorded by a wide margin. Since Sept. 19, the banking websites of Bank of America…
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has been the subject of potential buyout rumors of late. Around 4:15 PM EST today CEO John Thain was a guest on CNBC. It was just back…
