The federal government has set up a number of systems to effectively control the financial and credit systems along with most of the major firms that operate in the sector. The most…
Reuters: The head of a Congressional watchdog committee is pushing for a consumer protection agency. Reuters: China defended its export policies against a WTO complaint. Reuters: Citigroup (C) intends to raise the…
We have been large fans of exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded notes, and other exchange-traded instruments which are open for trade throughout the day that are allowed to be invested in just like a…
Deutsche Bank says that the commercial real estate market in America will not recover until 2017. Richard Parkus, Deutsche Bank head of Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities Synthetics Research, told Reuters…
Reuters: Airlines are cutting back on first class seating. Reuters: Xstrata wants merger talks with mining rival Anglo American. Reuters: Employers are cutting 401 (K) plans. Reuters: Brand loyalty is being hurt by…
It is hard to imagine why one of the world’s largest money center banks would have an admiral and a general on its board, but Bank of America (BAC) has done a…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Wall Street Journal, in a bit of investigative reporting, found that the CEOs of companies that have received federal bailout funds are still having fun using their firms’ private jets. Or,…
Reuters: Investors are putting money into emerging markets except Eastern Europe. Reuters: Stanford will go to court for a $8 billion fraud allegation. Reuters: RIM’s (RIMM) outlook disappointed. Reuters: CEOs at bailed out…
Bank of America’s (BAC) addiction to giving its senior employees huge bonuses has not ended. These used to be based on “performance.” A banker who created toxic asset products that could be…
Reuters: The US outlined new financial market reforms. Reuters: Obama lobbied MDs on his new healthcare package. Reuters: Russia hosted the first BRIC summit. Reuters: B of A’s (BAC) BlackRock (BLK) stake…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is having a hard time finding its footing this morning. Rochdale Securities’ Dick Bove has a research note that is leaving investors and traders scratching their…
Douglas A. McIntyre Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA-Merrill), the new name for the brokerage arm of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), has come out this morning with a cautious call on brokerage firms…
Reuters: Baclays (BCS) sold BCI to Blackrock (BLK) for $13.3 billion Reuters: WHO declared a flu epidemic Reuters: Congress bash Fed, Treasury, and B of A (BAC) on Merrill Reuters: US is…
These are some of the top early bird analyst upgrades and positive research calls we are seeing from Wall Street this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:…
The Associated Press released an exclusive story which reported that Chinese car company Beijing Automotive Industry Holding might buy Volvo. It is odd that the auto firm cannot find a buyer in…