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.…
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…
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.…
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…
Citigroup (C) Worries about bank nationalization take shares to $1.61 from 52-week high of $27.35. Bank of American (BAC) Ditto. Down to $2.53 from 52-week high of $43.50. Wells Fargo (WFC) More…
Today marks a monumental moment for the markets. The DJIA has broken through some of the major key support levels of November 2008, and now the questions are mounting over whether the…
Does the economy get worse from here or do the government programs recently signed into law increase confidence and start to put capital to work to create jobs and build businesses? In…
According to Reuters, Allan Stanford was found in Virginia. Reuters reports that the stimulus is unlikely to fix state problems. Reuters writes that US consumer prices probably moved up in January.
The number of reasons that banks may have to be nationalized my have just grown by one. Default rates on credit cards may end up being much higher than had been previously…
