Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers continue to hold large positions not only in troubled companies like J.C. Penney, but also in blue chips like Bank of America and AT&T. As of…
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…
Bank of America has decided to resubmit its requested capital actions and certain 2014 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review schedules to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Jon C. Ogg Image via Floyd Wilde, Flickr.You know the story. The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, by far the longest championship drought in baseball. So naturally, fans take this to…
ThinkstockLow fees and free tools are no longer enough to satisfy self-directed investors who make their own investment decisions and use a brokerage firm primarily to execute their trades. The online investment…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. They include AIG, Bank of America, Citigroup, Nokia, Marketo and Voya Financial.
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve releases its balance sheet details each week. These are no longer moving the credit markets as the perception is that the end of quantitative easing has started via the…
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…
ThinkstockSome brands have stellar reputations as a result of innovation, well thought-out marketing strategies and good public relations from the companies behind them. On the other hand, weak or defective products, scandals…
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…
Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers continue to hold huge positions not only in troubled companies like J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), but also in blue chips like AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) and Bank of America (NYSE:…
More than once over the past two years, the 24/7 Wall St. team has tried to identify opportunistic times to effectively short the Treasury bond market. If the horrible reaction to Thursday’s…
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.
ThinkstockAmerican consumers have a higher opinion of Amazon.com than any other company. For the second year in a row, the online retailer held the top slot, beating out popular brands like Apple,…
Jon OggEvery year there is a general pre-summer saying from investors: Sell in May, and go away! The idea is to miss the summer doldrums and lack of investor interest. One small…
