4:49am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Citigroup (C) Retreats From Retail Branches
It may be a decade or more from now, but the time will come when there are no bank branches at all. Broadband will be in 90% of American homes. Banking will…
C Coverage Page 94
3:52am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The young and affluent in China may become more active consumers. Reuters: The G20 is looking to nurture the recovery and add financial safeguards. Reuters: Taxpayers may never get back all…
4:02am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: A dispute over tires is making trade talks among G20 nations difficult. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) will give Congress documents about Merrill. Reuters: Th G20 is looking at ways to…
9:02am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Top Day Trader Alerts (AOB, DPTR, ETFC, C, FNM, FRE, AIG)
These are this Tuesday morning’s top day trader alert stocks and actively trade stocks. We have more detailed price and volume analysis and data on each stock with links provided through at…
5:00am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
AIG (AIG), Never Give A Sucker An Even Break
“We think that the American taxpayer will be fully repaid” under the company’s plan”—Ed Liddy, AIG CEO, May 13, 2009 “At the end of the day, we believe we will be able…
1:10pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Options Trading & Expiration Stack Up On Citigroup (C)
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has been one of the most active stocks on the NYSE for weeks and weeks now. Despite low price stocks usually not being strong in options trading volume,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:09am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Citigroup (C) CEO Admits $100 Million Pay Package Excessive
Citigroup (C) CEO Vikram Pandit admitted what most people already believe. Paying an individual banker $100 million in the current climate is not responsible or right. According to Reuters, when asked if $100…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:55am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: If China opens its financial markets it could cause a huge bubble. Reuters: US regulators may ban “flash” trading. Reuters: Buffett may control the Kraft (KFT) decision to buy Cadbury. Reuters: …
4:04am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The competition to dominate the green car market is increasing. Reuters: Obama will pressure the G20 on Wall St. reform. Reuters: Oracle (ORCL) earnings missed targets. Reuters: Opel’s sales shows power…
11:19am ET
Investing
The DJIA 10,000 Psyche (AIG, C, DIA, SPY, GLD)
While everyone is stuck talking about the one year anniversary of the Lehman implosion and the real start of the next-to-last big leg down in the financial sector, there is a significant development…
9:15am ET
Investing
Top Day Trader Alerts (AEZS, KERX, AGCO, ACAS, CTIC, C, FLEX, CLS, SANM, JBL, OMTR, ADBE)
These are this Wednesday morning’s top pre-market day trader alert and active trader alert stocks moving on unusual trading volume. We have a link through to more color and analysis on price…
4:04am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/16/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Obama’s move on trade with China makes good on a promise to labor. Reuters: Uninsured Americans hope healthcare reform will bring them coverage. Reuters: Adobe (ADBE) will buy Omniture for $1.8…
8:57am ET
Investing
Top Day Trader Alerts (BBY, BCRX, C, DNDN, ING, LXRX, YHOO)
These are this morning’s top pre-market day trader alert stocks. We have more color and more detail on price and volume analysis linked through to each at VSInvestor.com: Best Buy Co. (NYSE:…
6:03am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Citigroup (C) May Try To Buy Back Government Shares
Citigoup (C) may try to buy back some of the shares that the US government got when it bailed out the bank. Taxpayers own 34% of Citi and it may be time…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:01pm ET
Investing
The 100 Most Valuable Brands Of 2009?
Several consulting firms post annual figures for the world’s most valuable brands. The two best known are probably the Interbrand and BrandZ surveys. They are notably different, up until now at least.…