It is no secret that several large banks want to pay back the TARP money that they took from the government in some cases against their will. Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is getting a rather strong bid in early trading this morning. Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the largest bank by deposits to the “Conviction Buy…
Research analysts often make timely calls, and sometimes they make rash calls. If Dick Bove of Rochdale is accurate, then both the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:…
According to Reuters, Bernanke says he was encouraged by the stress tests. Reuters reports that GM (GM) will probably exit the Dow. Reuters writes that Bank of America (BAC) will probably sell…
According to Reuters, stress tests results will force ten banks to have to raise nearly $75 billion. Reuters reports that Toyota (TM) lost $6.9 billion and warned of more losses ahead. Reuters…
Finally, the stress tests are out for the US banking and financial institutions. Of the banks, 10 of 19 banks need a combined $74 billion of equity.The good news is that a…
The most exciting day of the financial year should have been today because the government releases the results of its multi-month bank “stress test” program which includes thorough vetting of the health…
The twenty-five subprime lenders that originated $1 trillion in high interest loans between 2005 and 2007 got their funding from Wall St. banks that are now the beneficiaries of TARP money. According…
To call the triple-leverage financial ETF of the Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) volatile would be the understatement of the year. It has become the day trading instrument of choice…
Wall St. is not going to be as big a player in the economy as it has been, if President Obama is right. He may not be. Commenting on how much of…
According to Reuters, a new generation of netbooks may reshape the PC industry. Reuters reports that concerns about swine flu have spread across the globe causing health alerts. Reuters reports that John…
Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) has started to be viewed as one of Wall Street’s beneficiaries of all the financial turmoil. It isn’t that the company is immune to the woes of…
Banks like Goldman Sachs (GS) are saying they want to pay their TARP loans back. They are financially healthy and don’t want the government restrictions that being in the program brings. The…
Douglas A. McIntyre The recovery from the recession looked fine until late last week. Some of the data from the government and associations that keep track of economic indicators got a bit worse. But, that…
General Growth (GGP), the big mall owner, filed for bankruptcy, as many experts thought it would. The company has $27 billion in debt and, with real estate prices depressed, it may be…
