6:00am ET
Investing
Breaking The Banks With A New “Sin Tax”
Regulators in the US and Europe are still sifting through a variety of programs that would create a tariff on large banks to create a pool of money that could be used…
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5:22am ET
Housing
Big US Banks Recoil Against Plan To Revalue Mortgages
JPMorgan (JPM) and other big US banks have started a campaign against the Administration’s proposed program for them to cut the amount of the principles on the mortgages of millions of people. The…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:53am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/13/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Chinese president told Obama that the nation will make its own decision on the yuan. Reuters: Growth and cheap phones were key to Q1 industry growth. Reuters: Twitter will start…
11:34am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
This Week’s DJIA Earnings Expectations (AA, INTC, JPM, BAC, GE)
This is the official kick-off of earnings season. Many stocks are at 52-week highs and we are coming off a stellar market performance over the last 13 months. There are 5 of…
3:52am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings Week 14: Goldman Sachs Bye Week
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
10:07am ET
Investing
The Unusual Suspects (AA, BAC, GE, GOOG, INTC, JPM, ACN, BSX, CTIC, CLNE, LULU, PALM, TROW, LCC, PLND, CEDC)
This weekend’s roster of the Unusual Suspects is back to earnings, although there are many other key stocks to watch out for this coming week. We did see a very brief hit…
2:24pm ET
Investing
Next Week’s Can’t Miss Earnings (AA, INFY, CSX, INTC, JPM, JBHT, YUM, SCHW, AMD, GOOG, ISRG, BAC, GE)
Didn’t earnings season just end? It sure feels that way. The earnings season floodgates are about to open. The media will try to tell you this is the most critical earnings season…
12:07pm ET
Investing
The Weekly Dividend & Buyback (BPT, SKT, MNRO, QCOM, PAYX, AMIN, TJX, HOTT, TM, ETR, GE, JPM, UFS)
We often cover companies raising dividends and announcing new stock buyback plans. We did see some dividend hikes this week, but there are also many unique dividend stories from this week which…
2:48am ET
Media
Media Digest 4/7/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Chinese hinted they were ready to let the yuan rise. Reuters: Asian stocks are near a 22 month high. Reuters: Regulators plan to track fast frequency trading. Reuters: FTC may…
9:33am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Treasury Reaps 8.5% Return From Companies Exiting TARP
Banks’ repayments of TARP preferred stock and warrants continue to turn a profit for the U.S. Treasury Department, according to analysis by SNL Financial done by By Andrew Schukman and Russ Yates.…
4:04am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings (Week 13)
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
8:19pm ET
Investing
A “Most Admired Company” List Without A Single Surprise
Everyone loves Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and the “never be evil” management of Google. Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), and the other large firms on Wall St. are among the…
11:16am ET
Investing
Politics Aside, Jamie Dimon is Right (JPM, C, BAC, AIG)
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is in the news today because CEO Jamie Dimon issued a scathing letter to shareholders that effectively is attacking the current political climate in Washington…
3:01am ET
Media
Media Digest 4/1/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Factories in China and India upped production last month. Reuters: Asian stocks hit and 11 month high. Reuters: General Growth filed a plan to exit bankruptcy. Reuters: Reviews praised the Apple…
8:07am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/29/2010)
Updated throughout the day. Morgan Stanley (MS) will underwrite the sale of the government’s piece of Citigroup (C) (CNBC) JP Morgan’s (JPM) One Equity Partners unit will take CKS private. (WSJ). The…