thinkstockJune 3, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following encouraging reports on the U.S. trade deficit (down) and non-farm employment up more than expected. The Fed’s Beige Book acknowledged continued economic expansion…
Moody's ungraded four of America's largest banks due to their new aversion to risk. JPMorgan layoffs were more about efficiency than about risk.
In a new research note, UBS says that the legal troubles that have been such an overhang for banks for the past seven years may be finally coming to an end.
thinkstockMay 20 2015: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday and the indexes bounced around the break-even line until the Fed minutes were announced in mid-afternoon. Equities bounced higher when it became clear that…
In a new report, Oppenheimer is very bullish on financials that are big players in the equity capital markets arena.
Another measure of brand value, and another brand value study that puts Apple on top.
BMO Capital Markets had an update to its six "Best Ideas" list in financial coverage. The report included a downgrade of Bank of America shares.
thinkstockMay 4, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday after a relatively quiet night overseas. Both U.K. and Japanese equities markets were closed Monday for holidays. Other Asian and European markets closed higher…
After years of retail presence expansion in banking, that trend has been unwinding as banks see how ever more mobile banking usage by consumers is allowing them to chop down on the…
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Nike, Target and Weatherford International.
thinkstockApril 15, 2015: Markets opened higher again on Wednesday and followed the energy sector higher as crude oil gained nearly 6% on a lower than expected build to U.S. inventories. The afternoon…
thinkstockApril 14, 2015: Markets opened higher on again on Tuesday but all three major indexes slipped below the breakeven line soon thereafter. The S&P 500 and the DJIA pulled back into positive…
Bank of America is scheduled to report its first-quarter financial results on first thing Wednesday, but will earnings look more like JPMorgan's or Wells Fargo's?
The 30-year Treasury Bond yields only about 2.5% and, amazingly, more than half of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks are yielding more than that.
JPMorgan reported better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2015 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick 
