Some politicians just refuse to move on. The woes for Jamie Dimon and friends at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) after the trading losses from the London Whale just refuse…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThe S&P 500 is trying to break out all over again. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most liquid of all ETFs. The ETF…
Moody’s is panning the U.S. banking sector yet again. In an updated credit profile on Tuesday, Moody’s said, “The outlook for the US banking system remains negative, with ongoing challenges in the operating…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) cut to Neutral…
Samsung beats Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in an intellectual property case in Japan. (Reuters) The CEOs of Apple and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) meet to discuss patent issues. (Reuters) J.P. Morgan Chase…
Research firm SNL Financial has released its list of the top 50 U.S. banks at the end of the second quarter of 2012. The eleven largest banks are JPMorgan Chase & Co.…
The short interest in bank stocks looks to be one where investors and speculators are easing up on their attacks of the quality banks if you review the short interest changes from…
Workers in the aerospace industry are concerned about potential military cuts at the end of this year. (Reuters) Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) says that founder Richard Schulze turned down an…
Standard Chartered continues to seek an agreement with the U.S. government to settle money laundering charges. (Reuters) The new Samsung tablet has a unique split screen technology. (Reuters) A judge presses for…
Asset management firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is purchasing Seattle-based Getty Images, Inc. for $3.3 billion, management for both groups announced Wednesday. Carlyle is buying Getty from Hellman & Friedman, a private equity firm focused…
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) may have taken the title for the safest of the big money center banks away from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), but the bank…
Safety-Kleen Inc. looks like it will soon be public. The environmental services outfit has filed to sell up to $400 million in initial public offering proceeds. It will be a New York…
Jon C. Ogg Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG) and China PE funds may take Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMCN) private. (Reuters) The company that owns the Empire State Building expects earnings to double in…
Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) is being supported by its underwriters if the volume and pricing is of use. The formal IPO was 16.6 million shares at $14.00. We heard the Bloomberg…
If you think that the higher regulation of banks and financial institutions is immaterial, it is not. Even if the banks need far more regulation than what they had been accustomed to,…
