Many, or most, major banks do not have enough capital to comfortably maintain their current ratings. Standard & Poor’s has a report out saying that the banks are underfunded despite capital raised…
Reuters: The Ohio Attorney General is suing a number of Wall St. firms. Reuters: GM will start to repay part of its debt to the US. Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) will sell Bellsystem…
Reuters: The Wall St. insider trading probe lead to another 14 arrests. Reuters: Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) lost $19 billion and asked Treasury for money. Reuters: GM is readying its plans for Opel…
Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) returned to a profit. Reuters: The Fed will keep rates near zero for an extended period. Reuters: Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) beat forecasts. Reuters: Gold is near $1,100.
Reuters: The value of the yuan could cause a trade war between the US and China. Reuters: Executive pensions rose despite drops in stock prices. Reuters: Lloyds will make a large stock…
Updated throughout the day. Update 12.05 PM EST: UBS (NYSE:UBS) may spin off PaineWebber (Breakingviews) GMAC has asked the Treasury Department for several billion more dollars in loans. (NYTimes) Barry Diller’s IACI (NASDAQ:IACI) might…
A new analysis from The Wall Street Journal shows that pay czar Kenneth Feinberg raised the salaries of most of the executives over which he has jurisdiction. The paper reports that base…
Reuters: UBS (NYSE:UBS) will put in a new US chief. Reuters: Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) says “dark pools” help investors. Reuters: The US is welcoming the rise of the yuan. Retuers: Nelson Peltz’s…
Reuters: US corporations are concerned about the weakness of the dollar. Reuters: Bernanke says that global imbalances in trade and cash flows must be addressed. Reuters: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is attacking new markets…
Reuters: China may hold the key to a sanctions program against Iran. Reuters: The head of the AIG (AIG) unit that caused most of the firm’s losses is back in US. Reuters: The…
Reuters: International bank regulators are looking at Brazil as a model. Reuters: John Mack will step down at Morgan Stanley’s (MS) CEO. Reuters: The SEC vowed reforms after its report on Madoff revealed mistakes.…
Reuters: GM has made its decision on Opel and will announce it today. Reuters: Foreign car makers are having trouble with the affluent market in China Reuters: Steve Jobs made a presentation at…
These are this Wednesday morning’s top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street: Cameco (CCJ) Cut to Sector Perform at Scotia. Check Point Software (CHKP) Cut…
Reuters: The best investment for Chinese companies may be the nation’s own 1.3 billion person home market. Reuters: Japan’s Democrats took power. Reuters: Economists say there is no need for a second…
Reuters: Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are battling to control home entertainment but consumers are slow to adopt their technologies. Reuters: The “clunkers” program will end on August 24. Reuters: GM is…
