This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks that are likely to double off of their lows. The time frame is by the end of 2010, which is meant to coincide…
Some recent bank insiders that bought stock in their respective banks are finally looking smart after looking like fools for some time. Over the years, insider buying has been seen as a…
Short sellers may have taken a bath in companies such as Citigroup (C) and GE (GE), but they increased investments in many companies to record levels. At the end of February, shares…
Warren Buffett has been a much more reserved lately, although not as much as the recent performance might dictate. In the latest Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) annual report, he sounded like…
Wells Fargo (WFC) is supposed to be one of the healthier big banks. The market has not treated that way, driving its shares relentlessly lower–down 40% over the last five trading days…
According to Reuters, Ford (F) will launch a major financial restructuring. Reuters reports that the US is launching a $75 billion plan to help troubled holders of US mortgages. Reuters reports that…
Everyone wants to know what the Oracle of Omaha is up to. The great Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) stock has proven to be far from immune to the woes of the…
Most tax plans start with increasing the portion that the very wealthy pay as a percent of their income. That is not just true in America. It is a global way of…
The latest way for the government to decide what it should do with troubled banks is to put them though what it calls a “stress test”. The criteria that will be used,…
Short sellers think financial stocks believe that financial stocks still have further to fall. Based on data as of February 15, short sellers kept a big bet on Citigroup (C). Share short…
According to Reuters, Obama set out his goals in an address before Congress. Reuters reports that UAW leaders are urging members to vote for the new Ford (F) contract. Reuters reports that…
There is a fear in America today, and it is a real one. It is part of the reason you keep seeing destruction of value in the stock market every day. That…
Citigroup (C) Worries about bank nationalization take shares to $1.61 from 52-week high of $27.35. Bank of American (BAC) Ditto. Down to $2.53 from 52-week high of $43.50. Wells Fargo (WFC) More…
The final list of Warren Buffett’s year-end stock holdings from Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) are out and we broke them down alphabetically with this being the “S to Z” stock list. …
There is not going to be much positive press today about the U.S. banking sectors. The top CEOs of America’s banks are going to testify before the House Financial Services Committee. Despite…
