People who get to the end of 2008 and are still at work can be thankful. The unemployment rate will probably be over 7%. That does not count the people no longer…
Henry Paulson wants the $350 billion still left in the TARP funding from Congress. He says the last part of the first $350 billion is going to Detroit. His logic seems to…
According to MarketWatch, "Standard & Poor’s cut the credit rating or outlook of 12 major U.S. and European financial institutions Friday, saying the move reflected its view of the significant pressure on…
UBS has a research report out for the banking sector, and the report may take away some thunder from those who are hoping that banks will return to profits sooner rather than…
A man runs from a burning house covered with soot and with his hair and clothing aflame. A fireman stops him and asks, "What was your strategy for coming out of the…
A leading bank analyst is certain that Wells Fargo (WFC) and Bank of America (BAC) are going to have to raise more money. No one seems to be listening. Both stocks are…
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is still in a pinch despite more than a 100% bounce from recent lows, and its still-relatively new CEO is caught right in the middle of a storm…
It was just this last summer that the heads of Merrill Lynch (MER), Lehman, and Morgan Stanley (MS) said the financial crisis had peaked and its energy was dissipating. It would be…
According to MarketWatch, shares in Rio Tinto (RTP) dropped 40% after BHP Billiton (BHP) dropped its offer for the company. According to Reuters, Citigroup’s (C) assurances that it did not need capital…
Most executives spend their careers trying to get noticed, both as a way to achieve promotion and to bolster their reputations which they hope will be remembered long after they retire. Mention…
At last Citigroup (C) has decided to do something to save itself beyond having town hall meetings and firing tens of thousand of people. Shares of the big bank fell to a…
According to Reuters, Japan exports hit their lowest level since 2002. Reuters writes that hopes for an auto bailout in this session of Congress are poor. Reuters reports that the US is…
The market is treating Citigroup (C) as if it knows something about the bank’s near-term fortunes and that something is not good. Shares in the bank have been off 21% to $6.60.…
We have outlined the changes in the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and consolidated these into alphabetical order from "T to Z" for the quarter ended on September…
Perhaps it is a remarkable failure of imagination or just animal panic. A day after Citigroup (C) hit a multi-year low and spent time below $10, CEO Vikram Pandit’s answer was to…
