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The woes for Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) are still there despite newswire headlines about ongoing talks with multiple parties which have been seen throughout this Thursday.  As of 12:45...
Source: Jon OggKnight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has some explaining to do over its trading errors on Wednesday. This created major moves in many stocks and the NYSE canceled trades in at least...
Source: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesKnight Capital Group (NYSE: KCG) may have just been the latest firm to create trading issues that were somewhat akin to the Flash Crash of 2010, or at least...
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) is going to please Wall St., although perhaps not its investment professionals employed by the bank. The company is suffering lower losses, so to combat that it will be...
Bloomberg TV hosted the outspoken and well-known bank analyst Meredith Whitney early Tuesday morning about the banking sector and the future trends that have to be addressed in banking and brokerage...
Source: Jon OggThere is a saying that goes like this: “For every saint there is a past, and for every sinner there is a future.” What happens when a big sinner looks for redemption? Just ask...
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has just reported a gain in its quarterly earnings due to its growth of the market data operations. Earnings were $0.53 per share, but this was $0.64 per share on...
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has joined the money-center banks in beating earnings expectations. Excluding items, Bank of America earnings came to $0.19 per share and revenue was $21.97...
If you were just looking at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) you might think that all was well on Wall St. after the bulge-bracket firm beat its earnings estimates. When you look elsewhere you...
So far, Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is getting a favorable reaction to its second-quarter earnings report. The international banking giant’s earnings came in ahead of Wall St. consensus targets from...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today has just released documents related to the Barclays-LIBOR scandal with Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS).  These documents were requested (request or demand?) by...
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has managed to beat earnings but it is obviously going to be in second place after J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The bank still shows why it is now the top of the...
Jamie Dimon appears to have escaped the worst if you look through the earnings and trading losses at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM).  While the initial reaction shows that the stock was down...
This Friday is going to mark a key earnings day when we get earnings from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC).  These two earnings reports will act as a prelude for...
Fitch Ratings is maintaining a “AAA” rating for United States. The ratings affirmation pertains to the long-term foreign and local issuer default ratings and the U.S. Treasury security ratings. ...