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Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The investment bank and…
One of the big downsides of incredibly low short-term and long-term interest rates was that fiduciaries such as life insurers…
ThinkstockCitigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) reported fiscal second quarter results before markets opened this morning. The bank reported adjusted diluted quarterly…
ThinkstockWells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has released its second-quarter earnings report and the market likes what it sees so…
Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is now out with its second quarter company earnings report. The DJIA…
ThinkstockAfter a painful three years of negotiations and recriminations, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the European Commission…
ThinkstockDespite awful economic news about its own gross domestic product (GDP) prospects, China’s Shanghai Composite rose 3.2% to 2,073. It is…
ThinkstockSeeing a U.S., Canadian or European bank file to raise cash in a debt offering is generally nothing unusual. But…
The FOMC is out with its highly anticipated minutes of its last meeting. While there is some clarification and some…
Jon OggThe U.S. Treasury has just conducted a $21 billion 10-year Treasury note auction, which may spook some investors. Interest…
ThinkstockIn an action that is likely to cause deep concern among America’s largest banks: The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal…
ThinkstockThe change was inevitable. The British Bankers Association has been kicked out as the controller of the London Interbank Offered…
Following the lead of the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England kept interest rates low at .5%. It is certainly…
ThinkstockS&P must believe that a new credit crisis is on the way, or at least there is a reasonably good…
ThinkstockLarge banks often use greater regulation by the government, particularly the Federal Reserve, as a reason to slow the pace…
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