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ThinkstockIt looks as though things are becoming less and less dire by the week in Europe. Pressure continues to abate against the nation of the PIIGS. Even if austerity protests are taking place in...
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Wikimedia CommonsJamie Dimon of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) used to be a Teflon CEO. Now we have a shareholder action looking to split the role of chairman and chief executive for the...
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ThinkstockInterest rates have been kept at historically low levels by the Federal Reserve since the Great Recession began in 2008. The intent behind this was to spur loan activity and borrowing to...
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Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) chief executive officer, Brian Moynihan, has been rewarded appropriately for a combination of...
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White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released their full stock holdings for 2013 on Thursday after the close. Earlier in the week we highlighted how...
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ThinkstockAn international money transfer company, Xoom Corp. (NASDAQ: XOOM), held its initial public offering this morning. The shares were offered at $16 apiece, above the estimated range of $13 to...
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ThinkstockIn what could turn out to be one of those pot-calling-the-kettle-black moments, Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service yesterday cut the debt rating of The...
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Jon OggMetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) is finally losing its artificial status as a bank holding company. The insurance giant announced on Thursday that it has finally received the required approvals from...
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ThinkstockThe United States Treasury’s 30-Year Treasury Bond auction just went off and the results were looking a bit better than we would have been expecting even this morning. We had noted that...
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ThinkstockThe difference between professional services reviews posted to Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) and book reviews posted at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) or the number of video views...
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Jon OggBankrate Inc. (NYSE: RATE) was downgraded by analysts after the personal finance website had poor earnings and guidance. What 24/7 Wall St. wants to know is whether this is the sign of worse...
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ThinkstockBanks have been back as a flavor for investors for a while. After all, Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was the best performing stock of all 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components in...
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ThinkstockThe McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 earnings before markets opened this morning. Quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share...
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ThinkstockBarclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) announced poor 2012 earnings and promptly fired 3,700 people. Management said that results were hurt by bad payment protection on loans and credit cards. Other...
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Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesMarket rumors and speculation has been about that other exchanges would either go private or would merger together after this mega-exchange merger between NYSE...
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