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Jon C. Ogg | Dec 20, 2010 at 11:06 AM EST

Moody’s Downgrade War in Ireland & Lands of PIIGS (AIB, IRE, NBG, STD, BBVA)

Moody’s is at it again with yet another debt rating downgrade in the lands of the PIIGS. Today came a…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 17, 2010 at 2:25 PM EST

ETF and ETN Market Surpassed $1 Trillion (SPY, GLD, EEM, VWO, EFA, IVV, QQQQ, TIP, IWM, VTI)

It is almost hard to say it, but the world of exchange-traded products (ETFs, ETNs, etc) hit an almost unbelievable…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 17, 2010 at 9:04 AM EST

Bank & Finance M&A: The Canadians Are Coming (BMO, MI, BAC, C, JPM, WFC, RY, TD, BNS, CM)

Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) is expanding in the U.S. The fourth largest bank in Canada is acquiring Marshall &…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 17, 2010 at 8:35 AM EST

Moody’s Ireland Cut Holds PIIGS Banks Hostage (AIB, IRE, NBG, STD, BBVA)

Moody’s has been on a warpath this week downgrading the PIIGS. The calls are late. Very late. These should have…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 17, 2010 at 5:51 AM EST

M&A Hits $2.2 Trillion As 2011 Looms

Data from Reuters shows that global M&A activity rose to $2.2 trillion in 2010. The 2010 improvement was the first…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 16, 2010 at 2:49 PM EST

Greater Interchange Fee Wrath from D.C. (MA, V)

Credit card clearing and processing giants Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) and Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) are getting hammered on strong…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 16, 2010 at 12:02 PM EST

Moody’s Warns on Downgrade of Greece, Late and Again (Spain too)

Another day, another late-late sovereign debt rating downgrade warning. Moody’s has just placed the “Ba1” rating of Greece on review…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 16, 2010 at 11:17 AM EST

Coffee Conundrum: Coffee Shelf Life vs. Corporate Finance (ICE, KFT, SBUX, FARM, GMCR, PEET, CBOU, JO)

ThinkstockCoffee prices have been rising, primarily as a result of a projected failure in the Colombian crop due to heavy…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 16, 2010 at 11:01 AM EST

Rising Rates, Now Only A Few DJIA Stocks Out-Yield Longer Treasuries (TBT, KFT, MRK, PFE, T, VZ)

The longer-end of the curve is is still rising. Earlier we had seen the highest yields since June, and now…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 15, 2010 at 3:38 PM EST

What Crisis? $111 Million Bonus for Goldman Execs (GS)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) may be the poster child firm for wealth and excess on Wall Street. The…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 15, 2010 at 9:31 AM EST

Forex IPO: GAIN Capital Holdings (GCAP)

GAIN Capital Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) is coming public this morning via an initial public offering. The company priced 9…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 15, 2010 at 9:19 AM EST

Spain, Greece, Ireland All Weigh on Bank ADRs (STD, BBVA, AIB, IRE, NBG)

The woes of Europe continue, again… Get used to it. The markets are soft this morning on news that Moody’s…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 15, 2010 at 8:44 AM EST

Carl Icahn Buys the Electric Power Company (DYN, IEP, BX)

Carl Icahn usually makes his headlines by criticizing management for not rewarding shareholders. This morning he is in the news…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 15, 2010 at 7:47 AM EST

FleetCor Technologies IPO Debuts in Soft Pricing (FLT)

FleetCor Technologies Inc. (NYSE: FLT) is coming public. The company sold some 12.675 million shares at $23.00 per share, at…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 14, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST

FOMC: QE2 As Long As the Eye Can See

The FOMC, as expected, has left the Fed Funds rate unchanged in another 10 to 1 vote. More important is…

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Moody’s Downgrade War in Ireland & Lands of PIIGS (AIB, IRE, NBG, STD, BBVA)

ETF and ETN Market Surpassed $1 Trillion (SPY, GLD, EEM, VWO, EFA, IVV, QQQQ, TIP, IWM, VTI)

Bank & Finance M&A: The Canadians Are Coming (BMO, MI, BAC, C, JPM, WFC, RY, TD, BNS, CM)

Moody’s Ireland Cut Holds PIIGS Banks Hostage (AIB, IRE, NBG, STD, BBVA)

M&A Hits $2.2 Trillion As 2011 Looms

Greater Interchange Fee Wrath from D.C. (MA, V)

Moody’s Warns on Downgrade of Greece, Late and Again (Spain too)

Coffee Conundrum: Coffee Shelf Life vs. Corporate Finance (ICE, KFT, SBUX, FARM, GMCR, PEET, CBOU, JO)

Rising Rates, Now Only A Few DJIA Stocks Out-Yield Longer Treasuries (TBT, KFT, MRK, PFE, T, VZ)

What Crisis? $111 Million Bonus for Goldman Execs (GS)

Forex IPO: GAIN Capital Holdings (GCAP)

Spain, Greece, Ireland All Weigh on Bank ADRs (STD, BBVA, AIB, IRE, NBG)

Carl Icahn Buys the Electric Power Company (DYN, IEP, BX)

FleetCor Technologies IPO Debuts in Soft Pricing (FLT)

FOMC: QE2 As Long As the Eye Can See

If You Had Invested $1,000 in McDonald’s a Decade Ago: A Prospective Dividend King’s Long-Term Payoff

We May Soon Find Out Why Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Have Almost $400 Billion in Cash

Prospect Capital insiders are buying while yield hunters debate the safety

Caleb Hammer Confronts Husband Hiding an AI Girlfriend From His Wife

A Couple With $3.1 Million Disagrees on Whether to Take Social Security at 62 or 70

If You Had Invested $1,000 in McDonald’s a Decade Ago: A Prospective Dividend King’s Long-Term Payoff

We May Soon Find Out Why Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Have Almost $400 Billion in Cash

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Moody’s Downgrade War in Ireland & Lands of PIIGS (AIB, IRE, NBG, STD, BBVA)

ETF and ETN Market Surpassed $1 Trillion (SPY, GLD, EEM, VWO, EFA, IVV, QQQQ, TIP, IWM, VTI)

Bank & Finance M&A: The Canadians Are Coming (BMO, MI, BAC, C, JPM, WFC, RY, TD, BNS, CM)

Moody’s Ireland Cut Holds PIIGS Banks Hostage (AIB, IRE, NBG, STD, BBVA)

M&A Hits $2.2 Trillion As 2011 Looms

Greater Interchange Fee Wrath from D.C. (MA, V)

Moody’s Warns on Downgrade of Greece, Late and Again (Spain too)

Coffee Conundrum: Coffee Shelf Life vs. Corporate Finance (ICE, KFT, SBUX, FARM, GMCR, PEET, CBOU, JO)

Rising Rates, Now Only A Few DJIA Stocks Out-Yield Longer Treasuries (TBT, KFT, MRK, PFE, T, VZ)

What Crisis? $111 Million Bonus for Goldman Execs (GS)

Forex IPO: GAIN Capital Holdings (GCAP)

Spain, Greece, Ireland All Weigh on Bank ADRs (STD, BBVA, AIB, IRE, NBG)

Carl Icahn Buys the Electric Power Company (DYN, IEP, BX)

FleetCor Technologies IPO Debuts in Soft Pricing (FLT)

FOMC: QE2 As Long As the Eye Can See

If You Had Invested $1,000 in McDonald’s a Decade Ago: A Prospective Dividend King’s Long-Term Payoff

We May Soon Find Out Why Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Have Almost $400 Billion in Cash

Prospect Capital insiders are buying while yield hunters debate the safety

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