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Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 7, 2008 at 4:47 PM EDT

Merrill Lynch (MER) Caves In On Auction Rates

Merrill Lynch (MER), pole-axed by the Citigroup (C) decision to buy back all of the auction-rate securities it has sold…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 7, 2008 at 11:21 AM EDT

Citigroup (C) Goes A Long Way Toward Becoming “Worst Managed Company”

In an announcement that shows how remarkable flawed the marketing and risk management at Citigroup (C) have been, the bank…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 7, 2008 at 9:36 AM EDT

Blackstone Going Green (BX)

This morning there was interesting note out of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), although some efforts have already been made…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 6, 2008 at 5:28 AM EDT

Freddie Mac (FRE) Earnings: The Gathering Storm

Freddie Mac’s (FRE) results undercut any hope that things at the quasi-governmental agency would get better soon. Actually, they were…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 6, 2008 at 5:03 AM EDT

Morgan Stanley (MS): Stealing Home-Equity Loans

Morgan Stanley (MS) has gone to some of its private clients and told them they cannot borrow more on their…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 6, 2008 at 4:46 AM EDT

Banking’s Next Big Tempest: Auction-Rates

Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.—Shakespeare, “The Tempest” Auction-rate securities were one of the great inventions of modern banking.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 4, 2008 at 3:20 PM EDT

Bankrate Earnings: Half Empty & Half Full (RATE)

Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) has just posted non-GAAP EPS of $0.33 on a 70% gain in revenues to $40.2 million. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 4, 2008 at 1:34 PM EDT

Lehman (LEH) May Raise Cash, Dilute Shareholders

Lehman (LEH) may have to raise several billion dollars. With its market cap below $13 billion, that could be painful…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 3, 2008 at 6:07 AM EDT

With Royal Bank Of Scotland (RBS) Facing Record Loss, US Banks To Follow

Analysts who think that money center banks are out of the woods, may want to look at the RBS results…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 1, 2008 at 5:09 AM EDT

Third Quarter Bank Earnings Warning: Fed Being Hit For Record Sums

There has been plenty of forecasting and anecdotal evidence that US money center banks will have more write-downs in coming…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 31, 2008 at 4:00 PM EDT

Greenspan’s Recession Odds: Tales From Crypt Keeper (FNM, FRE)

Today before the close of the market, former Fed-Head Alan Greenspan participated in an interview on CNBC with Maria Bartoromo. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 31, 2008 at 1:51 PM EDT

Big Activist Stake Send WaMu Soaring (WM)

We are seeing a substantial move in shares of Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE: WM). British Activist fund Toscafund Asset Management…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 31, 2008 at 5:07 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank (DB) Follows Merrill Lynch (MER) To Signal Crisis Redux

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 30, 2008 at 3:33 PM EDT

Visa’s Earnings Cheer: “Charge!” (V)

Credit card clearing and processing giant Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) just posted earnings with an adjusted $0.59 EPS on $1.6…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 30, 2008 at 8:26 AM EDT

Fed Extends Brokerage Rescue Deal

In another move to save the finances of almost every man, woman, and child in the US, the Fed has…

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Merrill Lynch (MER) Caves In On Auction Rates

Citigroup (C) Goes A Long Way Toward Becoming “Worst Managed Company”

Blackstone Going Green (BX)

Freddie Mac (FRE) Earnings: The Gathering Storm

Morgan Stanley (MS): Stealing Home-Equity Loans

Banking’s Next Big Tempest: Auction-Rates

Bankrate Earnings: Half Empty & Half Full (RATE)

Lehman (LEH) May Raise Cash, Dilute Shareholders

With Royal Bank Of Scotland (RBS) Facing Record Loss, US Banks To Follow

Third Quarter Bank Earnings Warning: Fed Being Hit For Record Sums

Greenspan’s Recession Odds: Tales From Crypt Keeper (FNM, FRE)

Big Activist Stake Send WaMu Soaring (WM)

Deutsche Bank (DB) Follows Merrill Lynch (MER) To Signal Crisis Redux

Visa’s Earnings Cheer: “Charge!” (V)

Fed Extends Brokerage Rescue Deal

This Natural Resources ETF Has Silently Outperformed The S&P 500 Year-To-Date While Yielding 5%

XRP vs Solana vs Ethereum: Which Altcoin is the Best Buy for Upside Right Now?

Brinker CEO Kevin Hochman: “We Are Firing on All Cylinders” After 20 Straight Quarters of Growth

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Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

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Merrill Lynch (MER) Caves In On Auction Rates

Citigroup (C) Goes A Long Way Toward Becoming “Worst Managed Company”

Blackstone Going Green (BX)

Freddie Mac (FRE) Earnings: The Gathering Storm

Morgan Stanley (MS): Stealing Home-Equity Loans

Banking’s Next Big Tempest: Auction-Rates

Bankrate Earnings: Half Empty & Half Full (RATE)

Lehman (LEH) May Raise Cash, Dilute Shareholders

With Royal Bank Of Scotland (RBS) Facing Record Loss, US Banks To Follow

Third Quarter Bank Earnings Warning: Fed Being Hit For Record Sums

Greenspan’s Recession Odds: Tales From Crypt Keeper (FNM, FRE)

Big Activist Stake Send WaMu Soaring (WM)

Deutsche Bank (DB) Follows Merrill Lynch (MER) To Signal Crisis Redux

Visa’s Earnings Cheer: “Charge!” (V)

Fed Extends Brokerage Rescue Deal

This Natural Resources ETF Has Silently Outperformed The S&P 500 Year-To-Date While Yielding 5%

XRP vs Solana vs Ethereum: Which Altcoin is the Best Buy for Upside Right Now?

Brinker CEO Kevin Hochman: “We Are Firing on All Cylinders” After 20 Straight Quarters of Growth

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