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Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei rose 1.3% to 10,092. Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Toyota (NYSE:TM) rose. The Hang Seng fell .1% to 20,265. HSBC (NYSE:HBC) dropped slightly. The Shanghai Composite rose...
Markets is Asia were lower The Nikkei fell 2.6% to 10,591. The Hang Seng was down .9% to 30,678. HBC (NYSE:HBC) fell sharply. The Shanghai Composite dropped 1% to 3,129. At the open in Europe, the...
Barclays Capital’s banking research department has been busy going into the new year as it has issued new coverage on many of the European and global banks.  Some of the ratings are strong and...
Markets in Asia were mostly higher with Hong Kong closed. The Nikkei rose 1.5% to 10,537. The Shanghai Composite was up 2.6% to 3,153. At the open in Europe, the FTSE was flat at 5,373. HSBC...
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .4% to 10,183. Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Mitsubish UFJ (NYSE:MTU) rose. The Hang Seng was off 1% to 20,697. HSBC (HNYSE:HBC) dropped. The Shanghai Composte was...
Markets in Asia were lower. The Nikkei dropped .3% to 10,142. The Hang Seng fell .7% to 21,193. HSBC (NYSE:HBC) was off sharply. The Shanghai Composite was down 2.1% to 3,113. At the open in Europe,...
Markets in Asia fell sharply. The Nikkei dropped 1.3% to 10,005. Honda (NYSE:HMC) and Toyota (NYSE:TM) fell. The Hang Seng was off 1.4% to 21,761. HSBC (NYSE:HBC) fell. The Shanghai Composite was...
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off .3% to 10,140. The Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 22,083  HSBC (NYSE:HBC) FELL. The Shanghai Composite was down 1.1% to 3,297. At the open, the FTSE fell .4% to...
Markets in Asia were sharply higher The Nikkei rose 2.4% to 9,572. The Hang Seng was up 1.4% to 22,086. HSBC (NYSE:HBC) rose. The Shanghai Composite was up 1.3% to 3,235. At the open in Europe, the...
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.24 PM EST:  HSBC (NYSE:HBC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), and Standard Chartered may have large exposure to Dubai debt problems.  (NYTimes) 12.08 PM EST: Google...
These are this morning’s top pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Raised to Outperform at FBR. AGA Medical...
Markets in Asia were sharply higher. The Nikkei rose 2.9% to 9,346. Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU) fell. The Hang Seng rose 3.3% to 21,822. HSBC (NYSE:HBC) rose. The Shanghai Composite was up 3.2% to...
Markets in Asia were sharply lower on concerns about Dubai debt. The Nikkei fell 3.2% to 9,082. Honda (NYSE:HMC) and Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU) fell. The Hang Seng dropped 4.8% to 21,135. HSBC...
Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) profit was up 14% and the company will triple its share buyback. Reuters:   Banks have been asked to give their TARP repayment plans to the government....
Many, or most, major banks do not have enough capital to comfortably maintain their current ratings.  Standard & Poor’s has a report out saying that the banks are underfunded despite capital...