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The action out of China’s virtual easing by lowering reserve requirements was already a boost to global markets, but the coordinated central bank efforts of the U.S., Canada, Europe, Switzerland,...
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The Eurozone growth rate of 0.2% in the third quarter may have met expectations but this is just one more example that growth is so low already that getting out of the debt hole is going to be no...
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Well, it used to be Greece taking us down daily, but now it is the much larger concern of Italy. The markets were supposed to be cheering that Silvio Berlusconi was going to step down but then...
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Greece and the rest of the PIIGS were hurting us for so long that it seems hard to believe that the Europeans are setting a 50% haircut for the Greek sovereign debt and that they have agreed to a...
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It feels like Groundhog day in Europe. Greece fears are escalating and European markets are sharply lower. The Europeans are just unwilling or are unable to deal with their woes in a timely...
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European stocks are leading the markets this morning and the direction is lower. Greece projected that 2012 deficits will be above plan and the nation has effectively admitted that it will not meet...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) Started as...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Ticonderoga. Bank of...
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If you are surprised about the newest crash scenario boiling up outside of Greece, this is something we have been covering routinely. While the beastly pace is surprising, how big of a surprise is...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $500 at...
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You have probably heard and read about some of the same rumors and stories about a second bailout heading the way of Greece. The aim is to prevent a de facto default scenario where Greece would...
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If you didn’t think the ratings agencies were quite on par over the last, well for years now, there is another ratings agency action that needs to be discussed. While it may sound opportunistic,...
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Banco Santander S.A. (NYSE: STD) has filed to raise up to $1 billion in debt securities in the United States for its subsidiary Santander Holdings USA, Inc. Santander is the parent company of...
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