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Everyone, or most everyone, loves initial public offerings and the allure of great gains on the great growth engines of the next decade. Sometimes things just don’t work out as well as the hype...
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When companies announce that they are going to lay off thousands of employees, it shouldn’t be any surprise that employee morale drops like a stone. So why do they do it other than for the most...
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The American Jobs Act is a bill which is supposed to be “fully paid for.” It isn’t. In the attack on wealth at all costs, the measure to tax municipal bond interest for the wealthy ($200K...
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has just released a “leadership transition” at the company. John Mack, known formerly as ‘Mack the Knife,” is stepping down as Morgan Stanley’s Chairman and is...
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This morning’s report that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has downgraded its fellow banks’ earnings was based on fears that the European banking system is facing severe pressure from economic weakness...
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To say that Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is under pressure remains the understatement of 2011. The DJIA industrial average component is under attack from every angle. It is now under...
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Another private equity giant is set to come public in an initial public offering. The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co....
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Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has been the subject of more rumors and more speculation than one could imagine. Most of the rumors and speculation feel like 2008 rather than 2011. There...
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is the highest credit quality of the money center banks in America. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is not. Far from it. You have seen the...
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Shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) are up more than 5.5% today following reports that the bank selling some assets to raise cash. There is also some speculation that the bank is considering...
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For the second week in a row, the number of US mortgage applications rose, but the vast majority of the action came in refinancing, not new purchases. This spells continuing pressure on new home...
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Financial markets have been reeling as investors grow more concerned about the economy: An S&P downgrade of the full faith and credit of the United States, dismal GDP data, and ongoing weak...
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has sold off enough! That is what the company CEO is saying, and he’s putting his money where is mouth is. A Form-4 SEC filing this morning shows that James Gorman...
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The Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) is likely going to go private. U.S.-based WL Ross, a private equity firm, and Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings are each taking a stake in the bank of 9% after...
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24/7 Wall St. has long considered E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) as a buyout candidate in the world of online brokerage firms. The company made some big gambles in an effort to...
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