Investors seem to be fooling around with Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) this April morning, as the bank experiences some downward movement in share price amid lots of trading...
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April 1 - News
Yesterday officially marked the end of the first quarter. Generally speaking, it was a good quarter for the banking industry.
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April 1 - News
Most people think of tax shelters as being available only to massive corporations and the ultra-rich.
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March 31 - News
Billionaire and superinvestor Warren Buffett knows a good deal when he sees one.
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March 30 - News
The economic turmoil in Europe hasn't been friendly to American bank stocks this week.
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March 30 - News
When I began investing, bank stocks piqued my curiosity, but they definitely seemed too exotic and too arcane.
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March 29 - News
Yesterday, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) hit a new record high for the first time since 2007.
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March 29 - News
Well fellow Fools, it's entirely possible that somewhere in the world, swine are aloft, because not only am I recommending Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), but just last week I purchased...
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March 28 - News
Shares of beleaguered smartphone giant Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) have sunk lower after the having reached a 52-week high of $18.32 on Jan. 24.
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March 28 - News
A big bank's balance sheet can be a dark and scary place. Some of the world's smartest investors have sworn off allocating any of their dollars to the financial behemoths.
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March 27 - News
Warren Buffett’s endless appetite for money took another turn when Bloomberg reported that he agreed to convert his Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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March 27 - News
Does the Sage of Omaha need an introduction? Just in case, according to Forbes Buffet is the fourth-richest man in the world.
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March 27 - Hedge Funds
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) is an investor darling, at the very least around The Motley Fool.
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March 26 - News
The deal to rescue the banking system of the tiny island of Cyprus has the world drawing a guarded deep breath. Certainly, the bailout is good news.
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March 26 - News
Although the American banking sector is now healthier than at any point during the past half-decade, it remains hamstrung by a number of secular issues.
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March 25 - News
Big US banks have come back strong in recent years.
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March 25 - News
Ask anyone involved in real estate and they'll tell you the exact same thing – all real estate is local.
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March 25 - News
The past two weeks have been very eventful for bank investors. Most got a great result from the boost many banks got after receiving high marks from the Fed's stress tests.
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March 25 - News
We are not that far removed from the near total collapse of the financial and banking systems in the United States, and the rest of the world as well.
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March 25 - News
How is it possible that Cyprus, a Mediterranean island smaller than the state of Connecticut, has been able to captivate the financial media for the past eight days? It's a 10...
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March 23 - News
As such, we can be forgiven for sometimes thinking they constitute the entire investable-banking universe.
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March 22 - News
The Federal Reserve has approved most of the big U.S. banks’ capital plans, including Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) and Citigroup Inc.
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March 21 - News
When it comes to capital distribution policies, many investors focus their attention almost exclusively on dividend payments.
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March 21 - News
What is a good reputation worth? In business, it can be worth quite a lot.
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March 21 - News
In the space of just four business days, the country's biggest bank has had its capital return plan sent back to the drawing board, been burned at the stake by Senate inquisitors...
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March 21 - News
When it comes to capital distribution policies, many investors focus their attention almost exclusively on dividend payments.
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March 20 - News
In 2012, fueled by historically low interest rates and stabilizing home prices, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC)'s mortgage banking unit churned out an industry-leading $524 billion...
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March 20 - News
2013 will be an interesting year for the banking industry.
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March 19 - News
It's the time of year when spring is in the air, and the first quarter is about to close, giving us an idea of how the new year will be treating our favorite companies.
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March 19 - News
On a day when the financial sector, and banks in particular, are trading lower, shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) are continuing their impressive post-stress test rally...
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March 19 - News
Ken Griffin, a billionaire with $4.1 billion in net worth, runs Citadel Investment Group, a financial firm he founded in 1990.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
In addition to extending health insurance coverage to the previously uninsured, the Affordable Care Act emphasizes the importance of individual accountability and understanding...
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March 18 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of gauges shareholders can use to analyze stocks.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was founded in Buffalo, N.Y., on March 18, 1850.
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March 18 - News
In the video below, Ken Stern, former CEO of National Public Radio, discusses the current state of the charitable sector, and gives his take on the reasons that companies give...
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March 18 - News
David Shaw founded large hedge fund D.E. Shaw in 1988 and the fund’s success since inception has made him a billionaire.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
I haven't been in the investing "game" for that long, but my two largest holdings are among the first shares that I purchased when I started getting serious about investing.
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March 16 - News
This was a big week for all of the big banks.
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March 15 - News
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average setting a 10-day record with its continued gains, the markets have been on point as investors flood the Street.
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March 15 - News
This time last week, bank investors were reveling in the results of the Dodd-Frank stress tests, which showed that most major U.S.
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March 15 - News
Beyond making great bed time reading, the Federal Reserve's annual bank stress test results provide insights into the health and risk-taking of the nation's most influential banks...
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March 15 - News
After the closing bell yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the results of its 2013 comprehensive capital analysis and review, or CCAR.
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March 15 - News
At long last, it seems as if shareholders in Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) finally have a tangible reason to celebrate.
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March 15 - News
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) shares began the week trading at $12.05.
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March 14 - News
Young people have great intentions when setting out to invest for the first time. But combing through the stock universe without a plan can feel overwhelming.
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March 14 - News
Throughout the financial crisis nearly five years ago, everyone finally realized that major financial institutions have an immense impact on the markets, and when those institutions...
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March 14 - News
Despite positive news on the job front this morning, there's palatable angst underlying shares of the banks today, as investors wait to learn which of the nation's 18 largest ...
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March 14 - News
Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin on March 14, 1794. For the first time, American plantation owners would be able to harvest large amounts of cotton profitably.
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March 14 - News
In the video below, Ken Stern, former CEO of National Public Radio, discusses his new book, "With Charity For All." In the book, Stern takes on the charitable sector, which he...
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March 14 - News