Banco Santander to Buy Brazilian Subsidiary - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 3:55PM CDT
The largest bank of Spain, Banco Santander (SAN), has offered to acquire the remaining 25% stake in its Brazilian subsidiary, Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR) from minority shareholders.
Dow Today: Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Leads The Day Higher, Chevron (CVX) Lags
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS ), which sported a $1.58 gain (+1%) bringing the stock to $159.82. Holding the Dow back today was Chevron (NYSE: CVX ), which lagged the broader Dow index with...
Dow Jumps Higher As Banks Rebound
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 8:05PM CDT
Tuesday marked another positive day for the Dow Jones Industrials which rose almost 87 points to climb back within 100 points of an all-time record high. Although largely positive earnings reports got most of the credit from market commentators...
Energy Future in bankruptcy
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 5:42PM CDT
The Texas electric power company reached a deal with creditors to shed $40 bil in debt and expects to emerge from bankruptcy within a year. Energy Future Holdings, known as TXU until its '07 $45 bil leveraged buyout by a group including a Goldman...
Why Apple Is Tapping the Bond Markets, Yet Again
at The Street - Tue Apr 29, 1:51PM CDT
Apple is in the process of raising debt to finance an expanded stock buyback and dividend. The company said in a prospective on Tuesday it will offer debt in seven tranches at maturities ranging from three to 30-years.
NJ LEEP Honors Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount and Goldman Sachs General Counsel Gregory Palm
Business Wire - Tue Apr 29, 8:30AM CDT
What: The New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project, (NJ LEEP) will honor Prudential Executive Vice President and General Counsel Susan Blount and Gregory K. Palm, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for Stellar Corporate Leadership in the Promotion of Diversity at its sixth annual Diversity in the Legal Profession, Diversity in Leadership gala on April 30. The event will be held at the Westin Jersey City Newport, Jersey City, N.J. The event is sold-out.
The Dow's Banks Take a Hit for Bank of America's Blunder
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 8:05PM CDT
Monday brought back good news for the Dow Jones Industrials , which gained 87 points in an impressive recovery from a midday swoon that had carried the Dow into negative territory briefly. Yet within the Dow, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase ...
Goldman Sachs Group Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.07%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 28, 3:59PM CDT
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $154.00 to a high of $158.83. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $157.91 on volume of 3.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Look for Shares of Goldman Sachs Group to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.07% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 28, 3:59PM CDT
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $154.00 to a high of $158.83. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $157.91 on volume of 3.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Dow Today: International Business Machines (IBM) Leads The Day Higher, Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Lags
at The Street - Mon Apr 28, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ), which sported a $3.51 gain (+1.9%) bringing the stock to $193.14. Holding the Dow back today was Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS ), which lagged...
Pfizer's Acquisition Aims Can't Prop up the Dow
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 1:31PM CDT
After a great start to the day, the market has lost all of its early momentum, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling into the red before heading back up 17 points as of 2:30 p.m. EDT. Goldman Sachs was leading the Dow's laggards in...
Why Can't Bank of America Get the Details Right?
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 12:02PM CDT
In what has become a not-so-funny comedy of errors, Bank of America today announced that due to an incorrect capital calculation it would suspend its planned dividend and share buyback program announced just a few short weeks ago. According to...
Why Zynga (ZNGA) Stock Continues To Be Down
at The Street - Mon Apr 28, 11:04AM CDT
Shares of Zynga (ZNGA) continue to trade lower although a number of analysts have recently increased their price target for the social game company, perhaps indicating support for their restructuring plans.
Comcast Sheds Subscribers in $22B Deal with Charter
at The Street - Mon Apr 28, 10:55AM CDT
Three-part agreement aims to ease regulatory passage for Comcast's $67 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable.
Upcoming Events and Conference Call Schedules, Stock Price Movements, and Senior Level Appointments - Analyst Notes on American Express, Goldman Sachs, Chubb, ICE and Digital Realty
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 28, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB), IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc. (NYSE: ICE) and Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1684-100free.
6 Companies Warren Buffett Helped Save
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 27, 3:00PM CDT
Berkshire Hathaway will hold its annual meeting six days from now, and billionaire superinvestor Warren Buffett has a long history of choosing to invest in solid companies with great long-term prospects. Buffett has such a strong reputation that...
Dow Today: McDonald's (MCD) Leads The Day Higher, Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Lags
at The Street - Fri Apr 25, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ), which sported an 89-cent gain (+0.9%) bringing the stock to $100.73. Holding the Dow back today was Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS ), which lagged the broader Dow...
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Boeing, CAT Beat, 3M Slips - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 25, 9:56AM CDT
The blue chip index had a good week on the back of encouraging earnings and economic data. We discuss Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT) and 3M (MMM), among others.
Financial Results, Updated ATMs, and Recognitions - Analyst Notes on Goldman Sachs, U.S. Bancorp, Charles Schwab, E*TRADE Financial and Zions
PR Newswire - Fri Apr 25, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) and Zions Bancorp. (NASDAQ: ZION). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1605-100free.
Ranking the 5 Best Banking CEOs
Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 25, 6:16AM CDT
George Gleason, the CEO of Bank of the Ozarks , doesn't get the same amount of press as Lloyd Blanfein of Goldman Sachs or Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase , but is he the better banker? In the following video, Motley Fool banking analysts David...