The Stunning Way Wells Fargo & Co Beat Its 7 Biggest Peers
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 26, 10:02AM CDT
Wells Fargo is widely known for its commanding position in the $1.7 trillion mortgage market, but the degree in which it completely crushes its peers will surprise you. Massive size In 2013 alone it had $8.8 billion in revenue delivered from...
The Simple Way You Can Get Your Dream Vacation For Free
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 25, 10:43AM CDT
Do you want to take a vacation, but cash is a little tight right now? If you're willing to do a little legwork, you could get a vacation for next to nothing, thanks to the healthy competition between the credit card companies. Here's how you can get...
IBM's Investor Day Fails to Impress
Lee Samaha, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 25, 7:00AM CDT
IBM 's management used its recent investor day to affirm its commitment to its target of $20 in earnings per share by 2015. Usually, this sort of news meets with a favorable response from the market, but the sell-off in the stock indicates that...
Surprise! Mortgage Rates Are Falling Again
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 8:55AM CDT
Last year, mortgage rates rose substantially, hurting banks JPMorgan Chase , Wells Fargo , and other mortgage lenders. But now, they've started falling again. What's happening and why? In this following video, Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool's...
2014 Value Investor 500: The Full List
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 8:01AM CDT
The Value Investor 500 is my attempt to highlight the top 500 publicly traded companies in the U.S. To construct a quality-based list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., I focused on what's really important for investors to pay attention to: ...
RBS to Trim Rates Prime Brokerage Business (Revised) - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 23, 1:26PM CDT
This decision is in response to escalating regulatory as well as operating costs.
Why Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Stock Is Up
at The Street - Fri May 23, 12:17PM CDT
Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) are higher as it prepares to raise its offer for Allergan (AGN) next week. It needs to hit the range of $180 to $200 per share, according to a JPMorgan (JPM) survey of investors.
The Little-Known Way Wells Fargo & Co. Tops Bank of America Corp.
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 23, 10:32AM CDT
Think all of the biggest banks are the same? Think again. One of the least exciting parts about a bank is its deposits. Although the four biggest banks in America -- JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America , Wells Fargo , and Citigroup -- have...
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: AT&T Buys DIRECTV, Home Depot Earnings Surge - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 23, 10:28AM CDT
The Dow had a good week, but for Tuesday, when it closed in the red following disappointing sales numbers from Caterpillar Inc. (CAT).
Dow Today: Nike (NKE) Leads The Day Higher, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Lags
at The Street - Fri May 23, 9:00AM CDT
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Nike (NYSE: NKE ), which is sporting a 76-cent gain (+1%) bringing the stock to $75.64. Holding back the Dow today is JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ), which is lagging the broader Dow index...
Centrica Share Repurchase Programme
M2 - Fri May 23, 7:08AM CDT
Centrica plc announces that on 22 May 2014, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 750,000 (seven hundred and fifty thousand) Centrica plc ordinary shares at an average price of 328.8845 pence per share. The highest price and the lowest price paid for these shares were 330.80 pence and 327.30 pence respectively.
Dow Earnings Season: How Outlier Stocks Can Distort Entire Industries
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 22, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrials picked up further ground on Thursday, climbing 10 points as the stock market built on Wednesday's more impressive gain. For the most part, the first-quarter earnings season is over, and although a few stragglers have yet...
RBS to Trim Interest Rates Trading Business - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 22, 2:10PM CDT
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is scaling down its interest-rate trading business which recently lost its competitive edge.
JPMorgan Chase to Present at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference
Business Wire - Thu May 22, 1:50PM CDT
Marianne Lake, Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., will present at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern).
ConvergEx Group Hires Scott McLaughlin and Eric Soderberg to Lead Sales and Marketing
PR Newswire - Thu May 22, 10:04AM CDT
ConvergEx Group, a leading provider of global brokerage and trading-related services, today announced that Scott McLaughlin has joined the firm as Managing Director, Global Head of Sales and Eric Soderberg has joined as Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer.
Corporate Capital Trust Closes $400 Million Senior Secured Term Loan
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 22, 8:43AM CDT
Corporate Capital Trust, a business development company that provides individuals the opportunity to invest in the debt of privately owned American companies, closed a new five-year senior secured-term loan for $400 million.
Volcker: Global Regulators Can Create a Regime for Failed Banks
at The Street - Thu May 22, 8:37AM CDT
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on Wednesday said he is optimistic that international bank supervisors will be able to strike agreements on complex cross-border issues that exist when setting up a global system to dismantle a big failing...
Singapore Airlines Takes to the Sky with Chase Ultimate Rewards(SM)
Business Wire - Thu May 22, 8:06AM CDT
Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., today announced the addition of Singapore Airlines as its newest Chase Ultimate Rewards(SM) point transfer partner. A premier rewards program for cardholders that seek travel redemption alternatives, Ultimate Rewards offers flexibility, ease and value. Ultimate Rewards' new partnership allows cardholders to redeem points for travel on Singapore Airlines to destinations spanning a network spread over six continents.
Which Billionaire Investor Has the Right Idea on The Big Banks?
Raymond Merola, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 22, 6:00AM CDT
Blindly following moves by the largest money managers isn't advised; however, investors may gain valuable insight by looking behind the headlines when 2 fund manager titans have divergent views on stocks in the same industry. While billionaire...