Shoot Bank Of America Now - The Case For Super Glass-Steagall Is Overwhelming
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 9:30AM CST
The mainstream narrative about "recovery" from the financial crisis is a giant con job. And nowhere does the mendacity run deeper than in the "banks are fixed" meme-an insidious cover story that has been concocted by the crony...
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Rate hikes coming? Financials up big after jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 8:50AM CST
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Banks enjoy rare 2015 rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 11:35AM CST
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BAML looks for non-conventional ways to play energy rout
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 1:37PM CST
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S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Financials My Top Sector Pick For 2015 - Here Is Why
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 04, 10:51AM CST
Although Thomson Reuters didn't update their data correctly this week, the "forward 4-quarter" estimate saw its typical quarterly bump this week to $126.80 from last week's $122.85. This isn't an unusual dollar increase in the forward...
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The Confiscation Of Bank Deposits And The Derivative Debt: James Corbett Interviews Ellen Brown On GRTV (Video)
Ellen Brown - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 12:12AM CST
Read comments Read more articles from Seeking Alpha: Evaluating Several Japan ETFs Dana Blankenhorn: Why Your Money Should Be On Tech In 2015 Tanger Factory Outlet Is A Quintessential Wide Moat REIT Will Audi's Hybrid Q7 Cause Tesla's...
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Yielding To Regional Banks' Temptation
Brad Zigler - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 08, 4:35PM CST
Pssst! Want the inside scoop? Follow the money. Insider money, I mean. Bank directors started their Christmas shopping last week - some in stocking stuffer bits and pieces, some in wholesale lots-with outright purchases of their companies' shares....
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Financial sector leads the way on strong jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 9:06AM CST
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UBS turns bullish on financial sector
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 10:40AM CST
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Uber And The Coming Disruption Of Finance
Mohamed El-Erian - Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 13, 11:09AM CST
T his post originally appeared on Bloomberg View . The more I use Uber, the more I am convinced of the transformational power of recent technology innovations, especially when it is intelligently combined with behavioral science and economic...
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BB&T's King makes the rounds after Susquehanna purchase
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 10:03AM CST
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Midsize bank investors could be elections' big winners
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Regional Bank ETFs in Focus on Hopes of Wider Interest Rate Spread - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Nov 06, 10:14AM CST
Regional bank ETFs could benefit from a wider interest rate spread should we actually see higher rates in the near term.
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Why Regional Banks Are Moving Higher
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 3:43PM CDT
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Why Do Banks Want Our Deposits? Hint: It's Not To Make Loans
Ellen Brown - Seeking Alpha - Mon Oct 27, 12:30PM CDT
Many authorities have said it: banks do not lend their deposits. They create the money they lend on their books. Robert B. Anderson, Treasury Secretary under Eisenhower, said it in 1959: When a bank makes a loan, it simply adds to the borrower's...
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Fed details 2015 stress test details
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 23, 3:49PM CDT
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Refinancing leads jump in mortgage applications
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Banks, insurers hit hard as higher rate assumption in question
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Avoid Regional Bank ETFs on Fed's No Rate Hike Stance - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Mon Sep 29, 2:15PM CDT
Why regional bank ETFs could be in trouble if rates do not rise for a while.
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