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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4 Major Oil Service Firms Announce Job Cuts, Local Economic Impact
Josh Young - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 3:01AM CST
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Bond yields slide after FOMC
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 28, 1:21PM CST
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Update: Brutal Texas Dallas Fed Numbers
Josh Young - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 5:44AM CST
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Financials go on sale in January
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 24, 3:48PM CST
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Gold And The Dollar Show Coinciding Strength (Though The USD Is Less Than Halfway Done)
Mercenary Trader - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 12:39PM CST
(click to enlarge) The "big news" for this week - regarding the tentative size of the ECB's quantitative easing program - was leaked a day early (see prior piece Macro View reference ), and markets responded more or less with...
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Banks enjoy rare 2015 rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 11:35AM CST
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Texas Bank Stocks Crashing
Josh Young - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 12:26PM CST
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Investors Should Bank on Washington Federal Ahead of Earnings
at The Street - Mon Jan 12, 9:35AM CST
Playing earnings season can be highly profitable, if investors know what to buy.
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Proof Positive That U.S. Stock ETFs Are Not The Only Place To Be
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 1:49PM CST
Financial professionals are blaming the latest round of risk asset uncertainty on a variety of factors, from the continuing sell-off in oil to the possibility of Greece being kicked out of the euro-zone. Still others are pointing to anxiety over the...
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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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Five Best ETF Themes For Investors In 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 02, 5:58PM CST
ETFs proved a winner in 2014, with assets in U.S. funds topping $2 trillion on Dec. 22. That confirmed the popularity of exchange traded funds, as well as a successful year for the stock market. The start to 2014 was rocky, with a stock market...
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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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SPDR S&P Bank ETF announces quarterly distribution of $0.166
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 12:53PM CST
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Bank ETFs To Lag The Market As Rates Compress Again
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 14, 8:11AM CST
Regional banks had underperformed the bigger, better-known banks last year and in the early part of this year thanks to low interest rates which led to a narrowing spread between long- and short-term rates. This hurt the net interest margin earned by...
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Bank ETFs to Lag the Market as Rates Compress Again - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Dec 11, 9:00AM CST
With a tighter spread for rates, these banking ETFs could be in trouble.
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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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