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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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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IAT, PNC, BBT, STI: ETF Outflow Alert
ETFChannel.com - Thu Dec 18, 9:51AM CST
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares US Regional Banks ETF where we have detected an approximate $49.5 million dollar outflow -- that's a 7.8%...
IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
A Look At 3 Financial ETFs Amid November's Strong Jobs Report
Benzinga - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 6:16PM CST
By Matthew McCall The impressive November jobs report helped propel the financial sector to the best level in over six years. The U.S. economy added 321,000 jobs in November, destroying expectations of 230,000. The number marked the...
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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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Lending Environment Robust, Rates Going Up in Second Half 2015
at The Street - Mon Nov 17, 2:53PM CST
Economic growth in the Midwest is robust and the lending environment continues to improve, said Mike Hagedorn, CEO of UMB Bank.
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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
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 07, 2:19PM CST
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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
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Oct 22, 9:32AM CDT
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