Nasdaq Aba Community Bank First Trust (QABA) 35.79 $QABA
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...
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KME: 55.50 (unch), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KCE: 50.37 (+0.35), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWC: 55.91 (-0.06), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), PFI: 31.48 (-0.15), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05)
Rate hikes coming? Financials up big after jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 8:50AM CST
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), RF: 9.52 (-0.02), PRU: 80.33 (+1.63), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), ETFC: 25.65 (-0.26), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), PNC: 92.38 (+0.82), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), ZION: 26.32 (+0.05), BK: 39.20 (-0.21), SCHW: 29.13 (-0.83), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), STT: 76.93 (-0.46), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), MET: 50.86 (+0.53), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), LNC: 58.44 (+0.38), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), NTRS: 70.08 (-0.51), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), STI: 41.57 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), AIG: 53.96 (+1.51), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05), AMTD: 35.84 (-0.22)
Banks enjoy rare 2015 rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 11:35AM CST
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), RF: 9.52 (-0.02), HBAN: 10.69 (-0.02), BBT: 38.28 (-0.04), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), MTB: 123.90 (+0.52), FRC: 56.41 (-0.38), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), PNC: 92.38 (+0.82), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), HCBK: 9.92 (+0.03), CYN: 90.32 (+0.49), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), FBC: 14.85 (-0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05), FHN: 14.45 (+0.17)
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...
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KME: 55.50 (unch), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KCE: 50.37 (+0.35), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWC: 55.91 (-0.06), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), PFI: 31.48 (-0.15), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05)
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...
KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds
Business Wire - Mon Dec 22, 4:36PM CST
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA"
announces the declaration of distributions for 85 of 94 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.
FPE: 19.17 (+0.04), FTSL: 49.10 (+0.05), AIRR: 18.17 (+0.23), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), FEUZ: 32.37 (+0.11), FTSM: 60.00 (unch), GRID: 35.50 (+0.01), QTEC: 44.20 (+0.37), FV: 23.10 (+0.17), FPXI: 28.37 (+0.42), IFV: 19.26 (+0.01), FDIV: 50.40 (+0.13), FMK: 27.21 (+0.19), PLTM: 10.63 (+0.30), QQXT: 41.19 (+0.33), RDVY: 22.49 (+0.17), BICK: 23.99 (+0.27), CARZ: 39.60 (+0.42), TDIV: 28.44 (+0.22), HYLS: 50.48 (+0.38), MDIV: 21.48 (+0.04), CU: 17.35 (+0.60), FBT: 110.21 (+1.02), QQEW: 44.03 (+0.43), FEMB: 47.50 (-1.06), YDIV: 19.40 (+0.11), FMB: 51.97 (-0.03), FTHI: 20.93 (+0.09), FLM: 44.03 (-0.37), FTLB: 20.74 (+0.07), QCLN: 18.05 (+0.09), QINC: 21.72 (+0.12), FTCS: 38.89 (+0.07), FONE: 39.76 (+0.10), SKYY: 29.40 (+0.18), LMBS: 50.72 (+0.37)
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....
KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
Financial sector leads the way on strong jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 9:06AM CST
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), RF: 9.52 (-0.02), BBT: 38.28 (-0.04), HBAN: 10.69 (-0.02), PRU: 80.33 (+1.63), BNY: 14.57 (-0.04), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), ETFC: 25.65 (-0.26), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), ZION: 26.32 (+0.05), SCHW: 29.13 (-0.83), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), STT: 76.93 (-0.46), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), MET: 50.86 (+0.53), WFC: 55.33 (+0.47), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), LNC: 58.44 (+0.38), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), NTRS: 70.08 (-0.51), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05), AMTD: 35.84 (-0.22)
UBS turns bullish on financial sector
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 10:40AM CST
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), TD: 44.57 (+0.14), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), MS: 36.78 (-0.12), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
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...
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
BB&T's King makes the rounds after Susquehanna purchase
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 10:03AM CST
KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), BBT: 38.28 (-0.04), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05), SUSQ: 13.48 (+0.01)
Midsize bank investors could be elections' big winners
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 07, 2:19PM CST
KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KRS: 27.55 (unch), NYCB: 16.37 (+0.07), HBAN: 10.69 (-0.02), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), MTB: 123.90 (+0.52), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), ZION: 26.32 (+0.05), CMA: 46.42 (-0.10)
Why Regional Banks Are Moving Higher
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 3:43PM CDT
KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), IEI: 123.09 (-0.14), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), TLT: 128.19 (-1.33)
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...
KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
Fed details 2015 stress test details
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 23, 3:49PM CDT
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), BK: 39.20 (-0.21), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), KCE: 50.37 (+0.35), STT: 76.93 (-0.46), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWC: 55.91 (-0.06), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), DB: 32.29 (+0.70), WFC: 55.33 (+0.47), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), MS: 36.78 (-0.12), GS: 189.00 (-0.78), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
Refinancing leads jump in mortgage applications
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Oct 22, 9:32AM CDT
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), WFC: 55.33 (+0.47), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
Banks, insurers hit hard as higher rate assumption in question
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Oct 15, 9:49AM CDT
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), RF: 9.52 (-0.02), PRU: 80.33 (+1.63), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), SLF: 31.31 (-0.09), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), MFC: 17.31 (+0.27), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), FITB: 19.26 (+0.07), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), MET: 50.86 (+0.53), WFC: 55.33 (+0.47), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), FBP: 6.35 (-0.02), LNC: 58.44 (+0.38), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), USB: 45.07 (-0.05), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
ESI, QABA, Added To Naked Short Lists Today
M2 - Tue Oct 07, 9:10AM CDT
BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net , announced today that these select companies have been Added To the NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE, OTCBB and Pinksheet naked short threshold lists. ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC (NYSE:ESI), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (NASDAQ:QABA). For a complete list of companies on the naked short lists please visit our web site. To find the SqueezeTrigger Price before a short squeeze starts in any stock, go to http://www.buyins.net .
ESI: 7.58 (-0.29), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05)
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...
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KME: 55.50 (unch), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KCE: 50.37 (+0.35), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWC: 55.91 (-0.06), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), PFI: 31.48 (-0.15), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05)
Rate hikes coming? Financials up big after jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 8:50AM CST
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), RF: 9.52 (-0.02), PRU: 80.33 (+1.63), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), ETFC: 25.65 (-0.26), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), PNC: 92.38 (+0.82), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), ZION: 26.32 (+0.05), BK: 39.20 (-0.21), SCHW: 29.13 (-0.83), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), STT: 76.93 (-0.46), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), MET: 50.86 (+0.53), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), LNC: 58.44 (+0.38), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), NTRS: 70.08 (-0.51), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), STI: 41.57 (+0.01), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), AIG: 53.96 (+1.51), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05), AMTD: 35.84 (-0.22)
Banks enjoy rare 2015 rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 11:35AM CST
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), RF: 9.52 (-0.02), HBAN: 10.69 (-0.02), BBT: 38.28 (-0.04), C: 51.20 (+0.31), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), MTB: 123.90 (+0.52), FRC: 56.41 (-0.38), KEY: 14.11 (-0.08), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), SNV: 28.12 (-0.02), PNC: 92.38 (+0.82), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), BAC: 16.61 (-0.06), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), HCBK: 9.92 (+0.03), CYN: 90.32 (+0.49), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), FBC: 14.85 (-0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05), FHN: 14.45 (+0.17)
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...
UYG: 148.01 (-0.10), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KME: 55.50 (unch), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FNCL: 29.00 (unch), KIE: 67.42 (+0.13), FAS: 125.53 (-0.26), FAZ: 12.36 (unch), XLF: 24.43 (-0.02), RYF: 45.00 (-0.09), FINZ: 21.96 (-0.85), SEF: 17.52 (+0.04), VFH: 49.54 (-0.04), KCE: 50.37 (+0.35), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWC: 55.91 (-0.06), FINU: 85.90 (-0.37), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), IYG: 90.32 (-0.02), IYF: 90.01 (-0.04), KBWI: 69.42 (unch), IAK: 49.31 (+0.38), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), IAI: 42.04 (-0.19), RWW: 49.23 (+0.01), KBWP: 43.40 (+0.01), PFI: 31.48 (-0.15), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08), PSCF: 41.46 (+0.05)
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...
KRE: 40.34 (+0.14), KBE: 33.26 (+0.10), KRS: 27.55 (unch), KBWB: 37.31 (+0.05), KBWR: 39.48 (+0.21), KRU: 90.38 (+0.38), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), IAT: 34.84 (+0.08)
First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds
Business Wire - Mon Dec 22, 4:36PM CST
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA"
announces the declaration of distributions for 85 of 94 exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. FPE: 19.17 (+0.04), FTSL: 49.10 (+0.05), AIRR: 18.17 (+0.23), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05), FEUZ: 32.37 (+0.11), FTSM: 60.00 (unch), GRID: 35.50 (+0.01), QTEC: 44.20 (+0.37), FV: 23.10 (+0.17), FPXI: 28.37 (+0.42), IFV: 19.26 (+0.01), FDIV: 50.40 (+0.13), FMK: 27.21 (+0.19), PLTM: 10.63 (+0.30), QQXT: 41.19 (+0.33), RDVY: 22.49 (+0.17), BICK: 23.99 (+0.27), CARZ: 39.60 (+0.42), TDIV: 28.44 (+0.22), HYLS: 50.48 (+0.38), MDIV: 21.48 (+0.04), CU: 17.35 (+0.60), FBT: 110.21 (+1.02), QQEW: 44.03 (+0.43), FEMB: 47.50 (-1.06), YDIV: 19.40 (+0.11), FMB: 51.97 (-0.03), FTHI: 20.93 (+0.09), FLM: 44.03 (-0.37), FTLB: 20.74 (+0.07), QCLN: 18.05 (+0.09), QINC: 21.72 (+0.12), FTCS: 38.89 (+0.07), FONE: 39.76 (+0.10), SKYY: 29.40 (+0.18), LMBS: 50.72 (+0.37)
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
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 07, 2:19PM CST
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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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Banks, insurers hit hard as higher rate assumption in question
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Oct 15, 9:49AM CDT
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ESI, QABA, Added To Naked Short Lists Today
M2 - Tue Oct 07, 9:10AM CDT
BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net , announced today that these select companies have been Added To the NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE, OTCBB and Pinksheet naked short threshold lists. ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC (NYSE:ESI), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (NASDAQ:QABA). For a complete list of companies on the naked short lists please visit our web site. To find the SqueezeTrigger Price before a short squeeze starts in any stock, go to http://www.buyins.net .
ESI: 7.58 (-0.29), QABA: 35.79 (+0.05)
