Short KBW Regional Banking Proshares (KRS) 26.16 $KRS
Banks underperform as Fed signals slower pace of rate hikes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 1:41PM CDT
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), FNFG: 8.86 (+0.06), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), USB: 44.86 (+0.42), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40)
Bove: Banks "basically nationalized"
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 6:37AM CDT
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
Financials lead market higher ahead of CCAR results
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 10:22AM CDT
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KR: 76.83 (+0.43), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
Whalen: Stress tests a waste of time and money
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 2:55PM CDT
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
Financials gain post-stress test and as rates rise
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 8:46AM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), PRU: 82.68 (+2.47), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), BK: 40.57 (+0.27), CMA: 46.63 (+1.08), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), FITB: 19.48 (+0.26), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), MET: 51.62 (+1.01), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), LNC: 58.22 (+0.86), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), HIG: 43.10 (+0.53), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), USB: 44.86 (+0.42), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), AIG: 55.94 (+0.29), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40)
All 31 lenders pass the stress test
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 3:33PM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
New Bank Rules Will Accomplish The Same As The Old Bank Rules
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 6:49AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider There has been an exodus of sorts of mathematical expertise out of ratings agencies and into the biggest banks themselves. That may not sound like much of a change, after all it was Wall Street that hired the most Ivy League...
KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
Regulations Are Bad Enough, But QE May Have Been So Much Worse
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 4:25AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Along with the new Basel-y rules to be adopted for the banking system, there are other major changes that have remapped at least domestic finance since 2007. A big part of this pertains to the systemic liquidity capacity that I...
KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
FDIC: Branches not obsolete yet
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 2:22PM CST
FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43)
Financials stumble after dovish FOMC minutes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 1:49PM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), MTB: 128.00 (+1.54), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), FITB: 19.48 (+0.26), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), IBKR: 34.24 (+0.14), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), FNFG: 8.86 (+0.06), WFC: 56.01 (+0.50), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), USB: 44.86 (+0.42), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), STI: 42.66 (+0.53), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40), FHN: 14.45 (+0.19)
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: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KME: 58.36 (+1.16), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), PFI: 32.70 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56)
Rate hikes coming? Financials up big after jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 8:50AM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), PRU: 82.68 (+2.47), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), SNV: 28.31 (+0.60), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), ZION: 27.45 (+0.94), BK: 40.57 (+0.27), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), STT: 76.24 (+1.41), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), MET: 51.62 (+1.01), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), LNC: 58.22 (+0.86), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), NTRS: 71.35 (+0.42), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), STI: 42.66 (+0.53), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), AIG: 55.94 (+0.29), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40)
Banks enjoy rare 2015 rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 11:35AM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), HBAN: 11.27 (+0.17), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), MTB: 128.00 (+1.54), FRC: 57.54 (+0.50), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), SNV: 28.31 (+0.60), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), HCBK: 10.42 (+0.11), CYN: 89.59 (+0.97), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), FBC: 14.55 (+0.11), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), FHN: 14.45 (+0.19)
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: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KME: 58.36 (+1.16), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), PFI: 32.70 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56)
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: 41.38 (+0.48), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
Financial sector leads the way on strong jobs number
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 9:06AM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), HBAN: 11.27 (+0.17), PRU: 82.68 (+2.47), BNY: 14.71 (+0.21), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), ZION: 27.45 (+0.94), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), STT: 76.24 (+1.41), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), MET: 51.62 (+1.01), WFC: 56.01 (+0.50), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), LNC: 58.22 (+0.86), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), NTRS: 71.35 (+0.42), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40)
UBS turns bullish on financial sector
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 10:40AM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), TD: 43.06 (+1.06), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), MS: 36.50 (+0.39), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
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: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
BB&T's King makes the rounds after Susquehanna purchase
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 10:03AM CST
KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), SUSQ: 13.91 (+0.09)
Midsize bank investors could be elections' big winners
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 07, 2:19PM CST
KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), NYCB: 16.91 (+0.14), HBAN: 11.27 (+0.17), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), MTB: 128.00 (+1.54), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), ZION: 27.45 (+0.94), CMA: 46.63 (+1.08)
Banks underperform as Fed signals slower pace of rate hikes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 1:41PM CDT
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), FNFG: 8.86 (+0.06), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), USB: 44.86 (+0.42), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40)
Bove: Banks "basically nationalized"
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 6:37AM CDT
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
Financials lead market higher ahead of CCAR results
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 10:22AM CDT
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Whalen: Stress tests a waste of time and money
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 2:55PM CDT
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Financials gain post-stress test and as rates rise
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 8:46AM CST
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), RF: 9.64 (+0.14), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), PRU: 82.68 (+2.47), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), ETFC: 27.86 (+0.54), KIE: 67.80 (+0.42), PNC: 95.97 (+1.10), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), BK: 40.57 (+0.27), CMA: 46.63 (+1.08), SCHW: 30.01 (+0.59), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), FITB: 19.48 (+0.26), KCE: 51.33 (+0.76), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KBWC: 56.30 (+0.32), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), MET: 51.62 (+1.01), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), LNC: 58.22 (+0.86), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), HIG: 43.10 (+0.53), KBWI: 69.39 (-0.26), IAK: 50.27 (+0.47), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), USB: 44.86 (+0.42), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAI: 43.64 (+0.53), KBWP: 44.12 (+0.14), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), AIG: 55.94 (+0.29), PSCF: 42.35 (+0.56), AMTD: 37.00 (+0.40)
All 31 lenders pass the stress test
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 3:33PM CST
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New Bank Rules Will Accomplish The Same As The Old Bank Rules
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 6:49AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider There has been an exodus of sorts of mathematical expertise out of ratings agencies and into the biggest banks themselves. That may not sound like much of a change, after all it was Wall Street that hired the most Ivy League...
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Regulations Are Bad Enough, But QE May Have Been So Much Worse
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 4:25AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Along with the new Basel-y rules to be adopted for the banking system, there are other major changes that have remapped at least domestic finance since 2007. A big part of this pertains to the systemic liquidity capacity that I...
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FDIC: Branches not obsolete yet
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 2:22PM CST
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Financials stumble after dovish FOMC minutes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 1:49PM CST
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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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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
UYG: 152.26 (+3.86), KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), TD: 43.06 (+1.06), C: 52.98 (+0.60), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXO: 23.99 (+0.28), FNCL: 29.40 (+0.25), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), FAS: 130.56 (+4.47), FAZ: 11.64 (-0.46), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), RYF: 45.57 (+0.43), FINZ: 20.88 (-1.18), SEF: 17.19 (-0.22), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), FINU: 89.26 (+3.59), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), IYG: 91.93 (+1.01), IYF: 91.39 (+1.22), MS: 36.50 (+0.39), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RWW: 49.89 (+0.52), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44)
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
KBE: 34.01 (+0.37), KRS: 26.16 (-0.55), NYCB: 16.91 (+0.14), HBAN: 11.27 (+0.17), KBWB: 37.99 (+0.38), KRU: 94.83 (+3.00), QABA: 36.88 (+0.38), MTB: 128.00 (+1.54), KEY: 14.65 (+0.22), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), KBWR: 40.31 (+0.31), RKH: 54.67 (-1.50), IAT: 35.65 (+0.44), ZION: 27.45 (+0.94), CMA: 46.63 (+1.08)
