Bank of America Snags Goldman Sachs Trader After Lackluster Quarter
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 4:46PM CDT
After a disappointing first quarter, is Bank of America looking to build up its trading business?
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), BAC: 15.74 (+0.24)
Are Weak Earnings Here to Stay? - Earnings Outlook
Sheraz Mian - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 3:46PM CDT
Are Weak Earnings Here to Stay? - Earnings Outlook
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), C: 53.10 (+0.62), BAC: 15.74 (+0.24)
Are Weak Earnings Here to Stay? - Earnings Trends
Sheraz Mian - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 3:46PM CDT
Are Weak Earnings Here to Stay? - Earnings Trends
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), C: 53.10 (+0.62), BAC: 15.74 (+0.24)
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Leads The Day Higher, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Lags
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), which sported a $1.48 gain (+0.8%) bringing the stock to $198.32. Holding the Dow back today was UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which lagged the broader Dow index with...
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), UNH: 117.81 (-1.47)
5 Things Goldman Sachs’ Management Wants You to Know
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 1:54PM CDT
Goldman Sachs recently reported its first-quarter earnings, and the company posted impressive results in almost every category of its business. In case you missed Goldman's post-earnings conference call, here are five things CFO Harvey Schwartz...
GS: 198.32 (+1.48)
Decent Banking Earnings Fail To Energize Financial ETFs
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 22, 1:11PM CDT
The financial sector, which accounts for around one-fifth of the S&P 500 index, had a sluggish 2014. Dull mortgage banking and client activities, soft trading volumes, high legal costs and global growth worries along with a low interest rate...
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), VFH: 49.57 (+0.31), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), KBWB: 37.77 (+0.37), IAI: 42.98 (+0.41), C: 53.10 (+0.62), WFC: 54.67 (+0.39), XLF: 24.28 (+0.17), IYG: 91.22 (+1.10), MS: 37.20 (+0.45)
3 Green Stocks for Earth Day - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 8:48AM CDT
The prospects of clean energy and related industries will continue to improve in the future.
ORA: 37.84 (+0.22), GS: 198.32 (+1.48), NEP: 41.62 (-0.10), C: 53.10 (+0.62), DB: 33.95 (+0.61), LDR: 34.63 (-0.24)
How to Invest Money in Banks
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 8:13AM CDT
Source: myfuture.com via Flickr. Six years after the financial crisis, many investors still shy away from the banking sector -- and who can blame them? Yet times have changed: Banks are much better capitalized, they've become more heavily...
TD: 45.68 (+0.12), GS: 198.32 (+1.48), USB: 42.83 (+0.33), C: 53.10 (+0.62), WFC: 54.67 (+0.39), BAC: 15.74 (+0.24), NBG: 1.19 (+0.12)
Can Apple Inc.’s Watch Disrupt the Traditional Watch Market?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 7:02AM CDT
Source: Apple. Apple 's long-anticipated smartwatch just opened for pre-orders last week, and it's likely to be one of the most successful smartwatch launches to date. Slice Intelligence estimates that 1 million Apple Watches were pre-ordered on...
FOSL: 82.49 (+0.68), GS: 198.32 (+1.48), SNE: 32.35 (+1.47), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71)
Decent Banking Earnings Fail to Energize Financial ETFs - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 6:00AM CDT
The banking sector kicked off the earnings season on a strong note with the majority of the big banking clan beating estimates on both lines. However, the same optimism was not reflected in the financial ETFs.
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), VFH: 49.57 (+0.31), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), KBWB: 37.77 (+0.37), IAI: 42.98 (+0.41), C: 53.10 (+0.62), BAC: 15.74 (+0.24), WFC: 54.67 (+0.39), XLF: 24.28 (+0.17), IYG: 91.22 (+1.10), MS: 37.20 (+0.45)
U.S. Banks Now Less Risky Than European Peers
Markit - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 22, 4:41AM CDT
Strong second quarter earnings and positive stress tests have helped reduce US banks' credit risk, while their European counterparts battle with further penalties and systemic risk. US banks have stood out as a bright spot this earnings season,...
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), C: 53.10 (+0.62), BAC: 15.74 (+0.24), WFC: 54.67 (+0.39), MS: 37.20 (+0.45)
GSAM's Fourth Annual Insurance Survey Finds the Most Pessimism Among Insurers in Four Years
Business Wire - Tue Apr 21, 6:00PM CDT
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) released its annual insurance survey, "Too Much Capital, Too Little Return," which finds that while insurers believe the industry is well capitalized, finding attractive investment opportunities is increasingly challenging in an investment environment characterized by negative yields, tight spreads, and high equity prices. Insurers demonstrated the greatest amount of pessimism since GSAM began conducting the survey four years ago.
GS: 198.32 (+1.48)
Goldman Sachs' Debt Yielding 6.4%
Josh Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Apr 21, 1:02PM CDT
GS: 198.32 (+1.48)
Goldman Sachs buys stake in vendor to HFT outfits
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Apr 21, 11:04AM CDT
GS: 198.32 (+1.48)
Wall Street Exodus to Silicon Valley Isn't Just About the Money
at The Street - Tue Apr 21, 10:30AM CDT
It's as much about escaping the regulatory headaches as it is the rich payday.
LC: 19.01 (-0.34), GS: 198.32 (+1.48), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), CS: 26.60 (-0.02), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), TWTR: 51.73 (+0.41), MS: 37.20 (+0.45)
Trading Is Back
Dana Blankenhorn - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Apr 20, 2:49PM CDT
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), MS: 37.20 (+0.45)
Ex-Div Reminder for Goldman Sachs Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D
PreferredStockChannel.com - Mon Apr 20, 12:36PM CDT
On 4/22/15, Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated's Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 5/11/15. As a percentage of GS.
GS: 198.32 (+1.48)
Bumpy Stock Market Gives Morgan Stanley Q1 Boost
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Apr 20, 12:02PM CDT
Rounding out the big banks' first-quarter earnings season, Morgan Stanley (MS) beat Wall Street estimates thanks to higher trading revenue resulting from volatile stock markets. The New York-based bank earned 85 cents a share in Q1, up 25% from a...
GS: 198.32 (+1.48), JPM: 62.94 (+0.63), MS: 37.20 (+0.45)
Why Jon Corzine's Plan to Start a Hedge Fund Makes Perfect Sense
at The Street - Mon Apr 20, 11:34AM CDT
He was badly injured because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt in an accident when he was N.J. governor; then he crashed a commodities broker. Now, Jon Corzine wants your money.
GS: 198.32 (+1.48)