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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (TMF, AGQ, FAZ, YCL)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 7:36pm | 187Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TMF) dropped 6.48% today, and closed at $31.59. This was the third trading session in a row that TMF traded lower. Today, it had a volume of 314K traded shares. ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) fell 3.45%, as silver continued to trade...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (TMV, DAG, FAS, TQQQ)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 7:23pm | 199Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: TMV) led the gainers among the ETFs on Wednesday, with an increase in price of 6.38%. TMV closed at $46.82, and had a volume of 1.77M traded shares. PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long ETN (NYSE: DAG) traded 4.24% higher today, along with...
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U.S. Bank Closes BofA Unit Purchase - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 6:03pm | 406U.S. Bancorp's (USB) lead bank, U.S. Bank, completed the purchase of Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) U.S. and Europe-based securitization trust administration businesses on December 30, 2010. As per the terms of the agreement, U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services acquired around 2,153 active...
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U.S. Bank Closes BofA Unit Purchase - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 5:36pm | 406U.S. Bancorp's (USB) lead bank, U.S. Bank, completed the purchase of Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) U.S. and Europe-based securitization trust administration businesses on December 30, 2010. As per the terms of the agreement, U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services acquired around 2,153 active...
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Strong Data Boosts Dollar & Market 01-05-2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 3:50pm | 824Cusick's Corner The data was strong this morning -- ADP way up, equating in a stronger dollar and market today. I think that this could be a rally built on the anticipation of a good employment report at the end of the week, potentially leading to a buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news activity....
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Seeming End to Foreclosure Mess - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 2:33pm | 742The much awaited foreclosure mess is expected to end soon with the five largest lenders – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and Ally Financial Inc – may be the first to settle the probe. The probe, started by U.S...
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Seeming End to Foreclosure Mess - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 2:00pm | 742The much awaited foreclosure mess is expected to end soon with the five largest lenders – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and Ally Financial Inc – may be the first to settle the probe. The probe, started by U.S...
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Wells Fargo Insurance Services Acquires Prestige Professional Plans
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 9:34am | 54Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. – part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) - announced today they have acquired Prestige Professional Plans, a single office, employee benefits insurance brokerage firm located in Dayton, Ohio. The acquisition closed on December 1, 2010. Terms of the...
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U.S. Bank Completes Acquisition of Securitization Trust Administration Business from Bank of America
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 3:00pm | 97U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) announced today that its lead bank, U.S. Bank National Association, has completed the acquisition of the domestic and European-based securitization trust administration businesses of Bank of America, N.A. The transaction closed on December 30, 2010. Under the terms of the...
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Company News for January 04, 2011 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:39am | 852• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...
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Puts Purchased on HSBC Holdings (HBC)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:36am | 140Shares of HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) are higher on the session by 0.64%, currently trading at $51.97. The stock has been moving largely sideways over the past five months and is currently consolidating around the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today...
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Company News for January 04, 2011 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:11am | 852• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 9:33am | 263Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Agilent Tech Inc (A) Ancestry.com Inc (ACOM) Anglo Platinum Ltd (AGPPY) AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (AU) Banco Latinoamericano (BLX) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. AGILENT TECH (A): Free Stock Analysis Report ANGLOGOLD LTD (...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 9:14am | 263Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Agilent Tech Inc (A) Ancestry.com Inc (ACOM) Anglo Platinum Ltd (AGPPY) AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (AU) Banco Latinoamericano (BLX) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. AGILENT TECH (A): Free Stock Analysis Report ANGLOGOLD LTD (...
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Exane BNP Paribas Upgrades RBS To Outperform
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 7:03am | 45Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas upgrade Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE: RBS) from “neutral” to “outperform.” RBS shares gained 2.03% to close at $12.57 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here