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Investec Upgrades Lloyds Banking Group To Buy
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 10:07am | 53Analysts at Investec upgraded Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) from Hold to Buy. Lloyds Banking Group shares have dropped 11.79% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 12.39% in the same period. Lloyds Banking's shares rose 1.40% to $4.70 in pre-market trading.
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Lloyds Banking Posts Q3 Profit, Plans To Lower 9,000 Jobs
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 5:59am | 170Lloyds Banking Group Plc (NYSE: LYG) posted a profit in the third quarter. Its statutory profit before tax came in at 751 million pounds, versus a year-ago loss of 440 million pounds. The company posted a quarterly profit of 693 million pounds, versus a year-ago loss of 1.3 billion pounds. EPS came...
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Worst Performing Industries For September 8, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 10:58am | 181The Dow dropped 0.22% to 17,100.02, while the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.18% to 4,591.35. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.27% to 2,002.24. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Silver: This industry tumbled 2.40% by 10:45 am. The worst stock within the...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Highest Revenue Estimates
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 5:26am | 143Below are the top large-cap foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue estimate for the current year. HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC) is projected to post revenue of $66.95 billion for the year ending December, 2013. HSBC's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 9.92%....
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Money Center Banks Industry With The Highest ROE
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 5:12am | 148Below are the top large-cap money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) is 26.27%. National Bank of Greece's revenue for the same period is $3.97 billion. The trailing-...
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Top Performing Industries For January 7, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 11:21am | 182At 10:15 am, the Dow surged 0.64% to 16,530.10, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.58% to 1,837.40 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.63% to 4,139.47. The industries that are driving the market today are: Photographic Equipment & Supplies: This industry jumped 3.93% by...
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 5:17am | 120Below are the top foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE in terms of PEG ratio. Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) has a PEG ratio of 0.17. Lloyds Banking's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $27.55 billion. Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (NYSE: ITUB) has a PEG ratio of 0.67. Itaú Unibanco...
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How To Ignore The Global Market Noise
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 2:53pm | 880When investors run their attention to global investing the noise levels tends to grow exponentially. It is bad enough to hear all the churn and chatter surrounding domestic politics and events but now you add all the other nations and corporations to the din. It is not just the US Congress that...
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Benzinga's Weekend M&A Chatter
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 8:48pm | 261The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday October 11 through Sunday October 13, 2013: Yahoo Acquires Social Media Advertising Platform Bread The Deal:View Bread CEO Alan Chan announced Sunday Bread CEO Alan Chan announced Sunday that his company...
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Westpac to Acquire Lloyds Banking Group's Australian Asset Finance Business for AUD $1.45B
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 7:08am | 89Westpac (NYSE: WBK) today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Lloyds Banking Group's (NYSE: LYG) Australian asset finance business, CFAL, and its corporate loan portfolio, BOSI, for $1.45 billion. This follows Lloyds' decision to focus on its UK business. Westpac Group Chief Executive...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 4:51am | 120Below are the top large-cap foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) has a PEG ratio of 0.31. Lloyds Banking's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 12.93%. Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) has a PEG ratio of 0.71....
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Highest Profit Margin
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 5:23am | 135Below are the top large-cap foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Westpac Banking (NYSE: WBK) is 36.50%. Westpac Banking's operating margin for the same period is 58.90%. The trailing-twelve-month profit...
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Morning Market Losers
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 9:55am | 96Synta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SNTA) shares dipped 32.93% to $4.95 after the company reported positive overall survival results from GALAXY-1 Phase 2b/3 trial of ganetespib in second-line non-small cell lung cancer. Infinity Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INFI) shares lost 23.41% to $20.64 on Phase 1...
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Morning Market Losers
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 10:12am | 92Team (NYSE: TISI) shares dipped 15.15% to $35.85 after the company cut its Q4 earnings forecast. National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) fell 15% to $2.03. National Bank of Greece's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is -314.54%. Roberts Realty Investors (NYSE: RPI) dropped 12.76% to $1.1864....
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 4:52am | 122Below are the top large-cap foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) has a PEG ratio of 0.22. Lloyds Banking had $415.37 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN) has a PEG ratio...