Diversified Banks

The main figures obtained by Bradesco . (NYSE: BBD) in the first nine months of 2010 are presented below: Adjusted Net Income(1) in the period was R$7.120 billion (an increase of 23.9% from R$5.747 billion in the same period of 2009), corresponding to earnings per share of R$2.38 accrued over...

Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: TMV) led the gainers among the ETFs on Tuesday, with an increase of 4.59%. TMV closed at $38.77, and had a volume of 586K traded shares. ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (ETF) (NYSE: TBT) traded 3.04% higher on Tuesday. TBT managed to...

The financial sector has been a tremendous drag on the overall stock market over the last few months. Can you imagine where the S&P might be trading if it weren't for the lagging financials, whose businesses are crucial to a sustainable recovery? During Tuesday's trading session, the sector is...

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable December 1, 2010, to stockholders of record on November 5, 2010. The Company has approximately 5.2 billion shares outstanding.

Shares of Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ: NTRS) gained about 4% after the UK's Daily Mail report. According to the report, HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HBC) is likely to make an offer of $65 per share for NTRS. HSBC recently withdrew a plan of purchasing a stake in Nedbank Group. The board of directors of...

Shares of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) are up 4% in pre-market on rumors that HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) may bid for the company. According to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, HSBC is going to offer $65 in cash for the bank. Northern Trust provides asset servicing, fund administration, investment...

On CNBC's "Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!", Jim Cramer said that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) will make a sharp move higher when government stops selling its shares. He added that other banks are performing poorly, but he believes that Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) had a good quarter. Citi (C...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) fell 3.47% on Monday as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) spiked 5.37%. SOXL closed at $25.61, and had a volume of 134K traded shares. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDZ) dropped 3.41% as the MSCI Emerging...

If we were all as lucky as Warren Buffett, we would be able to make investments in companies like ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB-PH), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and call them...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) said this morning that it thinks the eventual dollar amount on QE2 could be $2 trillion when all is said and done. Chief economist Jan Hatzius said that the Fed could do a purchase of $500 billion over a span of 6 months, or do a $100 billion a month program. In a note to...

U.S. Bank, lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that U.S. Bank will issue credit cards and reloadable prepaid debit cards with rewards. Customers who shop at Kroger's family of stores – including Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, Dillons, QFC...

A recent Barron's article discussed that there is no arguing that Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has an extraordinary track record when it comes to investing. Over the past few years he has had large stakes in companies such as U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), Kraft...

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