Wells Fargo - Almost There
So far 2008 has not been a lot of fun for the management and shareholders of Wells Fargo (WFC).Shares in the bank trade at the lowest levels in 5 years and are less than a dollar off of 52 week... [ more ... ]
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It is just not getting any better for Citigroup. Yesterday a Goldman Sachs report not only suggested selling Citi shares, the recommended selling the shares short as part of bank stock paired trade. The Goldman analyst suggested that the bank... [ more ... ]
Bad Week for Banks
Another week past, another bad week for bank stocks. Naturally, as always when it comes to bad news, the leader was Citigroup. The banking giant announced that they would have to take additional write downs in the next quarter. Although... [ more ... ]
June 22, 2008 01:25 PM
Insiders Betting on a Brighter Future
Small bank stocks have continued to fall lately as pressure form difficult real estate markets continue to weigh heavily on their results. The index of community bank stocks, ABAQ, is once again flirting with new 52 week lows. Most of... [ more ... ]
June 17, 2008 02:13 PM
The Saga Continues
The saga continues at Citigroup. This morning, Oppenheimer Analyst Meredith Whitney commented on the bank, and as usual it was not good news for the bank. She estimates that the bank will have even more losses and write-down's ahead because... [ more ... ]
June 9, 2008 11:52 AM
Fed is Bearish on Banks
Until today I thought Meredith Whitney of Oppenheimer was the most negative observer of banks. That was, until I read the transcript of federal reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn's report to the Senate committee on Banking , Housing and urban... [ more ... ]
June 5, 2008 11:13 AM
Home Depot Sinks
In late May, Home Depot reported that their Q1 net income dropped 66%, which probably dropped investor's jaws as well. The home improvement retailer reported consolidated net earnings of $356 million in 2008's first quarter, or $0.21 per diluted share,... [ more ... ]
June 3, 2008 03:13 PM
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