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Posts Tagged ‘ banks ’

China’s Bank Debt Crisis Getting Worse

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April 26, 2012
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  Analysts have been predicting for some time that China’s rise to the world’s premiere economic power was just around the corner. Thge country’s official growth rate is still impressive but it has been slowing. Now the country is tangled
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Wells Fargo Annual Shareholder Meeting Targeted By Protesters

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April 24, 2012
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC…) is bracing for the next installment of protests on the banking sector as the company holds its annual shareholder meeting.  Demonstrators are upset with high executive pay, failed mortgages sold back around 2007-2008
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Small Danish Banks Merge in a Controlled Crash

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April 22, 2012
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It has been a somewhat”emotional” weekend in Danish small-banking. Two banks have been merged with others pair wise. One of them followed hard on the heels of another fusion. This happens only a scant month after another fusion following the
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Fifth Third Bancorp Earns $0.45, Crushing $0.37 Estimates

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April 19, 2012
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Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) is a U.S. regional banking  company, located in Ohio. Some of the company’s main competitors are, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC),  which reported recently…, which slightly beat expectations, and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC),
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Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) – Earnings Preview

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April 19, 2012
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Fifth Third Bankcorp (NASDASQ: FITB) is slated to release its first quarter earnings report on April 19, 2012. There were mixed estimates from different analyst groups, with estimates as high as $0.42 per share to as low as $0.29. The…
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BK Earns 0.52 a Share on Growth in Investment Management

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April 18, 2012
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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK) released its earnings report for the First Quarter of 2012.  The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK)’s earnings per share were net 52c ($619 Million) a share  versus analyst
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US Bancorp (USB) Q1 profits up 28 on Strong Lending

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April 17, 2012
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U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB)  has released the first earning report of 2012 today. The company reported 67 cents per share, slightly ahead of analyst expectations. Net income came in at $1.29 billion. The stock is up half a percentage as of
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Credit Suisse Might Cut 5,000 Jobs in Investment Banking Division

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April 16, 2012
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  Credit Suisse Group AG (NYE:CS) is currently in talks of potentially cutting back 5,000 jobs in the investment banking sector during their first-quarter results which will take place at the end of this month. This report comes from Der
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Goldman Sachs Co-Global M&A Head Leaves: The Exodus Continues

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April 10, 2012
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Only a few weeks after the headline-making departure of Greg Smith, who was an executive at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS).  Under a month later, Yoel Zaoui, co-head of global M&A… will be stepping down.  This is rather unfortunate
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Morgan Stanley CEO, James Gorman, Has Compensation Cut 25%

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April 5, 2012
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  James Gorman, the chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), earned a total of $13 million in compensation last year- that’s about 25% less than what he made the previous year which was $15.19 million. This news came from
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