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Higher Bank Dividends Would Relieve Shareholder Stress

{ Posted on Mar 20 2012 by Martin Hutchinson }
The real winner in last week's bank stress tests should have been the shareholders. But after the stress test results on 19 top financial institutions were announced last week and all but four of them passed, ...Read More »

"Jerry Maguire" Waves Goodbye to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and its Muppets

{ Posted on Mar 16 2012 by Shah Gilani }
By now you've heard about Greg Smith. He's the former executive director of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) who pulled a Jerry Maguire on Wednesday while resigning from the illustrious Vampire Squid. In his New York Times op-ed piece, otherwise ...Read More »

The Greg Smith Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Letter Led to $2.2 Billion Loss – More to Come?

{ Posted on Mar 15 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
The scathing op-ed piece by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) employee Greg Smith did more than draw attention to a "toxic and destructive" firm culture - it drove down Goldman's market value by $2.2 billion ...Read More »

The Greg Smith Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Letter Led to $2.2 Billion Loss – More to Come?

{ Posted on Mar 15 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
The scathing op-ed piece by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) employee Greg Smith did more than draw attention to a "toxic and destructive" firm culture - it drove down Goldman's market value by $2.2 billion ...Read More »

Did Federal Reserve Bank Stress Tests Fuel Too Much Confidence?

{ Posted on Mar 14 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
The Federal Reserve released the results of its third round of bank stress tests yesterday (Tuesday), determining 15 of the 19 tested banks were in good enough shape to withstand a severe recession. The Fed tested ...Read More »

How Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Became the Vampire Squid of Tech

{ Posted on Mar 14 2012 by David Zeiler }
Apple Stock Price History (Nasdaq: AAPL) Business partnerships with Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) produce abundant profits - but usually only for Apple. Using its clout as a vendor of highly desirable consumer technology, Apple secures extremely ...Read More »

The "Sweet Spot": Goldman Sachs Bullish on Oil and Gas Pipeline Companies

{ Posted on Mar 13 2012 by Guest Editorial }
Nothing like having Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) confirm what we've already been saying for a year. But last week, Goldman Sachs reminded us that they are bullish on the oil and gas pipeline sector by upgrading a ...Read More »

QE3, $2,200 Gold, and the Trillion Dollar Bazooka

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Peter Krauth }
It's the beginning of a new year, and there's no shortage of big headlines... Europe is on the financial brink, Iran is a powder keg, and precious metals like gold have retreated. It's also a time when there is no ...Read More »

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Earnings: How the Mighty Have Fallen…

{ Posted on Jan 17 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) earnings report released before the bell today (Wednesday) is one of the most dramatic examples of how U.S. banks are struggling to return to healthy profitability and revenue growth. Goldman ...Read More »

It’s 2007.2, and Our Next "Lehman Moment’ Is Coming Fast

{ Posted on Jan 17 2012 by Shah Gilani }
It seems that my Thursday edition of Wall Street Insights & Indictments was warmly received by the bullish crowd, many of whom reached out to me to thank me for my optimism. I'm sorry to burst your bubbles, ...Read More »