Banking

Eagle Eye Opener: Cypriot Bailout Plan Sacrifices Bank; Japan Moves toward Free-Trade Pact with EU

In what’s becoming an effective, but nerve-racking habit for investors, the European Union is undertaking another 11th hour...

Making Money Alert: The Fed, Cyprus and China

As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates untouched at near zero, and the FOMC announced...

Eagle Eye Opener: U.S. Government Uses Freddie Mac to Sue Big Banks on Libor Rate Charges; J.P. Morgan Endures Double Blow; England Braces for Sustained Austerity

The United States launched a government-backed lawsuit against 12 of the world’s biggest banks through Freddie Mac. alleging...

Eagle Eye Opener: Fed Backhands Big Banks; Federal Workers Face Salary Freeze; Japanese President Pushes Farm Subsidy Cuts

The U.S. Federal Reserve dealt an unkind blow to four of the largest banks, slapping their “stress test”...

Banking on Bigger Bonuses

Would you like to get a big fat bonus check this quarter? Sure you would. And if you...

Eagle Eye Opener: JP Morgan Cuts 17,000 Jobs Related to Mortgage Mess; Italy’s Election Causes Uncertainty; Honda Opens New Tokyo Plant

JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) is looking to trim about 17,000 jobs from its ledger by the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks up on Confidence in Germany; Will More States Ban Credit Card Surcharges?; Business Opportunities in Myanmar?

After several days of downward movement for stocks, German business confidence hit a 10-month high to contribute to...

Eagle Eye Opener: Markets Await Direction from United States; BoA Retirement Assets Surged in 2012; Auto Sales Slide Industry-wide in Europe

With the United States sitting out yesterday’s trading session, world indexes looked to be merely killing time.

Eagle Eye Opener: Don’t Expect Help for the Markets from Obama’s Speech; ING Misses Earnings and Announces Job Cuts; Long Bond Loses Luster

What will make a difference to the markets is not the State of the Union speech btut whether...

Eagle Eye Opener: Will State of Union Speech Help Investors?; Goldman Sachs Indicates Market Needs Breather; Barclays Trims Fat

Whether the president says or does anything to help investors is an open question. So, buckle up.