FAF Advisors today declares August distributions for the following funds. The distributions will be allocated on a per-share basis on the common stock. The distributions have an August 1, 2008, ex-dividend date and will be paid...
One fund manager says he's never seen so many opportunities in the U.S. financial sector as he does today. For instance, look at how investors reacted to Bank of America's results. After the nation's second-largest bank...
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, the holding company for U.S. Bank, reported on July 15 that earnings per diluted share dropped 18.5 percent in the second quarter from the same period in 2007. Per-share earnings were 53 cents in...
Back from Key West thirty six hours late, thanks to Delta. I had the opportunity to read lots of financial clutter in paradise - a tedious task the Keys made pleasant. Between the Mohitos,fresh fish and other assorted culinary...
FiSpace.Net Provides Investor Social Networking for Shareholders of Banking Stocks WB, WM, USB, WFC, C, and STI IRVINE, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- FiSpace.net, which provides social networking tools for investors,...
When the financials were taking their lumps, General Electric, which earns almost half its net income from GE Capital, came down accordingly. But now that the sector’s rebounded, CEO Jeffrey Immelt and his firm have lagged...
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $650 billion equipment finance sector,...
StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers: Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: PHLY) 63% HIGHER; Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. and Philadelphia Consolidated entered into a definitive agreement under which TMHD will acquire...
StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: UPGRADES: J.P. Morgan upgrades AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) from Neutral to Overweight. UBS, RBC, and Raymond James upgrade Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) to Buy, Sector Perform and Strong...
Read this letter to Steve Quayle:July 14, 2008BLMr. Quayle;This is unbelievable, Mr. Quayle! My wife and I had our car loan called in by U.S. Bancorp! We were NOT even notified ahead of time! They just took our 2003 Ford Focus...