Jeff Kilburg, TreasuryCurve, discusses his favorite banking ETFs with the CNBC Fast Money traders. While most people initially think of Read more…

KRE, XLF

Michael Snyder: Why isn’t the U.S. economy in a depression right now?  The number one reason is because the federal government has stolen more than five trillion dollars Read more…

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Eric Dutram: The past month has been pretty unkind to the big banks for a variety of reasons. Speculation continues to build regarding a broad European default centered around Greece which could trigger a number of issues for many banking stocks in the near term. Read more…

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Michael Snyder: During an appearance on Meet The Press on Sunday, Jim Cramer of CNBC boldly predicted that “financial anarchy” is coming to Europe Read more…

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Jim Trippon: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), one of the largest and most important banks in the financial system, suffered $2 billion in a trading loss last week that roiled the market. JPMorgan stock was subsequently punished by investors, as they took it down nearly Read more…

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Jeff Kilburg, TreasuryCurve, discusses a couple of Banking ETFs and gives his opinion of what is the best way to play the sector now. As usual, the Fast Money team Read more…

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Michael Snyder: The bank runs that we are watching right now in Greece (NYSEARCA:GREK) are shocking, but they are only just the beginning.  Since May 6th, nearly one billion dollars has been withdrawn from Greek banks. Read more…

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Michael Snyder: When news broke of a 2 billion dollar trading loss by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), much of the financial world was absolutely stunned.  But the truth is that this is just the beginning.  This is just a very small preview of what Read more…

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There’s an ongoing debate within meteorological circles as to what determines the difference between a mostly sunny day and a partly cloudy one. It could be something as simple as mood or attitude that determines how a mixture of sun and Read more…

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Given their rapid rise to glory and already-dominant slice of daily trading volume, it seems odd to consider exchange traded funds, or ETFs, as an underdog industry. But in one particular area, they are. Actively managed ETFs are in a Read more…

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Bill Luby: While there was a lot going on in the sector space during the rally from October to April and the pullback earlier in the month, I have yet to see any sort of detailed explanation of what happened during these two periods. Read more…

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Chris Ciovacco: As we mentioned Tuesday, the reaction to Wednesday’s Fed statement is important to the market’s intermediate-term direction. However, Apple’s (AAPL) strong earnings have provided investors with a reason to step up to the buyer’s plate. From Bloomberg: Read more…

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Martin D. Weiss:  My family and I have been tracking speculative bubbles and busts for 80 years. We’ve personally witnessed 12 recessions, two depressions, five stock market crashes, three real estate busts, three bank failure epidemics, and two of the most vicious inflationary spirals of all time. Read more…

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Sara Nunnally: It is clear the U.S. economy is “too big to fail.” But what happens when that is the only option? You won’t like the answer. Read more…

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Michael Snyder: Debt is a “soft” form of slavery.  In America today, it is not legal to bind people up with chains and force them to work for you, but that doesn’t mean that there are not millions upon millions Read more…

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