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Shah Gilani: Banks (NYSEARCA:XLF) need fixing and capital markets need fixing. There’s no debate about that. Still, there’s plenty of debate about what to do about it and too little agreement on exactly what to do about systemic issues, both in domestic and global markets. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: World markets got a nice tailwind yesterday (Wednesday) on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve is stepping into the fray along with other central banks to boost liquidity and support the global economy. Read more…
Joseph L. Shaefer: No fair cheating. You can choose only one… You may be surprised to find how many people answer they’d rather be rich — but their behavior clearly shows that being right is more important to them. I observed this strange phenomenon early in my financial industry career when one of my Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: I’ve long been bearish on bank stocks and financials – but something happened last week that made me rethink my position. I was having lunch with Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, and he had some interesting points. Read more…
David Zeiler: The bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings (NYSE:MF) was a distressing signal to investors that it is possible for U.S. financial institutions to fall victim to the Eurozone debt crisis. Read more…
Kerri Shannon: If you weren’t convinced before, hopefully you’ve seen the light now: Don’t buy bank stocks. Money Morning Global Investing Strategist Martin Hutchinson Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stocks climbed higher on Wednesday as uncertainty over the fate of the euro zone appears to have seemingly disappeared from the market this week. Domestic equity indexes extended gains into green territory for the 7th consecutive session yesterday, leading many to believe that the markets Read more…
Sara Nunnally: Late yesterday, one of the greatest modern-day innovators passed away. Steve Jobs died Wednesday, one day after the latest version of the iPhone was announced. Read more…
David Zeiler: In lowering its growth forecast for the United States and Europe, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of “severe repercussions” unless drastic measures are taken soon. Read more…
Jason Cimpl: The market took a pause, finally, and declined roughly a percent yesterday. At the open, the indices gapped down by more than 2%, but a last hour surge by buyers recouped a large portion of those loses. Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: We’ve been hearing a lot of attention – as usual – on the Financial sector (particularly in Europe), so let’s take a brief moment to see the key chart/trading levels we’re watching on the popular Financial Sector ETF (NYSE:XLF) and then peek at the wild Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares Read more…
Shah Gilani: Fears of a banking crisis and rolling contagion are making global stock and bond markets extraordinarily volatile – and with good reason. Read more…
Stocks closed mixed on Friday after a seesaw day of trading on heavy trade. The intraday swings in the market were violent. The major indices were down between 2% to 4 % and some were up as much as 1.5% during the session. Small cap and technology issues were hit the hardest as the Read more…
Martin D. Weiss: Do you believe what government officials and experts are saying about the debt crisis? If so, you’re taking your financial life into your hands. Just consider how many times they’ve been wrong, issued deliberately misleading statements, or simply lied Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: Financial stocks have seen relative weakness with companies in other sectors, as evidenced by the lackluster performance and recent support breakdowns in the Read more…
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