December 17, 2009 Citigroup's offering should become a blueprint of what not to do if you are a bank indebted to Uncle Sam via the TARP.
December 10, 2009 We recently had good news on the bank the bailout. It turns out the government will only lose $42 billion with the TARP program compared earlier estimates that were much larger. So now that we're more than a year away from the massive taxpayer bailout of leading financial firms and some companies are starting to free themselves from their bailout funds, let's take a close look at the sector to see if there are any good stocks worth buying...
December 3, 2009 The low trading volume has given the appearance of a sluggish market but, in truth, the major indices, and now the mid- and small-cap stocks, are showing renewed strength.
July 20, 2009 This is another busy week for earnings -- over 150 S&P 500 companies are due to report this week. Also, Ben Bernanke heads to Capitol Hill for a two-day testimony.
May 13, 2009 Banks and others are flooding the market with new stock that dilutes the price of current holdings.