E*Trade, TD Ameritrade Talk Has Skeptic
TheStreet.com - Tue Nov 24, 5:11 pm ETThe chatter about a hookup between E*Trade and TD Ameritrade heated up again earlier this month, but Raymond James isn't buying it.
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The chatter about a hookup between E*Trade and TD Ameritrade heated up again earlier this month, but Raymond James isn't buying it.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC has agreed to buy back $79 million of auction rate securities from Colorado investors who struggled to sell them after the market for them froze. State regulators said the agreement announced Tuesday is part of a multistate... United States - Credit Suisse - Auction rate security - Colorado - Security
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top finance companies were down at the close of trading: Bank of America fell $.15 or .9 percent, to $15.95. Citigroup fell $.04 or 1.0 percent, to $4.17. JPMorgan Chase fell $.32 or .8 percent, to $42.16.
Richemont Upgraded To Outperform At Credit Suisse
EFG Eurobank Raised To Hold At Deutsche Bank
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve tightened eligibility rules for the directors who choose regional Fed presidents after the central bank came under fire for letting a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chairman serve.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, the world’s largest jewelry maker, was raised to “outperform” from “neutral” at Credit Suisse Group AG, which said “sales appear to have reached an inflection point.”
Citi Field provides backdrop for giving
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Al Ezz Steel Rebars SAE, the biggest publicly traded steel company in Egypt, was initiated with an “outperform” recommendation and price estimate of 20.5 Egyptian pounds at Credit Suisse Group AG, saying the “cyclical commodity play with a hedged local currency exposure” was attractive.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Telesp - Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA, the Brazilian unit of Telefonica SA, was downgraded to “underperform” from “neutral” at Credit Suisse Group AG.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Old Mutual Plc, the biggest insurer in Africa, was rated “buy” in new coverage at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which said the company offers “upside potential through disposals and cost cuts yet to be announced.”
In a Nov. 24 story about Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC buying back auction rate securities from investors, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, reported erroneously how much the company was buying back.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Thales SA, Europe’s second-biggest defense-electronics maker, was added to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s “conviction buy” list of preferred shares in Europe.
Movie theater audiences can now add another item to the list of things to expect before the film actually begins: Federal Reserve advice about credit card use.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top finance companies are down at noon: Bank of America fell $.09 or .6 percent, to $16.01. Citigroup fell $.04 or 1.0 percent, to $4.17. JPMorgan Chase fell $.43 or 1.0 percent, to $42.05.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks.