The Federal Reserve’s decision to cap Wells Fargo growth until it sufficiently improves corporate oversight in the wake of a fake accounts scandal will curb the lender’s profit by as much as $400 million this year, CEO Tim Sloan said. The directive, announced after the close of New York trading on Friday, requires the San […]
Bank Downgrades Chipotle, Complaining It Pays Workers Too Much. Chipotle Says That’s Bunk…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded Chipotle and warned investors that the stock will “underperform,” complaining that the restaurant chain is paying its workers too much, and that cutting labor costs further will be difficult for the chain. “We are downgrading Chipotle to Underperform from Neutral as we believe, assuming no significant tax reform, that […]
Mega-Banks Blow 100% of Earnings on Share-Buybacks & Dividends, Crimp Lending, Constrain Economy…
When tighter regulations were imposed on the banks after the Financial Crisis, the largest among them, the very ones that threatened to bring down the financial system, began squealing. Those voices are now being heard by Congress, which is considering deregulating the banks again. In particular, they claim that current capital requirements force banks…
Auto Dealership Stocks Plunge on Bank of America Warning of ‘Looming Tsunami’…
BofA/Merrill analyst John Murphy downgraded Lithia Motors to Underperform from Neutral and cut its price target to $92 from $106. The analyst lowered US sales and North American production forecasts saying year-to-date sales tracking down 2%, following a likely peak in 2016, and there is a “looming tsunami” of off-lease volumes that will hit the […]
Delta Airlines and Bank of America Pull Sponsorship of Trump Assassination Play…
Facing the growing possibility of customer backlash Delta Airlines and Bank of America have ended their corporate sponsorship of a New York play portraying of Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump, who gets knifed to death on stage in the performance. U.S. media, journalists and left-wing activists are furious at their decision to end funding. […]
Breaking Up the Big Wall Street Banks Is Back in the Headlines…
In the past two weeks, newspaper headlines have revived the debate on whether the mega Wall Street banks continue to pose a systemic threat to the U.S. banking system and the economy. This is a desperately needed public debate that demands facts – not a revisionist history of what actually caused the 2008-2010 Wall Street […]
Why “Nothing Matters”: Central Banks Have Bought a Record $1 Trillion in Assets in 2017…
A quick, if familiar, observation to start the day courtesy of Bank of America which in the latest overnight note from Michael Hartnett notes that central banks (ECB & BoJ) have bought $1 trillion of financial assets just in the first four months of 2017, which amounts to $3.6 trillion annualized, “the largest CB buying […]
How Antonio Lee Snuck A Fake $3.6 Trillion Acquisition Past The SEC…
Antonio Lee, “an American entrepreneur” and “world renowned artist,” can be described as almost anything except humble…”scam artist” fits pretty well. According to his official bio, Lee began his career in the cosmetology field, “as a barber”, but quickly decided he was better suited to raise a $1 trillion “art investment fund”…
FLASHBACK: Obama’s Big Bank ‘Slush Fund’ (MUST READ: Backstory)…
10 Companies With the Worst Reputations…
A good reputation is a fragile thing, whether a person’s or a company’s. And, like beauty, a good reputation is often in the eye of the beholder. Corporate reputations take time to build but can be severely damaged in the equivalent of a heartbeat. Sometimes a company’s reputation rises or falls depending on the political […]
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