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By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 19, 201612:59 PM Eastern
The past came back to haunt Deutsche Bank AG last Friday, when the U.S. Justice Department asked for $14 billion to settle claims for selling sub-prime residential mortgage backed securities to...
By Jon D. Markman On September 6, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has a history of getting big trends right and executing well. His investment in Internet streaming and transport logistics are big ideas. Now he’s ready to...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 29, 201611:48 AM Eastern
Janet Yellen’s speech last Friday, highlighted a positive outlook for a near future interest rate hike. She noted that solid performance of the labor market, coupled with positive outlook for...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 11, 201602:34 PM Eastern
With the post Brexit economic turmoil unfolding around the globe, we look in our own backyard to see what’s going on with U.S. bank stocks. Our stock analysis shows that three out of the top...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 5, 201601:49 PM Eastern
The preliminary offer by Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ) to take over Hershey Co. (HSY) wasn’t sweet enough, and the creation of the world’s largest candy company will have to wait, or not...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 6, 201612:57 PM Eastern
News of the crumbling relationship between Costco (COST) and American Express (AXP) had been out for a while and everyone knows that the day when their AmEx cards will no longer work at Costco is...
By Jon D. Markman On May 24, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Profits are good for companies obviously, but increasing profits on a consistent basis is even better.
So S&P Capital IQ, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, went to work earlier this...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 23, 201602:04 PM Eastern
Bayer’s (BAYZF) intended acquisition of Monsanto (MON) may be a bit too much to handle. The initial announcement of an unsolicited offer of $45 billion for Monsanto sent Bayer’s shares tumbling...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 17, 201607:00 AM Eastern
The latest numbers indicate that they are. With a disappointing first quarter earnings report, Macy’s (M) stock slumped 15.2 percent last Wednesday closing the day at $31.38 per share. The...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 2, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Charter Communications (CHTR) received approval from the federal regulators last Monday to take over Time Warner Cable (TWC) and is in line to become the second largest internet and television...