U.S. Banks Won't Fail. They'll Fizzle
August 17, 2011The Insider Report
Financials look likely to survive, but that doesn't make their shares a good deal As U.S. stocks turned volatile this month, big bank shares got especially wild. The Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index…
Apple Vs Samsung
August 17, 2011apple,Litigation,SamsungThe Insider Report,News Posts
Court limits Apple’s ban on Samsung’s Galaxy tablet The ban on a Samsung Electronics Co. (KS:005930) tablet computer across Europe was lifted after the German court that granted Apple Inc.…
LSE Trading Soars Amid Volatility
August 17, 2011Volatility,London Stock ExchangeContributors
High levels of volatility in global stock markets last week, triggered by Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt and concerns over the euro zone, led to the third-highest number of daily trades…
Obama Says Strong Recovery Will Begin With Small Businesses
August 16, 2011Obama,recoveryNews Posts
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama told an audience in rural Iowa that the U.S. economy will come back “stronger than before” after the worst recession in decades, driven by small…
US stocks fall on global economic worries
August 16, 2011global economy,us stocksNews Posts
NEW YORK (AP) -- More evidence of a slowing global economy sent stocks falling Tuesday and threatened to end the market's three-day rally. Germany's economy stalled last quarter and dragged down…
Why Banks Aren’t Lending: Weak Economy, Regulatory Uncertainty
August 16, 2011lending,economic uncertaintyThe Insider Report,News Posts
Why Banks Aren’t Lending: Weak Economy, Regulatory Uncertainty By Peter Gorenstein U.S. banks got hammered last week on concerns the sovereign debt crisis in Europe coupled with slow growth…