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NY Fed names Nomura as U.S. primary dealer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve on Monday named Japan's Nomura Securities International as a U.S. primary dealer of Treasury securities, effective immediately. The addition of Nomura, a unit of Nomura Holdings, increases the number of ...

From KRISTINA COOKE AND DAVID GAFFEN, Boston Globe,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Nomura Holdings,  Bank of America,  Toronto Dominion Bank

Taking It To, Er, From the Bank

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Apart from the soap opera that is the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch affair, there was news of note from the banking sector Thursday, most of it dismal. Several regional banks released earnings before the opening ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  22 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch,  Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.,  SunTrust Banks, Inc.,  Wall Street Journal,  Fifth Third Bancorp

The Geithner Bond Selloff

Stock investors, by and large, have reasonably positive views of Treasury Secretary nominee Tim Geithner. The market boomed on the day his nomination was announced, and some traders attributed the gains in stocks yesterday in part on the belief that ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  22 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Timothy F. Geithner,  Barack Obama,  Olympia Snowe

Thain to Leave BAC; Shares Hit 52-Week Low

Shares of Bank of America are down 18% on the day to $5.52 a share, not far from the day’s lows. The the deal has come under increasing scrutiny in recent days after Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis said on the firm’s earnings call last week that after ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  22 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch,  Kenneth D Lewis,  Bank of America,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party

Markets Stung by Microsoft’s Surprise

Investors actively trading Thursday have been stung by Microsoft, after the company’s earnings fell short of consensus, and the PC giant coupled that with layoffs and a decision to keep mum on guidance for coming quarters due to the muddy economic ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  22 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Apple, Inc.,  IBM

Microsoft’s Soft Earnings

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets As nice as it was for International Business Machines to outdo expectations on Wednesday, the reverse is true with Microsoft, which missed earnings expectations. Bonds are rallying and equity futures are lower as ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  22 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Wall Street Journal,  Apple, Inc.,  Steve Jobs,  Digg

Four at Four: Wary of This Rally

Something about this day brings to mind images of a guy actually attempting to make dead cats bounce. Banks led the way out of purgatory after getting creamed on Tuesday, and the renewed interest in that sector spread through the rest of the market ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Citigroup,  IBM,  Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.,  Merrill Lynch,  Bank of America

Miracle on the Hudson City

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Shares of Hudson City Bancorp aren’t going anywhere Wednesday, but analysts were taking the company’s earnings report well, and like its larger, better-heeled brethren Northern Trust, saluting its conservative ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.,  Wall Street Journal,  Digg,  Facebook Inc.

A Matter of Northern Trust

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Until Tuesday, the governing philosophy in Washington for the last eight years was a conservative one. In that time, the same could not be said of the nation’s banks, which is why so many are falling all over ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Wall Street Journal,  Barack Obama,  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,  Bank of America

Hope Is Fleeting. IBM’s Earnings Are Not.

WSJ.com’s inside look at the markets Banks look stronger for the early going as well, after earnings from Northern Trust and Hudson City Bancorp. Shares of Northern Trust rose 12% after the banking sector was routed Tuesday, and Hudson City gained 6. ...

From DAVID GAFFEN, Wall Street Journal,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Wall Street Journal,  Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.,  ICAP,  IBM,  Digg

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