May 13, 2013 by John MaxfieldDow Heads Lower Despite Better Than Expected Retail SalesShares of blue-chip companies are down even though retail sales for the month of April were higher than expected.
May 11, 2013 by John MaxfieldWhy Electronic Arts Was the Top Stock on the S&P 500 Last WeekHere's why the S&P's top performer probably shouldn't have been.
May 10, 2013 by John MaxfieldIs the Fed Driving the Dow Higher?Here's why it may be doing so, but you shouldn't care.
May 9, 2013 by John MaxfieldLowest Jobless Claims Since Jan. 2008 Send Stocks HigherStocks are continuing their rally on the back of a better-than-expected jobs report.
May 9, 2013 by John MaxfieldHere's Why Wells Fargo Stock Is Languishing TodayWant to know why Wells Fargo stock is lower today? Here's two reason that go a long way toward explaining it.
May 8, 2013 by John MaxfieldWhy This Month Is Huge for Bank of AmericaHere's the reason May could be more important than any other month this year for the nation's second largest bank by assets.
May 8, 2013 by John MaxfieldThe Next Too-Big-to-Fail BanksThese two banks are positioning themselves to become too big to fail.
May 8, 2013 by John MaxfieldWhy Stocks Are Barely Hanging On TodayWith an absence of economic news, the market is focused on events at a handful of key companies.
May 8, 2013 by John MaxfieldDid JPMorgan Just Pull an Enron?The troubles continue to mount at the nation's largest bank by assets.
May 7, 2013 by John MaxfieldCitigroup Stock at 52-Week High on Broad Bank RallyHere's why shares of Citigroup have made it to a new 52-week high.
May 7, 2013 by John MaxfieldBank of America Stock Has Rallied and Could Head HigherHere's why Bank of America stock is up today and could still be headed higher.
May 7, 2013 by John MaxfieldNew York AG Tells Bank of America and Wells Fargo: Not So FastRumors of a pending lawsuit against Wells Fargo and Bank of America are reopening a legal wound that many analysts assumed had been closed for good.
May 7, 2013 by John MaxfieldCharlie Munger Derides "Too Big to Fail"At the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Warren Buffett's right-hand man said that banks should be prohibited from trading derivatives.
May 7, 2013 by John MaxfieldThings Go From Bad to Worse for Jamie DimonMore shareholders came out over the weekend in opposition to Dimon's dual role as chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
May 7, 2013 by John MaxfieldNew York Clears the Way for Critical Bank of America SettlementThe latest news appears to increase the likelihood that Bank of America will soon put more legal liability behind it.
May 6, 2013 by John MaxfieldBank of America Stock Pulls the Dow HigherThanks to big news from the nation's second-largest bank, the blue-chip index is holding on to modest gains in afternoon trading.
May 6, 2013 by John MaxfieldBank of America Stock Explodes Higher After Reaching Critical SettlementShares of Bank of America and MBIA are soaring after the companies have purportedly agreed to settle their long-running dispute.
May 5, 2013 by John MaxfieldThe Dow's 5 Highest-Yielding Dividend StocksWonder what these stocks are and how they've been doing of late? Here's a quick rundown of both.
May 4, 2013 by John MaxfieldExplaining Best Buy's Great WeekShareholders of the electronics giant have much to be happy about after the performance of its stock last week.