In this video from The Motley Fool's financials-focused show Where the Money Is, Fool banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the earnings report from American Capital Agency (AGNC +0.59%). Although earnings came in as an overall net gain rather than a loss, the guys take investors through the numbers, and show that the "gain" isn't as clear cut as it looks.
Did American Capital Agency Corp. Really Post a Monster Quarter?
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – May 2, 2014 at 7:30AM
NASDAQ: AGNC
AGNC Investment Corp.
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$11B
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American Capital Agency has reported earnings that were in the black, but the news isn't quite as good as you'd think.
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