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K+S: Kursziel steigt leicht
In ihrer aktuellsten Studie zu den Aktien des Salz- und Düngemittelherstellers K+S haben die Analysten von Morgan Stanley ihre Einstufung auf „equal weight“ belassen. Nach Meinung von Analyst Paul....
5 Top Financial Sector Stories of 2017
Industry Focus: Financials host Michael Douglass and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel take a look back at the five most newsworthy financial sector stories of 2017, and what each one means to....
16 Cryptocurrency Facts You Should Know
Image source: Getty Images.Historically, no asset has been a greater creator of long-term wealth than the stock market. Over time, stocks have generated a 7% annualized return, inclusive of....
Better Buy: Wells Fargo & Company vs. JPMorgan Chase
In the banking world, you don't get much bigger than Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). These sprawling financials are exactly half of the "big four" group of U.S. banks, the....
Citigroup: Commerzbank bleibt ein Kauf, Deutsche Bank verkaufen
Die Aktienexperten der US-Großbank Citigroup stufen in ihrer aktuellsten Studie zu den Aktien der Commerzbank diese weiter mit „Buy“ ein. Als Grund sehen sie ein sich verringerndes Tempo bei den....
The 4 Best Bank Stocks of 2017
The stock market has performed well in 2017, and the financial sector has been one of the best-performing areas of the market, up 20% so far this year. However, some banks have performed....
Why Are Stock Valuations So High Right Now?
If you look at stock prices right now, you'd be excused for thinking they're high. That's because they are. The bigger question is: Why are they so high?You can get a sense for just how pricey....
Here's Why Bank Stocks Had a Stellar 2017
Bank stocks have consistently performed well since bottoming out in the wake of the financial crisis. But this past year was nevertheless one to remember for people who hold bank stocks in their....
A Big Shift Is Underway Among Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Ripple
What an incredible year it's been for the cryptocurrency market and investors! All cryptocurrencies combined started the year with an aggregate market cap of $17.7 billion, but they're now (as of....
The Dow's 3 Most Pathetic Dividend Stocks
All 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI) pay a dividend, and most of those companies have done a good job of rewarding shareholders through their regular dividend payments.....
How Safe Is T. Rowe Price (TROW) Dividend?
T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) is one of Wall Street's largest asset-management companies with approximately $991 billion of total assets under management. Its record of long-term dividend growth....
Cryptocurrency Market Value Just Hit $500 Billion -- but Don't Thank Bitcoin
What an incredible year it has been for anyone with the right mix of smarts and luck to have invested in cryptocurrencies. At the beginning of the year, according to data from CoinMarketCap.com,....
Goldman Sachs' and Morgan Stanley's Big Growth Opportunities
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) are both trying to expand their businesses into more traditional areas of consumer banking, such as consumer loans and mortgages. In....
How to Evaluate Investment Banking Stocks
Looking beyond the traditional P/E ratio, there are several other key metrics investors should know before trying to evaluate an investment bank. Here's an explanation of how to interpret....
How Do Investment Banks Make Money?
Unlike commercial banks, investment banks don't make most of their money from taking in deposits and loaning money out. In this clip, Michael Douglass and Matt Frankel discuss how these....
Morgan Stanley beteiligt sich an FinTech Group
Die US-Großbank Morgan Stanley hat sich im Zuge der Barkapitalerhöhung bei der Beteiligungsgesesellschaft FinTech Group beteiligt. Unter Ausschluss des Bezugsrechts wird Morgan Stanley 700.000....
This Is Good News for Bank of America Stock
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, a move that will bolster the bottom lines of banks. Yet, bank stocks nevertheless dropped in the wake of the news, with Bank of America....
The 4 Biggest Misconceptions About Bitcoin
Historically, no asset has been better at making investors money over time than the stock market. Looking back decades, stocks tend to average an annual return of 7%, inclusive of dividend....
Here's Why Your Bank Account Interest Rate Won't Go Up Even If the Fed Raises Rates
The Federal Reserve has raised rates four times since 2015. The market expects a fifth post-crisis increase in the Fed's target rate on Wednesday, which would bring the fed target to a range of....
What It Costs to Buy the "12 Days of Christmas" Gifts
Image source: Getty Images.While a partridge in a pear tree has not been a fashionable gift to give in a very long time (if ever), it's the first present mentioned in the popular Christmas song....
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley: A Closer Look Into The 2 Big Investment Banks
Industry Focus: Financials edition host Michael Douglass and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel look at investment banking and the two largest U.S. investment banks, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and....
1 Figure That Sums Up Why Bitcoin Is So Dangerous
Over the long term, there's been no more consistent creator of wealth than the stock market. Stocks have returned an average of 7% per year, inclusive of dividend reinvestment and adjusted for....
CME Bitcoin Futures: A Better Way to Buy (or Short) Bitcoin?
Bitcoin has seen immense gains so far in 2017, and prices have been extremely turbulent, hitting investors with substantial corrections even amid a general upward trend. Bitcoin futures have....
Mark My Words: Bitcoin Could Plunge on December 11
Historically, the stock market has been the greatest creator of long-term wealth, and it certainly hasn't disappointed in 2017. Each of the three major U.S. indexes have logged dozens of fresh....
3 Top Bank Stocks to Buy in December
Bank stocks have been on a tear this month because of potential earnings tailwinds tied to deregulation, tax reform, and rising interest rates. Despite the recent run-up, there's likely still more....