E*Trade earnings and analysts ratings all say up

April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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E*TRADE (Nasdaq: ETFC  ) posted better-than-expected results on Thursday, bucking the trend of rival discounters that merely met Wall Street estimates earlier in the week. Now we know why the E*TRADE Baby is usually smiling. E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC) -NasdaqGSYahoo FinanceStar AnalystsGet Star Analysts for: This is a list of top research analysts based on the accuracy of earnings estimates on ETFC, according to StarMine. Analysts that appear here are limited to those covering ETFC for a significant period of time. Learn More.Total Ranked Analysts: 15EPS Accuracy for ETFC - Trailing Two Fiscal Years and Four QuartersTop-Ranked AnalystsETFCOverallResearch ReportsJeffrey, JoelKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Bedell, BrianISI Group Harris, ChristopherWells Fargo Securities, Llc Chen, HowardCredit Suisse  Repetto, RichardSandler O'Neill & Partners L.P. Trone, DavidJMP Securities  Top Analysts in the Capital Markets Industry:EPS Accuracy - Industry Excess … [Read more...]

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Politics is personal finance for Election 2012

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The foundation for any discussion this Political Season is Personal Finance. The talking points in politics of creating  jobs, regulation redundancy in financial reform, education funding for our nation is worthless with an underclass of one in three Americans being out of using mainstream financial services in America.  First, small business and innovation is the  job creators in the US economy, and a young poor person with a marvelous business idea is less likely to find a sponsor or bank  to grant that opportunity as my father was granted thirty years ago. Second, consumer centric financial model in the area of financial services with some 1970's localism and 2012 technology to make the system around each consumer needs and tailored experience. Third, our education system does educate about safe sex before graduation of high school, but we fail to integrate our children in personal finance, credit, and how to save or start a small business. The financial health of the consumer … [Read more...]

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Money Musings: US Standard of Living Tailspin

April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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U.S. Standard of Living TailspinPosted by Michael • April 18, 2012 So the U.S. standard of living is getting crushed, and the trend shows no sign of abating. That, at least, is the case according to this article:TheStreet.com: US Standard of Living Down 50%+ Since 1970As I wasn’t even around in 1970, I certainly can’t make any sort of personal-experience comparisons to the average standard of living (SOL) then and now.(Though I can pretty much state, unequivocally, that rock ‘n’ roll music was far better then. In that regard, I’m pretty confident that we’ve seen a decline in quality FAR greater than 57 percent. But I digress.)The article’s an opinion piece, and clearly marked as such, but right here’s where the elephant steps on your toe:Using the year 2000 as the numerical base from which to “zero” all of the numbers, real wages peaked in 1970 at around $20/hour. Today the average worker makes $8.50/hour — more than 57% less than in 1970. And since the … [Read more...]

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Yahoo Finance: IMF $400 Billion Dollar Guarantee for Market Jitters

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IMF moves to calm market fears over European debt By HARRY DUNPHY and MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Associated Press – 1 hour 38 minutes ago IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde smiles during a G-20 news conference at the IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, Friday, April 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) WASHINGTON (AP) — Finance ministers and central bankers hope a $430 billion-plus increase in assistance for the International Monetary Fund is enough to handle any fresh crisis among the 17 nations that share the euro as their currency. The fund's managing director, Christine Lagarde, announced the new figure at the conclusion of discussions among the Group of 20 major economic powers Friday. Some countries, including Russia, India, China and Brazil, had made private pledges, she said, but did not want to make public commitments until they had conferred with officials back home. Lagarde said the fundraising was a "huge effort" to … [Read more...]

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Bank of America slides on earnings and downgrade

April 21, 2012 By 1 Comment

Bank of America's stock was at it's peak 66% in 2012 after losing 51 % in 2011. Bank  of America is on the radar again as earnings concerns did weigh on Friday's stock price. Bank of America lost 5% in Friday's trading. Bank of America: Downgrade Loser By Philip van Doorn NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bank of America (BAC_) was the loser among the largest U.S. financial names on Friday, with shares sliding 5% to close at $8.36. Market Activity General Electric Co| GE UP Bank of America Corporation| BAC DOWN The broad indexes ended the week mixed, after several industrial giants reported their first-quarterearnings results, including General Electric (GE_), with first-quarter earnings of 34 cents a share beating the consensus estimate among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, by a penny. GE's first-quarter revenue of $35.2 billion beat the consensus estimate of $34.7 billion. Even though four analysts raised their price … [Read more...]

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George Zimmerman bond hearing: George Zimmerman granted $150K bond, apologizes to Trayvon Martin’s family – southflorida.com

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http://southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/news/os-george-zimmerman-bond-hearing-20120420,0,4802623.story George Zimmerman bond hearing: George Zimmerman granted $150K bond, apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family - southflorida.com SANFORD — At a hearing that legal experts said exposed flaws in the state's case, the Trayvon Martin special prosecutor failed Friday to convince a judge that gunman George Zimmerman should stay locked up. The judge set bond at $150,000, meaning Zimmerman could be freed from the Seminole County Jail in a few days. Most revealing in the hearing, though, was testimony by prosecution Investigator Dale Gilbreath, a surprise witness for the defense. He admitted under oath that authorities do not know who started the fight between Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, and Martin, the black 17-year-old whose death has spurred protests across the country. Lawyers for Trayvon's family have insisted that Zimmerman tracked down and killed the Miami Gardens … [Read more...]

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Parody site puts Bank of America in your hands

April 21, 2012 By 2 Comments

http://m.cnnmoney.com/primary/wk_article?articleId=urn:newsml:CNNMoney.com:20120420:your-bofa:1&category=cnnm_tech&pagesize=10 Parody site puts Bank of America in your hands Parody site puts Bank of America in your handsYes Lab's YourBofA.com takes aim at Bank of America's practices and crowdsources suggestions for building a better bank.Laurie SegallApril 20, 2012: 02:57 PM EDT NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - What would Bank of America look like if it were owned by its customers? YourBofA.com, a parody site launched this week, lets the crowd take a stab at answering that question. Mimicking the real Bank of America site's look, it takes scathing aim at the bank's missteps and invites visitors to share their ideas about what a taxpayer-owned Bank of America should do. Several thousand contributors have already sent in suggestions. The site's creator is Yes Lab, an organization that helps activist groups launch what it calls "media-getting creative actions." America's second-largest … [Read more...]

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East Coast Storm will bring chill and heavy rain

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Temperatures near 90 in DC on Monday, and the warm March in Virginia are going to change with a late April Coastal Storm. Sunday into Monday, Heavy Rain is expected with highs only in 50's for DC on Sunday and Monday to upper 50's to near 60 around Raleigh, NC. ABC 7 in Washington, DC makes reference to the rainfall deficit being around 5" for the year to date, and this rain is needed in the Mid-Atlantic even if comes with a late spring chill. … [Read more...]

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Gay Porn Interrupts Canadian Local TV Newscast – The Hollywood Reporter

April 21, 2012 By 2 Comments

Gay Porn Interrupts Canadian Local TV Newscast - The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hardcore-gay-porn-interrupts-canadian-local-news-314617 … [Read more...]

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Google execs, director Cameron in space venture – Yahoo! News Canada

April 21, 2012 By 1 Comment

http://www.google.com/gwt/x?noimg=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fca.news.yahoo.com/google-execs-director-cameron-space-venture-005212432--sector.html&wsi=a81def1d5e2374de&ei=GhuST4CUGoXlmgfu8ojLBQ&wsc=vb&ct=pg1&whp=30 Google execs, director Cameron in space venture - Yahoo! News Canada New User? Register Sign In Help Make Y! My Homepage Mail My Y! Yahoo! HOME CANADA LOCAL WORLD BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS HEALTH TECH SCIENCE BLOGS GOOD NEWS MOST POPULAR WEATHER SPACE/ASTRONOMY DINOSAURS/FOSSILS BIOTECH ENERGY GREEN Bad User Agent YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY Google execs, director Cameron in space venture Reuters Reuters – 1 hour 31 minutes ago RELATED CONTENT Larry Page, Google co-founder, listens as Google CEO Eric Schmidt (R) talks to reporters … Y! VIDEOS Play Video Defence Force failing our vete … Play Video United States of Unfairness? Play Video Press conference on Kings Cross … See more videos SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google executive chairman … [Read more...]

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