When you do a search for "Casino Bonanza Online" you get two ads for online casino based sites, but the very first is an add for CitiFXPro.com, which is, yes, a retail Forex trading site run by Citi. . Now, it's not really shocking that a multi headed behemoth as big as Citigroup (C) has a retail Forex site, but here they're specifically advertising against gambling related terms, and showing up right next to Best USA Online CASINOS. . Major Wall Street firms are frequently likened to casinos, but they're usually not this blatant about it, and usually their services are geared towards sophisticated, institutional investors. 
Share:  When you do a search for "Casino Bonanza Online" you get two ads for online casino based sites, but the very first is an add for <span class="company">Citi</span>FXPro.com, which is, yes, a retail Forex trading site run by <span class="company">Citi</span>. . Now, it's not really shocking that a multi headed behemoth as big as <span class="company">Citi</span>group (C) has a retail Forex site, but here they're specifically advertising against gambling related terms, and showing up right next to Best USA Online CASINOS. . Major Wall Street firms are frequently likened to casinos, but they're usually not this blatant about it, and usually their services are geared towards sophisticated, institutional investors. Tweet this 

Yesterday we reported on Simon Property Group's offer for bankrupt mall REIT General Growth Properties. Already, the offer represents a win for the likes of Bill Ackman and Whiteny Tilson Well, as expected, General Growth is playing hard to get, and would really, really like to see a bidding war 
Share:  <span class="sent">Yesterday we reported on <span class="company">Simon Property Group</span>'s offer for bankrupt mall REIT General Growth Properties. Already, the offer represents a win for the likes of Bill Ackman and Whiteny Tilson</span> Well, as expected, General Growth is playing hard to get, and would really, really like to see a bidding war Tweet this 

It looks like the manufacturing problems at Toyota are set to whack the company's flagship and forward thinking line, the Prius. According to CNN, the company will recall the entire 2010 line Though problems have been known for some time, the company had not yet decided what, exactly, it intended to do 
Share:  <span class="sent">It looks like the manufacturing problems at <span class="company">Toyota</span> are set to whack the company's flagship and forward thinking line, the Prius. </span> According to CNN, the company will recall the entire 2010 line Though problems have been known for some time, the company had not yet decided what, exactly, it intended to do Tweet this 

PIMCO investment guru Mohammad El Erian takes to Bloomberg to warn about what he sees as excessive optimism. or at least complacency currently in financial markets Judging from market valuations, I sense quite a gap between consensus market expectations and key political and economic realities, especially in the US If the gap isn't bridged by the validation of the more optimistic expectations, investors may well find that January's global equity sell off was just a precursor to a disappointing year for several asset classes, including stocks 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">PIMCO</span> investment guru Mohammad El Erian takes to Bloomberg to warn about what he sees as excessive optimism. or at least complacency currently in financial markets</span> Judging from market valuations, I sense quite a gap between consensus market expectations and key political and economic realities, especially in the US If the gap isn't bridged by the validation of the more optimistic expectations, investors may well find that January's global equity sell off was just a precursor to a disappointing year for several asset classes, including stocks Tweet this 

PIMCO investment guru Mohammad El Erian takes to Bloomberg to warn about what he sees as excessive optimism. or at least complacency currently in financial markets Judging from market valuations, I sense quite a gap between consensus market expectations and key political and economic realities, especially in the US If the gap isn't bridged by the validation of the more optimistic expectations, investors may well find that January's global equity sell off was just a precursor to a disappointing year for several asset classes, including stocks 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">PIMCO</span> investment guru Mohammad El Erian takes to Bloomberg to warn about what he sees as excessive optimism. or at least complacency currently in financial markets</span> Judging from market valuations, I sense quite a gap between consensus market expectations and key political and economic realities, especially in the US If the gap isn't bridged by the validation of the more optimistic expectations, investors may well find that January's global equity sell off was just a precursor to a disappointing year for several asset classes, including stocks Tweet this 

American International Group plans Wednesday to pay another round of employee bonuses worth about $100 million, said several people familiar with the matter, a year after similar payments at the bailed out insurance giant infuriated many Americans and inflamed Washington This week's payments will go only to employees at the company's Financial Products division who agreed recently to accept between 10 and 20 percent less money than AIG had initially promised them years ago 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">American International Group</span> plans Wednesday to pay another round of employee bonuses worth about $100 million, said several people familiar with the matter, a year after similar payments at the bailed out insurance giant infuriated many Americans and inflamed Washington</span> This week's payments will go only to employees at the company's Financial Products division who agreed recently to accept between 10 and 20 percent less money than AIG had initially promised them years ago Tweet this 

For all of 2009, the posted profit was 1346 billion dollars but shareholders suffered a loss of 907 million dollars Morgan Stanley's chief executive and president James Gorman said he was confident that the bank would improve its position further as the economy recovered from the worst recession in decades "While the environment remains extremely fluid, we are confident the steps we have taken this year will ensure that Morgan Stanley remains well positioned to serve our clients, seize new opportunities in the markets and deliver superior returns to our shareholders in the years ahead," he said Gorman, along with chairman John Mack, agreed to forgo bonuses for 2009 due to the sector's woes Joe Weisenthal, analyst at the financial website Clusterstock, said the results followed a pattern set by JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, which reported losses for their lending operations offset by gains in other areas such as trading and investment banking 
Share:  For all of 2009, the posted profit was 1346 billion dollars but shareholders suffered a loss of 907 million dollars <span class="company">Morgan Stanley</span>'s chief executive and president James Gorman said he was confident that the bank would improve its position further as the economy recovered from the worst recession in decades "While the environment remains extremely fluid, we are confident the steps we have taken this year will ensure that <span class="company">Morgan Stanley</span> remains well positioned to serve our clients, seize new opportunities in the markets and deliver superior returns to our shareholders in the years ahead," he said Gorman, along with chairman John Mack, agreed to forgo bonuses for 2009 due to the sector's woes<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Joe Weisenthal</span>, analyst at the financial website Clusterstock, said the results followed a pattern set by JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, which reported losses for their lending operations offset by gains in other areas such as trading and investment banking</span>...<span class="company">Morgan Stanley</span>'s chief executive and president James Gorman said he was confident that the bank would improve its position further as the economy recovered from the worst recession in decades "While the environment remains extremely fluid, we are confident the steps we have taken this year will ensure that <span class="company">Morgan Stanley</span> remains well positioned to serve our clients, seize new opportunities in the markets and deliver superior returns Tweet this 

Last Thursday, Intel (INTC) reported blowout earnings, the stock rose after hours, and everything was looking good for the bulls. But on Friday morning, JPMorgan (JPM) reported decent (though mixed) earnings, and the stock market sagged, with even Intel ending in the red Clearly, worries over the financial system trump signs of a real economic rebound 
Share:  <span class="sent">Last Thursday, Intel (<span class="company">INTC</span>) reported blowout earnings, the stock rose after hours, and everything was looking good for the bulls. </span> But on Friday morning, JPMorgan (JPM) reported decent (though mixed) earnings, and the stock market sagged, with even Intel ending in the red Clearly, worries over the financial system trump signs of a real economic rebound Tweet this 

JPMorgan (JPM) seemed to have reported strong earnings on Friday, but the stock sagged, bringing the market down with it. Michael Corkery at Deal Journal flagged an important, nerve wracking moment from the company's conference call: Dimon: "Look, you guys are just as good at forecasting the economy as anybody else 
Share:  <span class="sent">JPMorgan (<span class="company">JPM</span>) seemed to have reported strong earnings on Friday, but the stock sagged, bringing the market down with it. </span> Michael Corkery at Deal Journal flagged an important, nerve wracking moment from the company's conference call: Dimon: "Look, you guys are just as good at forecasting the economy as anybody else Tweet this 

NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co is expected to continue to show that it's one of the strongest national banks when it reports fourth quarter results Friday morning JPMorgan Chase quickly recovered from the instability that nearly led to a collapse of the financial services sector late in 2008, and has been one of the most profitable banks in recent quarter The New York based bank has used its strong investment banking and trading operations to help more than offset ongoing problems in the consumer lending divisions 
Share:  <span class="sent">NEW YORK (AP) — <span class="company">JPMorgan</span> Chase & Co is expected to continue to show that it's one of the strongest national banks when it reports fourth quarter results Friday morning</span> <span class="company">JPMorgan</span> Chase quickly recovered from the instability that nearly led to a collapse of the financial services sector late in 2008, and has been one of the most profitable banks in recent quarter The New York based bank has used its strong investment banking and trading operations to help more than offset ongoing problems in the consumer lending divisions Tweet this