Charles Schwab

The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...

This weekend in Barron's online: the 17th annual ranking of online brokers, an impending “financial storm,” ANN on the rebound, Harman International finds the sweet spot, and more. Cover Story “Online Investors Cut the Cord” by Theresa W. Carey offers Barron's 17th annual ranking of online...

This week will offer a good look at the state of the financial sector as many of the big banks share their fourth-quarter results. JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) broke the ice on Friday, reporting a decline in earnings that was more than analysts had estimated. Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Goldman Sachs (...

Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results Wednesday morning, January 18. Investors could use some good news. Though revenue has risen for four straight quarters, the share price has faced resistance at $13 a since August. And Deutsche Bank last week downgraded...

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has published a research report on Charles Schwab & Co. (NYSE: SCHW) In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods wrote, "SCHW reported 2Q11 EPS of $0.20, beating our expectations and consensus. Revenues were above our estimate by 2.3%, primarily on higher net...

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) had its rating upgraded from Hold to Buy. At the same time, its price target was raised from $36 to $38. On Tuesday, Legg Mason added 0.5% to its value to end the day at $31.94....

According to J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab (NASDAQ: SCHW) announced trading volume and asset levels for the month of May. J.P. Morgan said that results were weaker than its expectations, with daily average trades for the month lower than the corresponding average for the first four months of 2011. “...

I couldn't believe it, and from the U.S. government at that. I BONDS I bonds offer current annualized yields of 4.6%. Who would have thought that yields on government bonds beat those of junk bonds? The lack of decent yields for cash is pervasive. Many folks are taking on greater risk to...

According to J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) earning impress with higher NIM and lower expenses. J.P. Morgan reported that Schwab reported 1Q11 EPS of $0.20, beating estimates. “The results were better than expected, largely driven by higher than expected NIM and better than modeled...

In a report published by J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is to acquire optionsXpress. J.P. Morgan said that Schwab announced a definitive agreement to acquire optionsXpress (OXPS) for approximately $1B. “The deal looks OK at first glance; it's reported to be modestly accretive in the...