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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,...

Here's a quick look at some of the top performing financial stocks, year to date. These stocks all have a market cap of more than $500 million and all pay a dividend. Banco Macro (NYSE: BMA) shares are trading almost 27% higher year to date despite pulling back more than 5% in the past week. The...

Here's a quick look at some of the top performing dividend stocks, year to date, that have a market cap of $1 billion or less. E-House (China) Holdings (NYSE: EJ) shares are trading about 38% higher year to date despite pulling back more than 4% last week. The real estate company announced in...

Here's a quick look at some of the top performing dividend stocks, year to date, that are listed on the Nasdaq. CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is almost 26% higher year to date, more than 12% just in the past week. Shares surged after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results that...

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 (...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Market-driven sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

Earnings season ramps up this week with quarterly reports due from the likes of tech companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), big banks such as Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and consumer goods giants such as PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and Johnson &...

Jefferies reduced its price target on Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) and State Street (NYSE: STT). The new price targets were placed at $51 and $61, down from $52 and $62 respectively. At the same time, Jefferies left its rating on the companies' stock unchanged at Hold on Northern Trust and Buy on...

According to Jefferies, Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) saw another round of downward revisions. Jefferies said that it cut its estimates following another sizeable EPS miss to reflect a lower net interest margin and higher cost base. “Strong capital ratios and a loyal shareholder base limit...

According to J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) posted weak EPS of $0.59 (ex Visa gain), well below its estimate of $0.64 due to weak fee income and higher than expected expenses, partly offset by higher net interest income and high loan recoveries (of charged off loans), which are likely...