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(TheStreet) -- It can pay for bank investors to look a little deeper at financial statements. While you are not able to see everything going on behind the scenes at a bank holding company, there are some items that can serve as red flags for trouble down the road. We've selected five areas for...

Benzinga is switching to a new feed - check this blog post to find out more. Welcome to Zing Talk, where Benzinga brings you the biggest names and brightest minds from Silicon Valley to New York City. Direct Download Subscribe in iTunes Dan Dicker on the line, Senior Contributor at TheStreet...

(TheStreet) -- There was no dearth of companies interested in Super Bowl commercials this year, though plenty more should have been. While its tough to sneak your company's Super Bowl commercials into the game-day lineup -- News Corp.'s (NASDAQ: NWS) Fox took down the vacancy sign for its $3...

Does Borders (NYSE: BGP) have what it takes to emerge from near-bankruptcy and rival the stiff competition of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)? With some major tweaks, Borders might just have the potential to become profitable again and keep pace with its industry peers. The...

In light of the positive JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Q4 earnings report, current prices may present a good buying opportunity for investors. JP Morgan reported better-than-expected earnings in Q4 2010, as Benzinga readers are well aware. The EPS of $1.12 beat out estimates of $0.99, as revenue of $26.1...

3M (NYSE: MMM) is set to acquire Switzerland's Winterthur for $448 million. TheStreet reports, "3M estimates the acquisition to be slightly dilutive to GAAP earnings in the first 12 months following the completion of the deal, but slightly accretive if purchase accounting adjustments and...

(TheStreet) -- A takeover battle between Hertz(NYSE: HTZ) and Avis (NYSE: CAR) for Dollar Thrifty(NYSE: DTG) has taken investors on a joy ride this year, and that may continue as rising demand for cheap rentals and a rebound in business travel are driving an earnings rebound. Shares of Hertz, the...

In an interview with CNBC, Robert Holmes of The Street, discussed his views on the market. In particular, he discussed the conviction buy list of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). He said that while many stocks off the conviction list have fizzled out, there are still some stocks which are performing very...

Alliance Data (NYSE: ADS) reported core EPS of $1.38 in its 2Q, higher than the expected estimates of $1.31/$1.32 by J.P. Morgan/Street, but a new statement fee enforced by ADS has caused JPM to reduce price target $1 from $78 to $77, as ADS is expected a ~$0.30 drag on its EPS for 2H10. JPM...

According to Robert Holmes of The Street, analysts are upbeat about earnings reports, but investors do not share their enthusiasm. In an interview with CNBC, he said that analysts have recently upgraded their earnings estimates for various companies, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). He also shared...