Bank of America Corp (BAC) and Citigroup Inc (C): Why I Like These Big Banks
George Leong: In an ironic twist, the subprime credit crisis was probably what was needed to save the banking sector. The failure of Lehman Brothers that drove the financial crisis and recession also...
View ArticleDo Not Underestimate The Power Of The Big Banks
Are the big banks (NYSEARCA:XLF) really as powerful as some people say that they are? Do they really control the global economy? If y0u asked most people, they would tell you that governments control...
View ArticleDerivatives Bubble: The Number One Threat That Our Financial System Is Facing
Will rapidly rising interest rates rip through the U.S. financial system like a giant lawnmower blade? Yes, the U.S. economy survived much higher interest rates in the past, but at that time there...
View ArticleWhy Big Banks Will Get Crushed From Rising Interest Rates
Mike Burnick: Stocks posted their biggest losses of the year last week, felled by rising interest rates and concern over the end of the Federal Reserve’s economic stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial...
View Article25 Fast Facts About The Federal Reserve You Need To Know
As we approach the 100 year anniversary of the creation of the Federal Reserve, it is absolutely imperative that we get the American people to understand that the Fed is at the very heart of our...
View ArticleToo Big To Fail Banks Are Now Bigger Than Ever Before
The too big to fail banks (NYSEARCA:XLF) are now much, much larger than they were the last time they caused so much trouble. The six largest banks in the United States have gotten 37 percent larger...
View ArticleThe Consequences Of QE For The Long-Term
There is a reason why every fiat currency in the history of the world has eventually failed. At some point, those issuing fiat currencies always find themselves giving in to the temptation to wildly...
View ArticleBig Bank Sets Near-Term Target Of $1,050 For Gold
Jeff Clark: Goldman Sachs is once again predicting that gold will fall, setting a new near-term target of $1,050. Never mind the schizophrenic gene that would be required to follow the constantly...
View Article83 Numbers From 2013 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
During 2013, America continued to steadily march down a self-destructive path toward oblivion. As a society, our debt levels are completely and totally out of control. Our financial system has been...
View ArticleBank of America Corp: Someone From This Fraud Machine Needs To Go To Jail
Shah Gilani: Something happened last Wednesday that is eye-opening, on several levels. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) slammed one of...
View ArticleToo-Big-To-Fail Banks Are At It Again
Shah Gilani: Our Too-Big-To-Fail banks are at it again… The Volcker Rule is supposed to ban the banks from making hazardous and speculative trades. But the big banks are begging for the chance to make...
View ArticleBank of America Corp (BAC): That Warm Air You’re Feeling Is The Big Banks’...
Shah Gilani: Ahhh… the warm breeze I’m feeling. I can’t figure out where it’s coming from. Oh, there it is. It’s the air of confidence wafting over me knowing everything’s as it should be with our...
View ArticleThe Global Derivatives Bubble Is Now 20 Percent Bigger Than 2008
The global derivatives bubble is now 20 percent bigger than it was just before the last great financial crisis struck in 2008. It is a financial bubble far larger than anything the world has ever...
View ArticlePlummeting Oil Prices Could Destroy The Banks That Are Holding Trillions In...
Could rapidly falling oil prices trigger a nightmare scenario for the commodity derivatives market? The big Wall Street banks did not expect plunging home prices to cause a mortgage-backed securities...
View ArticleNew Law Would Make Taxpayers Potentially Liable For TRILLIONS In Derivatives...
If the quadrillion dollar derivatives bubble implodes, who should be stuck with the bill? Well, if the “too big to fail” banks have their way it will be you and I. Right now, lobbyists for the big...
View ArticleEllen Brown: Big Banks Will Take Depositors Money In Next Crash
Greg Hunter: The G-20 met recently in Australia to make new banking rules for the next financial calamity. Financial reform advocate Ellen Brown says these new rules will allow banks to take money...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): The $33.8 Trillion Risk To This Stock
Jim Bach: The JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) stock price seems to be breaking out. Last week, the JPM stock price hit an all-time closing high of $67.01. It’s up about 380% since the end of the...
View ArticleWhy I’m Closing My Bank Accounts While I Still Can
Shah Gilani: Not long ago I walked into a local branch of my bank – the 13th largest bank in the United States based on consolidated banking assets, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance...
View ArticleThe Oil Crash Of 2016 Has The Big Banks Running Scared
Last time around it was subprime mortgages, but this time it is oil that is playing a starring role in a global financial crisis. Since the start of 2015, 42 North American oil companies have filed...
View ArticleHow Much Further Will Stocks Fall?
Did you know that 15 trillion dollars of global stock market wealth has been wiped out since last June? The worldwide financial crisis that began in the middle of last year is starting to spin wildly...
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