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Georgia number one in bank failures
Out of 57 national bank failures so far this year, the state of Georgia leads the country with 15. What's causing the trend? Bill Radke talks to Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Paul Donsky. (07/20/2009)
The earnings parade marches on
Will the positive earnings reports from the banks continue? Steve Chiotakis talks to Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at S&P Equity Research in New York. (07/20/2009)
Jolly numbers from the banks
Bank of America and Citigroup announced this morning they've done extremely well in the second quarter. Steve Chiotakis talks about the recent booming bank numbers with analyst Juli Neimann from Smith, Moore and Company. (07/17/2009)
Bank earnings point to better economy
This week, many large companies reported earnings for last quarter, and everyone's looking for signs that the economy is emerging from recession. Stacey Vanek-Smith explores how close we are with economist David Wyss. (07/17/2009)
Can B of A earn its way out of trouble?
Bank of America has benefited from its controversial buyout of Merrill Lynch. But regulators won't let the bank pay back their borrowed TARP funds anytime soon. Amy Scott explores why. (07/17/2009)
Earnings show tech sector struggling
IBM and Google reported earnings yesterday, and both companies are up over last quarter. But the tech sector is still suffering. Mitchell Hartman explores some of the low points in this week's technology earnings. (07/17/2009)
CIT needs debt-holders to pay up
With the U.S. government unwilling to help CIT, the small to mid-size business lender has given its debt-holders 24 hours to come up with $2 billion in emergency financing -- or else. Mitchell Hartman explores the consequences of not paying up. (07/16/2009)
'Vulture investors' feast on scrap assets
Research firm Dun & Bradstreet is predicting a 60% increase in bankruptcies in the U.S. -- bad news for most people, but good news for a class of investors named after a certain scavenging bird. Kai Ryssdal talks to "vulture investor" Mark Sorensen. (07/15/2009)
Ratings firms claim free-speech rights
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, is suing the country's three largest credit-rating agencies for "negligent misrepresentations." But the First Amendment is likely to come into play. Bob Moon reports. (07/15/2009)
Investors more accepting of regulation
Rather than fight increased regulation, some hedge funds and other investment firms are starting to embrace it. Amy Scott looks into the thinking behind the culture change and what will be involved in the clamp-down. (07/15/2009)
