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7 Bull Stocks To Know In Finance : AXP,DFS,CI,HIG,LNC,JPM,XL

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:24:33 GMT

Our research universe initially comprises of 1,139 stocks in 21 sub sectors which can be grouped into three super-sub sectors namely banks, finance, and insurance.[More...]

Rising Defaults Could Dampen Card Issuer Stocks: AXP, BAC, C, COF, DFS, and JPM

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Nonfarm payroll employment in June declined 467,000, following a revised fall of 322,000 in May and a decrease of 519,000 in April. The June contraction in jobs was worse than the market forecast for a 350,000 decrease.[More...]

Stocks Of The Day: AMR, COL, SQNM, EK, DFS

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:13:07 GMT

US stocks were trading in a very narrow range on Thursday, as investors remained cautious following three days of gains.[More...]

Discover Financial (DFS) - Quite Solid Results All Things Considered

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:08:13 GMT

I have a long Discover Financial (DFS) position married against a short Capital One (COF) position; but in this day and age such hedging strategies are moot points. Every stock in a sector goes (or more rarely nowadays, down) as based on HFT algorithms. Differentiating between companies within a sector is moot as all go in the same direction. We're slowly adjusting to this reality even though we've been pointing it out for over 2 years.[More...]

Stocks Trading Mixed Even as Report Shows Home Construction at Nine-Month Highs

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Stock futures briefly blipped higher in the immediate wake of two reports offering more evidence the economy is mending. But futures have resumed narrowly mixed trading since. Wall Street is showing some reluctance to extend its latest run, covering eight of the last nine sessions. The tech-heavy Nasdaq futures are lagging.[More...]

Market Closing: Dow's Narrow Gain Extends Its Rally But S&P, Nasdaq Land In Red

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:45:00 GMT

Stock averages end narrowly mixed after turning lower as Monday afternoon trading progressed, then chopping in two directions in the final minutes of the session.[More...]

Wall Street Slumps On Recovery Jitters, DuPont (NYSE: DD)Tumbles

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:01:26 GMT

US stocks plunged on Tuesday as as talk of a possible second stimulus package raised concerns about the economic recovery. A steep drop in crude oil prices also spooked investors.[More...]

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) To Offer $500M In Stock

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:51:19 GMT

Well that was exquisite timing by Discover Financial (DFS) - ironically this was one of the stronger stocks in my entire watch list yesterday. So were the other credit card companies actually - at $500M this offering is a 10% dilution to the current $5B market cap - the proceeds are to pay back part of the TARP; the stock was down 7% in after hours yesterday. To show how different of a market we have now versus a few months ago, if this had been done in April (with a lower stock price, and far greater dilution) high 5s would of gone off across the CNBC set and the stock would of been up 25% after hours. Ah, the good ole days[More...]

US Stock Futures Little Changed As Oil Prices Bounce Back, Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) Eyed

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:58:00 GMT

US stock futures were flat before the opening bell on Tuesday as a recovery in oil prices buoyed investor sentiment.[More...]

Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) Surges On Analyst Upgrade

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:07:21 GMT

I've been taking a serious look at Discover Financial (DFS) the past 7-8 days as it seemed poised to break out of a recent range. Why buy a credit card company in these times? Why not - squiggly line analysis is all that matters to the computers. Profitability? Not in 2009 ... about a $1 loss estimated. 2010? Nah - not so much there either. But DFS is dirt cheap on 2012 earnings... and again, the computers have taken a liking to her and what HAL9000 likes we must chase into. The stock has been under the 200 day moving average for a few months, after a false breakout in early May. Finally, Thursday it broke above the 200 day, which is typically when I'd jump in. Then Friday it broke right back below that key level, which is typically when I smack myself in the forehead. But an analyst came to the rescue with a positive note and $14 price target. Boo and Yah. Volume is nothing to get excited[More...]

Report: Women still underrepresented in key positions at Chicago companies: Census from the Chicago Network shows number of female directors declined

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:00 GMT

Nov. 18--Women in Chicago remain underrepresented in the top-ranking positions at Chicago's 50 largest public companies, according to the 12th annual Chicago Census from the Chicago Network, the women's professional organization that tracks the representation of women in key leadership positions.
However, the report found, the number of companies with no female directors (seven) and no female executive officers (17) increased by one in each category.
"Best performers" in terms of women represented as board members or executive officers were Discover Financial Services, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., Kraft Foods Inc., Sara Lee Corp., Baxter International Inc., CME Group Inc., Corn Products International Inc., Exelon Corp., Hewitt Associates Inc., Northern Trust Corp., Allstate Corp. and Sears Holdings Corp.

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7 Bull Stocks To Know In Finance : AXP,DFS,CI,HIG,LNC,JPM,XL

Rising Defaults Could Dampen Card Issuer Stocks: AXP, BAC, C, COF, DFS, and JPM

Stocks Of The Day: AMR, COL, SQNM, EK, DFS

Discover Financial (DFS) - Quite Solid Results All Things Considered

Stocks Trading Mixed Even as Report Shows Home Construction at Nine-Month Highs

Market Closing: Dow's Narrow Gain Extends Its Rally But S&P, Nasdaq Land In Red

Wall Street Slumps On Recovery Jitters, DuPont (NYSE: DD)Tumbles

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) To Offer $500M In Stock

US Stock Futures Little Changed As Oil Prices Bounce Back, Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) Eyed

Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) Surges On Analyst Upgrade

Report: Women still underrepresented in key positions at Chicago companies: Census from the Chicago Network shows number of female directors declined

Shoppers expected to flock to discounts this holiday: Stores bargain on tough season with economy still in turmoil

Who might replace Ken Lewis? The list keeps growing

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Taking Names Column: Bill McCollum and Alex Sink Should Fight for Us, Not Each Other

AMR, Eastman Kodak, American Axle big movers

Consumer spending could boost the stock market

Business events scheduled for the coming week

CIT, Discover Financial, Intel are big movers

Stocks Slump on Economic Worries

Analyst Picks and Pans: Discover, Hansen Medical, Vital Images

Ridgewater Equity Undertakes Study on Services, Financial and Industrial Goods Sectors

Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Flat in November; Upper-Income Consumers Show Big Decline in Economic Confidence

Benchmark Journal Reviews Equities Within the Financial & Services Sectors

Growing Economic Concerns among Women Leads to 3.2 Point Drop in the Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM

Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Up 2 Points in September

Discover® Small Business WatchSM: Small Business Economic Confidence Slips; More Than Two-Thirds of Small Business Owners Still Feeling the Recession

Discover Financial Services Reports Third Quarter Results: Net Income of $577 Million and Earnings Per Share of $1.07

Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Rebounds in August, Rising 3.5 Points As More Consumers Gain Confidence in the Economy

Discover® Small Business WatchSM: Small Business Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 18 Months

Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Falls for Second Consecutive Month As More Consumers Grow Concerned About the Economy and Their Finances

Form 4 Discover Financial Servi For: Nov 30 Filed by: Zaeske Mark Alan (10K)

Form 4 Corley Kathryn McNamara For: Oct 09 (10K)

Form 4 Offereins Diane E For: Oct 09 (10K)

Form 4 Talwar Harit For: Oct 09 (10K)

Form 4 Zaeske Mark Alan For: Aug 03 (10K)

Form 3 Zaeske Mark Alan For: Jul 27 (10K)

Form 4 Glassman Cynthia A For: Apr 22 (10K)

Form 4 ARONIN JEFFREY S For: Apr 22 (10K)

Form 4 Discover Financial Servi For: Apr 22 Filed by: BUSH MARY K (10K)

Form 4 Case Gregory C For: Apr 22 (10K)