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The Motley Fool
December 15, 2006
Michael Leibert |
More Happy Bankers at Bear The smallest of the big, publicly traded securities houses, Bear Stearns posted its best quarter ever, with net income of $563 million or $4 per diluted share, a 38% increase from the fourth quarter of 2005.   |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Bear Stearns: Ouch! Many investors expected it to be a nasty quarter for investment bank Bear Stearns, and a nasty quarter is what they got. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
No Hibernating for Bear Stearns The brokers' honeymoon period continues, breaking records with its third-quarter results. But is the stock a buy? |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Still Bullish on This Bear Although fixed income could be a tougher market next year, Bear Stearns has other ways to grow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Not Much Lovin' for Lehman Investment bank stocks are often proxies for the market; that's not so good right now. Even with the steep declines in May, Lehman doesn't look like a tremendous bargain for investors. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Michael Mancini |
Lehman: Size Doesn't Matter In what is shaping up to be a record year for most securities firms, Lehman Brothers today announced its fourth-quarter and 2006 full-year results to less fanfare than its investment-banking brethren had earned. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Dumortier & Khattab |
Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Bear Gets Mauled The financial services sector has been under pressure lately, but Bear has taken a bigger hit than average -- it's now down 18% since the beginning of the year. At this point, it looks like Bear may have a raft of hedge fund investor lawsuits to look forward to. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
No Hibernating at Bear Stearns Investment banks have been hot. The run might not be over yet and Bear Stearns is a generally risk-averse company that still has some global expansion potential. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2008
Morgan Housel |
What Can JPMorgan Do With Bear Stearns? If JPMorgan can pull Bear back to even a fraction of its former self, the acquisition will go down in history as one of the most lucrative deals ever made. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2007
Goldstein & Henry |
On the Subprime Endangered List Which CEO will be catching subprime heat next now that Citigroup's Chuck Prince is out? Bear Stearns' Jimmy Cayne may be vulnerable. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Good News Bear Bear Stearns defies expectations and posts a pretty solid quarter. With a current P/E of about 10, investors who think this company can maintain a long-term double-digit pace of growth might see these shares as a bargain today. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Stretching for Good News at Bear Stearns Bear Sterns recently announced that it was ranked in Alpha's inaugural top equity trading firms survey. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Not a Bearish Quarter for Stearns Bear Stearns announced strong results for its fiscal first quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Not Bearish on Bear Stearns Though perhaps not a dirt-cheap bargain, it doesn't appear that wild expectations are built into the investment bank's price. The stock looks a little interesting here. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2008
Morgan Housel |
30-Second Overview: JPMorgan Chase A quick look at a banking behemoth that has remained largely unscathed throughout the banking fiasco. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2003
Glenn S. Curtis |
War, What Is It Good For? War, or rather the prelude to war, has been, historically, bad for the stock market. One group of stocks harder hit than most during these saber-rattling times is the brokerage sector. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Bear and the Housing Carcass Investors, do you think Ben Bernanke's half-point rate cut can save housing, like the folks at the National Association of Realtors claim? Then take just the briefest peak at the earnings release from Bear Stearns. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Goldman Shines On Goldman Sachs kicked off the brokers' earnings season with its third-quarter earnings announcement. Third-quarter performance looks very respectable, highlighting the strength and diversity of the firm's businesses. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Bear Stearns Hits the Panic Button Investment bank Bear Stearns liquidity woes prove to be true; the bank announces that it will receive short-term financing from the Federal Reserve and rival JPMorgan Chase. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Is Lehman Brothers Next To Go? After Bear Stearns' collapse, Lehman's future could be on the chopping block. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Goldman Is Unstoppable Yet another great quarter for Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's golden child. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Roben Farzad |
Lehman: A Bank In Bondage Lehman Brothers Inc.'s growth astounds, but its fixed-income fixation may tie it down. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Investment Banking Wrap-Up A look back at an eventful week in the investment banking segment: Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Bear Sterns all report; the results are mixed. |
U.S. Banker
February 2002 |
What if Bank One Bought Bear Stearns? Sean Ryan, the former Bear Stearns bank stock analyst who now is an analyst at Fulcrum Global Partners, a securities brokerage firm, is reporting rumors that Bank One is considering buying Bear Stearns. This rumor probably is as baseless as most, but the idea may not be a bad one... |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The I-Banks Ain't Done Yet: Lehman's Earnings Lehman Brothers reported standout second-quarter earnings. For those concerned about the way the major investment banks are financing themselves, the report from Lehman provided little comfort. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Morgan Makes It Four of a Kind The investment bank has no trouble keeping pace with its peers. Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2008
Halah Touryalai |
Anywhere But Here No, you didn't want to be a financial advisor at Bear Stearns during the week of March 10. That was the week that news broke about Bear's serious liquidity problems, and the week it had to be bailed out. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Bear Stearns Not in Hibernation Surprising strength in the fixed income business powered a strong quarter. However, investors may want to look elsewhere for a bargain. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
William D. Cohan |
The End of Wall Street? The sad truth is that Wall Street is much the same as it was before; it's Main Street that may never be the same again. |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2008
Halah Touryalai |
Will Dimon Offer Retention Package To Coveted Bear Advisors? JP Morgan's chief may have asked rival firms to back off from hiring Bear Stearns advisors, but that doesn't mean competitors have stopped offering recruiting deals to anxious Bear reps. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Morgan Stanley's Mighty Swing The investment bank knocks results out of the park. Can it last? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
All Eyes on Lehman Lehman beat Goldman to the punch with its earnings report this quarter. Lehman's healthy numbers bolster the notion that broker-dealers have come through a difficult environment relatively unscathed during the third quarter. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2007 |
From CDO to Credit Crunch The Bear Stearns hedge funds became central players in the mortgage mess. Read on to see how. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Lehman Brothers Holds Tough Despite a wretched week, Lehman battles back liquidity rumors. |
Registered Rep.
March 17, 2008
Kristen French |
Bear Sells To JP Morgan, Advisors Prepare For Flight Recruiters say Bear advisors are very determined to leave, but the deal at least buys them some time to look for a new home. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 14, 2006
Paul Allen |
Prime Time for Primes Once an esoteric business controlled by three players, the prime brokerage business has become a hotbed of competition as rival banks and brokers have sought to profit from the hedge fund explosion. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Investment Banking Business: Money Management These days, investment banks do much more than just investment banking. In addition to traditional asset management they're getting involved in hedge funds and private equity. |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
Roben Farzad |
The Street's Next Big Scandal Are traders and hedge funds colluding to profit from privileged information? |
BusinessWeek
August 7, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Bullish On Bear Stearns Volatility is a broker's friend, and the market's recent swings have produced outsize gains for some of the biggest brokerages. |
Registered Rep.
August 4, 2008
Nancy N. DiCostanzo |
The Bear Talks The first book about the demise of Bear Stearns, titled Bear Trap, is to be published in September by Brick Tower Books and has been co-authored by an anonymous former Bear exec. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Goldman's New Golden Boy? Fortune magazine reports there's a 50-50 chance Alan Schwartz -- Bear Stearns' CEO at the time of collapse -- will be Goldman Sachs' newest investment banking employee. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2008
Seth Jayson |
Bernanke Bails Out Bear Has Bernanke saved the financial system, or has he guaranteed that we pay for Wall Street's mistakes? |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Orderly Deleveraging at Bear Stearns Here is an investor's tour of the mess at Bear Stearns, which has been figuring out what to do about a couple of its hedge funds that have made some not-so-successful bets on the subprime mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Will Bear Stearns Receive a Rival Bid? Two days after JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy Bear Stearns for $2 per share, BSC stock is trading for slightly more than $5 per share. How could this be? Because the market is factoring in the possibility of a rival offer from another bidder. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Will Morgan Stanley Come Back? Investors who thought that the return of John Mack to Morgan Stanley would mean instant and glorious change might be feeling a bit disappointed about now. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Bear Stearns' Flesh Wound How deep do the problems at Bear Stearns run? Even in the best-case scenario -- where it really is just the hedge funds with heavy losses -- the ramifications will still likely be painful. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Classy Goldman Shows How It's Done Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's largest investment bank, is the shining light in an ugly industry. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Is Bear Stearns Doomed? The market's betting against this notable firm, as rumors permeate Wall Street that the company faces an impending liquidity crisis. |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
Joseph Rosta |
JPMorgan's Big Score: Prime Brokerage Business JPMorgan has established itself as a major prime brokerage player. |
