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Week in preview: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Google, IBM and more earnings

Goldman Sachs upgraded the banking sector last week, and this coming week we'll get a chance to see whether Goldman and other big banks reporting third quarter results will live up to the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.

New York-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) looks set to be this week's earnings game winner. Analysts expect this dividend-paying company to report a third-quarter profit of $4.24 per share, which is 57.3% higher than in the same period of last year. Revenue for the period that ended in September is expected to be $11.0 billion. So far, the full-year forecast is for $17.74 per share on $44.6 billion.

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Private equity management grows increasingly cut throat

One consequence of the credit crisis shutting off the debt financing LBOs used to make acquisitions is that private-equity executives increasingly find themselves feuding over power, money, and strategy. Bloomberg provides details of the ouster of Dominique Megret, former CEO of PAI Partners, France's biggest private-equity firm.

Lionel Zinsou and others partners delivered an ultimatum to Megret: they wanted more say in running the firm or they would resign from the investment committee.

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Newegg wants to hatch an IPO

Newegg, which is an electronics e-commerce site, got its start back in 2001, when the dot-com industry turned into a dot-bomb disaster. But the timing was brilliant as the company built a thriving business.

In fact, Newegg thinks the timing is also right for an IPO, which the company filed for this week.

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Credit card defaults are up -- is the consumer maxed out?

It's clear that we are in the midst of a credit bubble that has burst. The fallout is being felt throughout the economy but is most prominent in credit card defaults, which are rising and will continue to rise, according the leading analysts.

Two of the biggest credit card issuers are getting clobbered. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) saw its defaults rise to 14.54% in August from 13.81% in July. Citigroup (NYSE: C) saw defaults rise to 12.14% in August from 10.03% in July. Following close behind was JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) at 8.76%, up from 7.92%.

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rue21 looks for some IPO buzz

With a name like rue21, the company must be cool, right? Well, it is. rue21 is a specialty apparel operator that is focused on the fickle young crowd -- that is, those between 11 and 17 who want to look "21." Or, for older people who want to feel "21."

Capitalizing on things, rue21 has filed to go public. And it should be a hot offering.

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Plains Capital: An IPO to payoff a TARP loan?

Over the past few months, one of the hottest sectors has been the financials. And to capitalize on things, Wall Street is looking to the IPO market. So, this week Plains Capital Corp. filed to go public, planning to raise $140 million.

Founded in Lubbock, Tex., in 1987, Plains Capital has had a nice growth path. The company has bulked up its assets through acquisitions, as well as by adding new offerings (such as mortgage origination and even wealth management). In fact, the bank has been profitable for the past 21 years. Currently, Plains Capital has $4.4 billion in assets and $2.9 billion in deposits.

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Cramer on BloggingStocks: Bernanke halted the wipeout

TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the Fed chairman saw we were in extreme deflation and prevented us from being brought down.

Ben's back!

Hey, it wasn't such a given, especially on the day when we had the jaw-dropping appointment of Denis Hughes, the president of the New York AFL-CIO, named as chairman of the New York Federal Reserve.

When the smoke is cleared you know that Ben Bernanke and not any other official before or after is going to be credited with recognizing what Lehman was and stood for. Bernanke was recessive and complacent pre-Lehman. He presided over an important debating society. He measured things and kicked them around.

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The week in preview: Canadian banks in the earnings spotlight

Canadian banks are scheduled to step into the earnings spotlight this week, with third-quarter reports coming from Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM), Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). While Canadian banks on the whole held up better than their U.S. counterparts during the financial crisis, these five are expected to report that their earnings are still declining in the most recent quarter.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are looking for EPS for these banks to have fallen from 15% to 25% from a year ago. Their long-term EPS growth forecast is for between 10% and 12%, which is in the same range as U.S. rivals JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), but better than Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C). Earnings multiples for these Canadian banks are 10x to 12x, but none of them have a First Call consensus recommendation is to buy. The Motley Fool, though, considers TD as a value stock and RY a stock poised to pop. All of them are trading much closer to their 52-week highs than lows, and shares of all are up more than 100% since March lows.

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Reader's Digest: Another botched private equity deal

It seems that no print publication is immune from the wrenching changes in the publishing industry. Look at Reader's Digest. The company said it will likely file for a so-called prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The main reason: to pare down the heavy debt load.

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JPMorgan (JPM): A breakout buy

Technician Leo Fasciocco, who focuses on stocks breaking out of resistance zones, is banking on JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), as a breakout buy on its rise over $39. Here's the latest from Ticker Tape Digest.

"JPM is one of the dominant financial firms. It has 30 million consumer customers and the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients.

"Recent tape action indicates good institutional buying interest. JPM's long-term chart shows the stock making a bottom around 15 in March. It has since rallied and double in price.

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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AXP, FCX, FIG, JPM, LYG, RTP ...

Analyst upgrades:

  • Citigroup upgraded American Express (NYSE: AXP) to Buy from Hold and added the stock to its Top Picks Live list following the company's investor day. Citi believes American Express' credit trends are improving and raised its price target on shares to $36 from $28.
  • Janney Montgomery upgraded Gardner Denver (NYSE: GDI) to Buy from Neutral after meeting with management to reflect expectations for EPS growth in 2010 and valuation. The firm has a $38 target on the stock.
  • BofA/Merrill upgraded Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) to Buy from Underperform and raised its target to $87 from $49 based on strong copper fundamentals.
  • Cbeyond (NASDAQ: CBEY) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens.
  • Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ: ROCK) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
  • Fortress (NYSE: FIG) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette.

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For Barclays, dealmaking saves the day

Banking crisis? Well, banks continue to post profits. Look at Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS), which today reported a $3.15 billion profit for the first half of 2009.

Why the growth? Interestingly enough, Barclays got a big boost from its investment banking division (which is focused on mergers & acquisitions, public offerings and capital raises). Keep in mind that the company purchased the U.S. operations of Lehman Brothers.

And the strength is no fluke. Other major banks -- such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) -- also posted strong results with investment banking.

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Banks float government-guaranteed corporate debt securities and reap huge profits

Have you ever heard of the FDIC's Term Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP)? Most people haven't. Its been kept under the radar and it has turned out to be a real bonanza to banks issuing corporate debt.

How does it work? The program was started last November by the FDIC and guarantees the issuance of bank debt securities at much lower interest rates. In the second quarter alone eight of the largest issuers of corporate debt cut interest rated by $24 billion under the TLGP.

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Last updated: November 08, 2009: 05:27 PM

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