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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Bank news: Focus on the assets, not the earnings!]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/earnings-reports/" rel="tag">Earnings Reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/economic-data/" rel="tag">Economic Data</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/housing/" rel="tag">Housing</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/recession/" rel="tag">Recession</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/financial-crisis/" rel="tag">Financial Crisis</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/02/receessionpicutre.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />Several banks, including <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wells-fargo-and-company/wfc/nys">Wells Fargo &amp; Company</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wells-fargo-and-company/wfc/nys">WFC</a>), <a href="http://JPM">JPMorgan Chase &amp; Company</a> (NYSE:<a href="http://JPM"> JPM</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">Goldman Sachs</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">GS</a>), and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">Citigroup, Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/citigroup-incorporated/c/nys">C</a>), have reported earnings that beat expectations substantially. All earnings were down compared to last year but much less than what the experts were expecting. The stock market reacted to these earnings reports like gasoline on a fire and exploded to the upside.</p>
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<p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bank news: Focus on the assets, not the earnings!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/">Bank news: Focus on the assets, not the earnings!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1520584/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/17/bank-news-focus-on-the-assets-not-the-earnings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bank assets</category><category>bank earnings</category><category>C</category><category>Citigroup</category><category>Goldman Sachs</category><category>GS</category><category>JPM</category><category>JPMorgan</category><category>Wells Fargo</category><category>WFC</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Douglas S. Roberts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
