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Is Jamie Dimon feeling the heat?

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon had been riding high as of late, boosting in his profile as the credit crunch rolled on, and building his standing with key regulators. But not even Dimon can withstand all... Read more...

Goldman profiting from naked shorting of leveraged loans

The hits keep coming for Goldman Sachs, the one-time Teflon firm of Wall Street. The latest: Two funds have told the Loan Syndications and Trading Association that they think Goldman Sachs helped... Read more...

D-day for the hedge fund industry

Some people in the hedge fund industry have taken to calling Saturday, Nov. 15, D-Day--the last day for investors to make a redemption request for the year. There is some fear that a flood of such... Read more...

Bear Stearns job picture starting to clear

According to Financial News Online, JP Morgan Chase  managers are sending letters to Read more...

Bank of America CEO faces shareholders

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took his turn before his shareholders. The questions were a bit shrill apparently, but he and his... Read more...

Bear Stearns new hires face tough world

Bear Stearns new hires, the ones fresh out of school especially, are getting a hands-on lesson in business cycles. It was their misfortune to come out at a time when the industry is really swooning.... Read more...

Bank of America in sore need of capital

Bank of America's first-quarter earnings of 23 cents a share sorely lagged the average estimate of 41 cents. The somewhat ominous twist this time is that the bank seems to be feeling the effects of... Read more...

Merrill's earnings disappoint

Merrill Lynch's loss of $2.19 a share was worse than the $1.99 a share analysts expected on average. That average estimate, of course, had moved lower dramatically as earnings day approached. It's... Read more...

Writedowns, writedowns everywhere

Meredith Whitney speaks with authority on Citigroup. She predicts Citigroup will announce an $11 billion writedown this Friday, to go with... Read more...

Earnings anxiety continues this week

Citigroup reports earnings on Friday. Merrill Lynch will report on Thursday. As a prelude, Read more...