International Business News - Diversified http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Diversified financial-services stocks lacked direction Tuesday morning following Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that the central bank may extend its lending efforts to investment banks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/opening-glance-diversified-financials-are-mixed.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:46:43 EDT Diversified financial-services stocks finished Monday's session sharply lower after a Federal Reserve official said the financial markets could still get worse before they improve. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/closing-glance-diversified-financials-drop.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:54:58 EDT Diversified financial-services stocks wavered Monday morning as oil prices retreated and investors awaited the start of second-quarter earnings reports later this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/opening-glance-diversified-financials-open-mixed.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:37:28 EDT Standard & Poor's on Tuesday lowered its outlook on diversified banks and other diversified financial services companies to "Negative" from "Neutral," warning that some may need to cut dividends and raise additional capital to cover mounting loan losses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/s-p-cuts-outlook-on-some-banks-other-financials.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:12 EDT Diversified financial-services stocks dropped again on Monday in yet another dismal session for the beleaguered industry, as the rising price of oil continued to pressure shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/closing-glance-diversified-financials-drop.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:01:44 EDT Diversified financial-services stocks were trading mostly down Monday morning, following a dismal close to last week, as oil prices climbed above $143 per barrel for the first time and the broader market traded in a narrow range. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/opening-glance-diversified-financials-mostly-down.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:09:51 EDT Most diversified financial-services stocks suffered another big decline on Friday as oil prices climbed higher and bad news about the troubled financial sector continued to pile up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/closing-glance-most-diversified-financials-drop.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:27:13 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks gained modestly Friday morning following a steep drop on Thursday. The broader markets wavered as oil prices reached a new record high, but investors felt some relief about personal income and spending increases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/opening-glance-diversified-financials-rise.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:35:43 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks plunged Thursday as soaring oil prices and worries about the financial sector helped push the Dow to its lowest point in nearly two years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/closing-glance-diversified-financials-plunge.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:34:30 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks finished nearly flat on Wednesday after an early surge as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/closing-glance-diversified-financials-nearly-flat.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:27:12 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks jumped Wednesday morning as Wall Street anticipated that the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates at the close of its meeting today. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/opening-glance-diversified-financials-rise.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:29:47 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks fell Tuesday morning after the June consumer confidence index came in well below expectations and oil prices rose, ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting to determine whether to change its key federal funds rate or keep it on hold. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/opening-glance-diversified-financials-fall.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:38:01 EDT Most diversified financial-services' stocks ended lower for another day on Monday as oil prices advanced and investors continued to fret about the outlook for the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/closing-glance-diversified-financials-fall.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:11:13 EDT Most diversified financial-services' stocks dropped Monday morning after news reports of job cuts in Citigroup Inc.'s investment banking division and at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. added to worries about the health of the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/opening-glance-most-diversified-financials-fall.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:46:05 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks fell sharply on Friday as worrisome news about the financial industry piled up, increasing Wall Street's jitters about the health of the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/closing-glance-diversified-financials-drop.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:29:16 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks fell Friday morning after Merrill Lynch cut its earnings estimates for regional banks including Bank of America Corp., and Moody's Investors Service slashed key ratings of bond insurers Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/opening-glance-diversified-financials-drop.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:15:19 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks fell on Thursday after Citigroup Inc. warned investors that a "substantial" amount of write-downs on bad debt are still to come. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/closing-glance-diversified-financials-decline.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:29:41 EDT Most diversified financial-services' stocks mostly declined with the broader market in morning trading Thursday, as investors failed to find comfort in a Labor Department report showing that last week's jobless claims fell by 5,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/opening-glance-most-diversified-financials-fall.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:38:07 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks dropped on Wednesday as developments at Fifth Third Bancorp and MF Global Ltd. sparked fresh concerns about the health of the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/closing-glance-diversified-financials-fall.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:30:20 EDT Diversified financial-services' stocks declined with the broader market on Wednesday morning after FedEx Corp., considered a bellwether for the U.S. economy, reported a fourth-quarter loss and issued a gloomy outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/opening-glance-diversified-financials-decline.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:17:21 EDT