International Business News - FITB 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 Investors are not fully factoring in losses tied to commercial loans at regional banks, a Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analyst said Thursday. Losses tied to commercial loans are likely to rise in the coming quarters, analyst James Abbott wrote. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/ahead-of-the-bell-regional-banks.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:36:49 EDT Shares of regional banks mostly fell Wednesday afternoon despite the Federal Reserve Board slashing a key interest rate in a coordinated global effort to improve liquidity in the credit markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/sector-snap-regional-banks-fall.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:59:47 EDT Shares of nearly all regional banks fell in late morning trading Tuesday amid continued concern in the credit markets and as banking bellwether Bank of America Corp. reported a further rise in charge-offs during the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/sector-snap-regional-banks.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:43:42 EDT Regional bank shares fell sharply Monday as the global markets tanked even as governments moved to save banks hobbled by wrong-way bets on mortgage securities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/sector-snap-regional-banks-plunge.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:43:38 EDT Shares in regional banks rose sharply Friday after Congress approved a plan that would see the federal government buy up bad debt from the troubled lenders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/regional-banks-surge-after-bailout-vote.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:46:41 EDT Shares of regional banks soared Tuesday as investors flooded the market in search of bargains, following one of the biggest selloffs in years the day before. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/sector-snap-shares-of-regional-banks-soar.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:11:26 EDT Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst David George on Tuesday downgraded the shares of Fifth Third Bancorp to "Neutral" from "Outperform," concerned that the weak economic environment may make it difficult for the bank to sell off assets as planned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/ahead-of-the-bell-fifth-third-downgraded.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:58:12 EDT Shares of most regional banks plunged in early trading Monday, as Wall Street questioned whether the government's plan to buy $700 billion in banks' bad mortgage debt will be a panacea to the industry's problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sector-snap-regional-bank-shares-plummet.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:09:08 EDT Shares of some regional banks traded moderately higher Tuesday after most of the sector was blasted Monday as part of the meltdown on Wall Street. Many regional banks have only limited exposure to the subprime securities that have brought storied names in the financial industry to their knees. That has left them somewhat insulated from investor ire as the troubles shake out. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/regional-bank-shares-mixed-in-early-trading.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:50:42 EDT Regional banks pared early stock losses and traded down less sharply than the broader market Monday as investors scrambled to assess individual banks' exposure to risky mortgage loans that triggered a major crisis on Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/regional-banks-pare-early-losses.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:14:48 EDT Manufacturing and technical services provider Sypris Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it named Brian A. Lutes vice president and chief financial officer effective Sept. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/sypris-names-lutes-chief-financial-officer.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:01:45 EDT Shares of regional banks mostly rose Friday, even as the broader market dropped on renewed concern about the economy after the Labor Department reported a spike in the unemployment rate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:47:06 EDT Shares of regional banks fell Thursday, amid broad market declines, as investors' fears about the economy were exasperated by an unexpected spike in jobless claims and disappointing sales reports from retailers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-decline.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:55:19 EDT Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst David George reiterated an "Outperform" rating on Fifth Third Bancorp shares on Thursday, citing the regional bank's relatively stable outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/robert-baird-reaffirms-outperform-on-fifth-third.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:37:07 EDT Standard & Poor's on Wednesday placed Fifth Third Bancorp on negative credit watch--meaning there is a 50 percent chance the agency will lower its "A+" credit rating on the bank in the next three months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/s-p-places-fifth-third-on-negative-credit-watch.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:29:19 EDT Shares of regional banks mostly rose Tuesday, boosted by falling oil prices and news that Korea Development Bank is in talks with other banks about a possible acquisition of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sector-wrap-regional-bank-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:08:32 EDT Shares of regional banks were mixed Friday after the Commerce Department reported that personal incomes in July dropped by the largest amount in nearly three years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/sector-wrap-regional-bank-stocks-mixed.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:29:17 EDT Shares of BB&T Corp. advanced Friday after Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Richard Bove said the regional bank could be ripe for a merger once Chief Operating Officer Kelly King takes the helm. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/bb-t-shares-rise-as-analyst-predicts-possible-deal.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:53:15 EDT An analyst said the recent change at the helm of BB&T Corp. could lead to a merger between the regional bank and another similarly sized bank. Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Richard Bove wrote in a research note Thursday night that BB&T's announcement that current chief executive John Allison stepping down at the end of the year to be replaced by Kelly King could lead to a merger. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-says-bb-t-might-merge.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:57:33 EDT Shares of regional banks mostly rose Wednesday, after a better-than-expected report on durable goods orders helped boost investor sentiment. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that orders for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 1.3 percent in July compared with the previous month, well above what economists had predicted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/sector-wrap-regional-bank-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:41 EDT