Hot Movers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), General Electric(NYSE:GE), FedEx (NYSE:FDX), AOL (NYSE:AOL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), the third-biggest bank by assets in the U.S., revealed in an e-mailed statement today that it appointed Mr. Mark Slaughter as a corporate and investment banking Chief in Asia, succeeding Mr. Farhan Faruqui, who left the company last month. One of the bank’s spokesmen – Mr. James Griffiths – explained that Mr. Slaughter started in Hong Kong this week. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) … Continue reading Hot Movers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), General Electric(NYSE:GE), FedEx (NYSE:FDX), AOL (NYSE:AOL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Notable Movers: Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)

Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN) was down 12.75% after reporting a Q1 net loss of $27.7 million, or $1.41 per share, compared with a prior-year net loss of $23.8 million, or $1.22 per share. The prior-year results included a $0.02 gain from discontinued operations. Analysts polled by Capital IQ were looking for a loss of $0.35 per share. Total revenue slid 16% to $191.2 million, missing … Continue reading Notable Movers: Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)

Financial Sector most active stocks: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)

Breathing respite for Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn hinted that he may turn down a lawsuit filed by the U.S Department of Justice (:DOJ) against the banking bellwether. The news was reported by Reuters . Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -1.09% in last session and finished the day at $15.42. Traded volume was 66.17million shares in the … Continue reading Financial Sector most active stocks: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)

Financial stocks to Watch: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET), American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup (NYSE:C)

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing in tandem with Greek partner banks a further EUR 200 million worth of SME support for growth and employment in Greece. These funds, of which EUR 150 million is going to the National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) and EUR 50 millionto Alpha Bank, are intended to finance projects promoted by small and medium-sized companies in the fields … Continue reading Financial stocks to Watch: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET), American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Banking Stocks: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,895,084 shares, a growth of 78.2% from the April 30th total of 8,360,672 shares, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,902,571 … Continue reading Banking Stocks: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

Investor’s Alert: Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)

Barclays Plc (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) has been fined 26 million pounds ($43.8 million) for failures in internal controls that allowed a trader to manipulate the setting of gold prices, just a day after the bank was fined for rigging Libor interest rates in 2012. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) stock performance was -0.37% in last session and finished the day at $16.37. Traded volume was 1.61million shares … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)