Meredith Whitney

Popular banking analyst Meredith Whitney questioned the time frame billionaire hedge fund manger John Paulson thinks Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will double by.

In a recent letter to investors, Paulson said he believes BofA will rise to $29.81 by December ...

Following the reaffirmation that the interest rates would stay low to spur grow by Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, the stock market rallied to 13-month highs. A rise in retail sales in October of 1.4 percent also helped to fuel the rally.

Bernanke iterated that the recovery would not be as robust as hoped, as the high unemployment rate and tight banking lending will continue to be obstacles on the road to turnaround.

"My own view is that the recent pickup reflects ...

Speaking with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC's Closing Bell, Meredith Whitney has just made some interesting comments that could very well impact the market this week:
she has not been this bearish on the market "in a ...

Good morning. The bears had a pretty decent chance to go the other way yesterday, but, as has been the case lately, they once again failed to capitalize on their opportunities. And with Intel (INTC) knocking the ball out of the park after the close, it looks like the bulls will be off and running again this morning.

Our furry friends appeared to have the upper hand at the outset of trading on Tuesday. They had some disappointing data from across the pond as German economic expectations fell for the first time in four months. They had disappointing earnings guidance out of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). They had a couple of bearish reports from Bloomberg, with one entitled “Credit’s Divorce From Stocks Signals End of Rally.” And finally, they had their favorite cheerleader, Meredith Whitney, saying it’s time to take profits in bank stocks and actually downgrading everybody’s favorite financial ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the market is a bit weaker ahead of earnings announcements on companies like GE, Goldman Sachs, IBM and Intel. We are following several compelling stories this week with some large earnings reports looming. Explicit Picks tracks and follows stocks market wide, however our primary focus is on small and micro cap stocks that we feel are poised for substantial movement. To receive our reports FREE of charge, investors simply need to visit us at: http://www.explicitpicks.com General Electric remains one of the most followed bellwether stocks in the market. Recent announcements of its latest testing of the "Small Grid," will certainly ...