All Posts Tagged With: "MI"

(MI) Bank of Montreal Completes Marshall & Ilsley Acquisition

The acquisition of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI) by Bank of Montreal (BMO) finally drew to a close on Tuesday, following BMO’s repayment of $1.715 billion of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money that M&I had borrowed from the U.S. Treasury in 2008. Along... 

6Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ABT) Abbott Labs and Reata Pharmaceuticals Present New Phase II Data

Abbott Labs (ABT) and partner Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced the presentation of new phase II data on bardoxolone methyl. In addition to being posted online in The New England Journal of Medicine, the data were also presented at the European Renal Association-European... 

29Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NKE) Bond Yields Expected to Rise – Market Conundrum

Yields on treasury bonds were expected to start trending up as the end point for the Fed’s $600 billion QE2 program came closer. The thinking was that as the Fed stopped buying these bonds, yields will have nowhere to go but up. This fairly plausible view, which has Pimco’s... 

29Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and Bank of Montreal Merger Gets Regulatory Nod

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) merger deal is right on track for completion, following the final regulatory approval on Tuesday. With this regulatory nod, the parties have finally garnered all necessary approvals required to complete the merger. With... 

22Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ABT) Abbott Labs’ Bardoxolone in Phase III Trials

Abbott Labs (ABT) and partner Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently commenced a pivotal phase III study with bardoxolone methyl. Bardoxolone methyl’s safety and efficacy will be evaluated in patients with chronic kidney disease and type II diabetes. Study Design The multinational,... 

19Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Reports High Loss

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s (MI) first quarter 2011 loss of 27 cents per share exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimated loss of 18 cents but was in line with the prior-year quarter result. M&I’s results for the reported quarter suffered mainly due to lower net interest... 

2May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(BAC) Stock Market News for Janurary 3, 2011 – Market News

Investors mostly stayed away from the Street on Friday, being New Year’s Eve and markets closed largely mixed. This was also one of the lightest volume trade days of the year. Though, apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks shed a few points on the closing day, the markets posted... 

3Jan2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ACN) Stock Market News for Dec 20, 2010 – Market News

On Friday, the tax package, which had been in news for past couple of weeks and often swayed the markets, was finally signed by the US President. However, markets closed ahead of the tax bill being turned into law and the indices ended almost flat. In addition, there were positive... 

20Dec2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ACN) Company News for December 17, 2010 – Corporate Summary

• Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $0.51, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.44, on revenues of $8.6 billion that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.3 billion • Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) posted stronger fiscal... 

17Dec2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(JPM) JPMorgan Chase & Co. Aides Jobless Homeowners via Hardest Hit Fund

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) said on Monday that it will help jobless Michigan homeowners by contributing to the state’s Hardest Hit fund, which assists qualified borrowers to pay about half of their mortgage payments for up to 12 months. JPMorgan’s customers who are behind... 

7Oct2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(BAC) Bank of America Announces Pause in Foreclosure Process

On Friday, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) announced that it is holding up foreclosures in 23 states to examine whether some of its former executives rushed through documents of homeowners without properly evaluating the authenticity of the information. The verification includes... 

4Oct2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley First Quarter 2010 Earnings Estimate Scorecard

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI) reported its first-quarter 2010 results on April 20. Loss for the reported quarter came in substantially lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Investors were clearly very impressed by this narrower-than-expected quarterly loss. As a result,... 

24May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Reports Smaller Loss

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s (MI) first-quarter loss of 27 cents per share was substantially lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 40 cents per share. This also compares favorably with the loss of 44 cents in the prior-year quarter. Results for the reported... 

21Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

($C) U.S. Treasury Reports That New Loans Fall at TARP Banks

The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that new loans at nine major banks, which received significant government aid through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the height of the financial crisis and have not repaid yet, tumbled in Jan 2010. In its monthly survey of lending... 

16Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Corporation’s Report Falls Short

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI) reported a 2009 fourth quarter net loss of $259.5 million, or 54 cents per share, as compared to a net loss of $1,891.7 million, or $7.25 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. M&I’s average loans and leases totaled $45.3 billion... 

20Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Restricts Bonuses for Bailout Program

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (MI), commonly known as M&I, said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it is restricting cash bonuses for its executives in 2009 to fall in line with the terms of the federal bailout program. Some executive benefits such as bonuses, stock option... 

30Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Extends Foreclosure Suspension

On Tuesday, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (MI), commonly known as M&I, announced the extension of its foreclosure moratorium term by an additional 90-day period. The moratorium was initiated on Dec 18, 2008, as a part of the Homeowner Assistance Program. The foreclosure suspension... 

27Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Moody’s Lowers Credit Ratings of Marshall & Ilsey

Recently, Moody’s Investors Service lowered the ratings of Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (MI) and its subsidiaries. The rating agency also lowered its outlook on the ratings to negative. The company’s senior debt was downgraded by one notch to “Baa1″ (lower... 

8Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Reports Loss

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.’s (MI) third-quarter loss of 68 cents per share was in line with the company’s forecast earlier this month as well as the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Also, this compares unfavorably with the earnings of 32 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. The... 

22Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MI) Marshall & Ilsley Expects Quarterly Loss

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (MI) said on Tuesday that it anticipates a third-quarter loss due primarily to a higher loan loss provision for bank holding company loans. The company expects to report a loss of 68 cents to 70 cents per share for the quarter as its allowance for... 

9Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued