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• Banks Focus on People Who Can Pay More for Credit Cards Saturday, 20 Feb 2010 | 11:01 AM ET

  

  After years of profiting from debt-ridden credit-card holders, banks, faced with tight new regulations, are aggressively targeting wealthier card holders, to try to get them to pay more —and generate more revenue.

• Stocks Log Best Day in 3 Months as Dollar Drops Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | 5:33 PM ET

  Stocks rallied Tuesday after a better-than-expected manufacturing report and some decent earnings reports. Merck and Chevron led the Dow. Kraft was the biggest drag.

• Halftime Report: Europe Stabilizing Or Getting Worse? Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | 1:20 PM ET

  With the euro appearing to stabilize on Tuesday, should you bet conditions in Europe are starting to even out. Or is this the calm before the storm?

• Dow Up Nearly 100, Led by Merck, Chevron Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | 10:37 AM ET

  Stocks rallied Tuesday after a manufacturing report blew past expectations and some decent earnings reports.  Merck and Chevron led the Dow. Kraft was the biggest drag.

• Pisani: Simon Property's $10 Billion Bid on General Growth Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | 10:03 AM ET

  While the Greek stock market is down 2.4 percent this morning, most of the rest of Europe is up fractionally. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia markets are closed due to the Chinese New Year, while Brazil is in the middle of Carnival. Barclays rose 11 percent pre-open, as it reported profits nearly double that of 2008. And Simon Property Group made a $10 billion offer to buy all of General Growth Properties.

• Futures Jump to Kick off Shortened Week Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010 | 6:10 AM ET

  Investors return from the three-day holiday Tuesday and stock index futures pointed to a strong start for the broader markets.

• Beginning Of A Bear? Monday, 8 Feb 2010 | 5:26 PM ET

  Is the rally just recharging or are we about to lose our shirts again?

• Pisani: Europe Banks Sag as US Retail (!) Climbs Monday, 8 Feb 2010 | 10:08 AM ET

  Friday's late day reversal seems to have calmed overseas markets; European indices are plus or minus one percent for the most part, though Greek bonds are again weak. There are 3 percent to 4 percent declines in European banks. These banks have recently been dragged down by concerns of exposure to worrisome bonds issued by Greece, Spain, and Portugal.

• Pisani: Joblessness Outweighs Good Retail Sales Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | 10:32 AM ET

  S&P 500 futures lost about 4 points on the disappointing weekly initial jobless claims number. Sovereign debt issues, which popped up again yesterday, are back down in a big way today: Portugal down 3.2 percent, Spain down 2.6 percent, Greece down 1.7 percent. European banks are weak.

• Bank Values Have Rebounded 'Dramatically': Brand Expert Monday, 1 Feb 2010 | 1:29 PM ET

  In the aftermath of the financial crisis, how are the brand values of the world’s major banks holding up? The latest report from independent consulting firm Brand Finance sounds an optimistic note — especially for HSBC, which has retained the top spot for the third year in a row. David Haigh, CEO of Brand Finance, shared his findings with CNBC.

• Paulson: Saying Lehman Would Get No Money Was Ploy Monday, 1 Feb 2010 | 12:38 PM ET

  More than a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson admitted that saying the bank would not get a bailout, was a ploy in the negotiations over the failed institution.

• Big Banks Are Needed: Bob Diamond Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010 | 12:48 PM ET

  There is no evidence to suggest that big is bad in the financial sector and regulators should not seek to break up the large banks, Bob Diamond, president of Barclays, told CNBC Wednesday.

• Would New Bank Rules Really Prevent Another Crisis? Friday, 22 Jan 2010 | 9:50 AM ET

  

  President Obama wants to cut down to size those too-big-to-fail banks. But his vow on Thursday to rewrite the rules of Wall Street left many questions unanswered, the New York Times reports,  including the big one: Would this really prevent another financial crisis?

• Pisani: LaBranche Skyrockets on Sale Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010 | 5:59 PM ET

  Specialist business continues to consolidate: LaBranche trades up 30 percent after the close, in a deal that makes Barclay's designated market maker unit the largest DMM at the NYSE.

• LaBranche Halted for News Pending Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010 | 4:27 PM ET

  Specialist firm LaBranche halted for News Pending. Rumors that the firm has been for sale has been around for months now....

• Time to Raise Cash While You Can Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 | 6:21 AM ET

  When General Electric was forced to call in Warren Buffett to help it raise money on in the international capital markets on Oct. 1, 2008 the entire corporate landscape changed.

• Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings Season With A Miss Monday, 11 Jan 2010 | 5:25 PM ET

  After Alcoa kicked off earnings season with a miss, will profits and outlooks will be strong enough to extend the market's advance?

• New Year Ushers Wave of New Corporate Debt Thursday, 7 Jan 2010 | 11:59 AM ET

  

  Bolstered by low rates and strong demand, companies and others have been rushing to issue a near record level of new debt since the start of the year and the trend should continue for now.

• Ten Most Influential People on Wall Street Monday, 21 Dec 2009 | 11:51 AM ET

  

  The list includes the familiar as well as those under the radar, but which ones have the most pull? Click for the top 10!

• Art Cashin: The S&P's New 'Sell Signal' Number Thursday, 10 Dec 2009 | 11:26 AM ET

  U.S. jobless claims rose more than expected last week—by 17,000 to 474,000—after five straight weeks of declines. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services, shared his market insights.