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Stocks opened higher Wednesday and continue to climb mid-morning — despite a glum GDP report — amid glimmers of health in financials.
Citigroup [C
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Bank of America [BAC
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As everyone waits for the results of the banks' stress tests, analyst chatter is focusing on the regionals: names including Fifth Third Bancorp [FITB
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What would BofA's conversion-to-common look like — if it does convert? Will the regionals be able to raise capital?
David Faber has more. Watch his video report, above.
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