David Hendler
David Hendler
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The end game is to sell out but they may want to do it at a higher valuation. The clock is sort of ticking on them but the company isn't feeling pressured to do something.
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The banks are saying that we expect bankruptcy law-related losses will subside because of the rush to file. But the undertone of credit quality is worsening.
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Swiss bank accounts. If O'Neill is waking up and smelling the coffee, things must be really bad.
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The whole name of the game in banking right now is trying to generate high-interest-yielding assets. That's what the credit card business is. Everyone has these deposits right now. They have to put them to work.
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The whole game now is just playing the yield curve.
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A flat or inverted curve has been difficult for banks to manage. But if there are associated inflation expectations built into the lower end of the curve, it might make it easier for banks to price loans, so the cost of funds is less than the yield on their assets.
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The brokers have been almost like the old Internet stocks. The stocks have been on a huge ride and they're starting to cool off and come back to reality.
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You're seeing a little bit of a rotation.
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If they can get it executed well, it's a great diversification play for Capital One.
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It seems that the emphasis on expanding distribution outweighs the quest for positive operating leverage in the near term.
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There weren't any real black eyes for Merrill this quarter. It was good for them, and it was good almost everywhere.
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When rates rise, it's just difficult to make money. It's going to be hard on a lot of players.
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Our feeling is that Brazil will default in the next year and you could have a similar problem to what you had in Argentina.
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Stan O'Neal has rehabilitated Merrill over the last several years, but where is the next growth area? That's what people are wondering.