http://alligatorinvestor.wordpress.com/2006/10/21/what-is-the-philadelphia-bank-index-telling-us/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:20:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://alligatorinvestor.wordpress.com/2006/10/21/what-is-the-philadelphia-bank-index-telling-us/#comment-21 Small and Mid-Cap Bank Stocks « Alligator Investor Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:08:48 +0000 http://alligatorinvestor.wordpress.com/2006/10/21/what-is-the-philadelphia-bank-index-telling-us/#comment-21 [...] Bank stocks have outperformed the Dow for five years, but in the last three months the banking sector has started to sag badly against the Dow. The inverted yield curve and the depressed real estate market are making it hard for banks to sustain earnings. Many bank stocks have been hit hard and as I previously noted, the decline of the banking sector is also a bad omen for the overall market. [...] [...] Bank stocks have outperformed the Dow for five years, but in the last three months the banking sector has started to sag badly against the Dow. The inverted yield curve and the depressed real estate market are making it hard for banks to sustain earnings. Many bank stocks have been hit hard and as I previously noted, the decline of the banking sector is also a bad omen for the overall market. [...]

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