US Bancorp News

In data analyzed by SNL Financial for 319 major banks and thrifts, 71% reported an earnings per share year-over-year increase.

The Internet-enabled, quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for prototyping and short production runs is Minnesota's leading candidate to go public this quarter.

There's at least one bright spot in the troubled U.S. solar industry. After a plunge in prices sent panel manufacturers reeling, consumer demand for the alternative energy is soaring.

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Chairman and CEO Randy Hogan on Friday received the 2012 Executive of the Year award from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal .

The Minneapolis lender bought BankEast, a Knoxville-area lender that in recent weeks became Tennessee's second bank failure since the great recession .

AXP , BAC , BBT , BK , C , COF , EFT , FITB , GS , JPM , KEY , MET , MS , PNC , PPR , RF , STI , STT , USB , VTA , VVR , WFC The concept of required regulatory capital for U.S. banks, not only the required amount, is changing significantly.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. , Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp. said Thursday they have reserved for their share of the settlement that big banks reached with the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 49 state attorneys general.

Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about companies for which stock analysts either upgraded or downgraded the shares on February 9th: Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded its rating on this company from Neutral to Buy and changed its price target from $8.25 to $6. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating on this company from Sector Perform to Outperform and ... (more)

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The report covers the companys structure, operation, SWOT analysis, product and service offerings and corporate actions, providing a 360A view of the company.

GuruFocus is interviewing investing guru Donald Yacktman , co-CIO of the $6.3 billion Yacktman Funds, in February, and will be asking readers' questions.

Yum! Brands : Yum! Brands said it is well-positioned to meet or exceed its annual target of at least 10% EPS growth in 2012.

USA Technologies, Inc. , a leader of wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for self-serve, small-ticket retailing industries, announced that effective November 2011, the company has extended a ten-year relationship for an additional three-years with Elavon , a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp , and a leading global payments ... (more)

U.S. Bank and the developers of downtown Milwaukee's Schlitz Park have announced they have closed on financing for the renovation of the project's signature RiverCenter Building and three other office buildings on the Schlitz Park campus.

Big banks are replacing their trust preferred stocks in response to new domestic and international regulations.

Since I first expressed my belief that US Bancorp would outperform Wells Fargo here , the firm gained 11.9%, beating its competitor by 1,467 basis points.

We covered Thursday's noteworthy insider buys and sells in a prior article earlier today.

Elavon, a leading global payments provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp , was awarded Best Merchant Acquiring Initiative for its International Payment Processing technology at the 2012 Cards & Payments Awards held in London this week.

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