Thursday, April 19, 2012

Swan Song at Deutsche Ending on a Sour Note!

FRANKFURT— Josef Ackermann's last months as chief executive of Deutsche Bank AG DBK.XE +0.61% were supposed to be his victory lap after a decade in charge of Germany's banking powerhouse. They have proved anything but.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Wal-Mart CEO's pay fell 3.1% in 2011!

NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- The value of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT +1.37% Chief Executive Michael T. Duke's total compensation fell 3.1% to $18.1 million last fiscal year, largely because he received less cash incentive pay.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Mortgage Rates End Week Close To Best Levels

Mortgages Rates improved slightly today, but that slight improvement brings them close to the best levels of the week.  This also means rates continue to operate fairly close to all-time lows.  We've recently noted a greater-than-normal degree of stratification between lender offerings, but that reversed somewhat today.