The world to the Fed: Watch your language. Economist Gus Faucher of PNC Financial Services says the Federal Reserve could very well lay the groundwork today for a slow withdrawal, but he thinks Bernanke will emphasize a very slow start to that too.

Citigroup, PNC, Huntington Bancshares, and JPMorgan are touted as 'cheap defensives.' Click to view a price quote on C. Click to research the Banking industry.    

Investors eyeing a purchase of PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $71.32/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One inte

By Kraken:Finding a nice yield can be complex, especially when looking at the risk profile of the underlying asset. Recently I have discussed the newer bank preferreds that just have horrifying yields. PNC's (PNC) 4.85% yield still makes me cringe an

ByElisa Lemmola:PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is far from being a household name, but many analysts are touting its stock as a must buy. What do they know that you don't? And are PNC shares really worth adding to your portfolio?Eighth Biggest US

In trading on Thursday, shares of PNC Financial Services Group's Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series P (NYSE: PNC.PRP) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5312), w

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- PNC Financial Services Group was the winner among the nation's largest banks on Monday, with shares rising 2.6% to close at $72.93. The broad indices ended mixed, even though the Nikkei 225 rose 4.71% after Japan revised its f

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- PNC Financial Services Groupwas the winner among the nation's largest banks on Monday, with shares rising 2.6% to close at $72.93. The broad indices ended mixed, even though the Nikkei 225 rose 4.71% after Japan revised its fi

PNC drops the hammer on some customers.

By David White:The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) offers a wide range of financial services; and financial services are one of the hottest areas of the market right now. PNC's business segments are: Retail Banking, Asset Management, Corporat

By Kraken:Every now and then, the market throws a curve ball at investors. Some investors let it slide and others simply try to take a swing no matter what. The desperation of many income investors has caused companies to maximize profitability by lo

By Market Analytics:PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) is the fifth-largest regional bank in the United States (by total branches), sixth largest by total assets and sixth largest by deposits in the United States. Recovering from a shaky performance

ByRichard Tarjeft:The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) is a financial service company with a market capitalization of $37.65 Billion. It is engaged in retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, and residential mort

(Reuters) - Large-cap U.S. banks such as Bank of America Corp , Citigroup Inc and PNC Financial Services Group Inc stand to gain from lower credit losses and the release of excess reserves, brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein said.

Large-cap U.S. banks such as Bank of America Corp , Citigroup Incand PNC Financial Services Group Incstand to gain from lower credit losses and the release of excess reserves, brokerage Sanford C.

Should this growth by acquisition make PNC investors nervous?

Pnc Financial Services Group,The (PNC)May 21, 20134:15 am ETExecutivesRichard J. JohnsonRobert Q. Reilly - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice PresidentAnalystsJason M. Goldberg - Barclays Capital, Research DivisionPresentationJason M. Goldber

James Rohr executing a graceful, year-long exit as William Demchak takes over as CEO.

Superior earnings, superior leadership, and superior year-to-date stock performance.

William Demchak wins a key promotion at the regional banking group.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announced today that William S. Demchak has assumed the position of president and chief executive officer.  Former Chief Executive Officer James E. Rohr took the new position of executive chairm

The Fed has some “large U.S. financial services firms” by the balls. Morgan Stanley is not among them. Seven large U.S. financial-services firms, including PNC Financial Services Group, Capital One Financial Corp., and Discover Financial

Pnc Financial Services Group,The (PNC)April 23, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesJames E. Rohr - Executive Chairman, Member of Executive Committee and Member of Risk CommitteeGeorge P. Long - Chief Governance Counsel and Corporate SecretaryPresentationJames

Pittsburgh has enjoyed something of a renaissance, PNC has grown into one of the biggest banks in the US and Bill Demchak is about to be crowned chief

PNC Financial shows revenue and earnings growth, and could be an attractive option for investors.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.'s (PNC) first-quarter earnings rose 26% and beat analyst expectations, but its management warned lower loan demand and pressure from low interest rates will catch up with the Pittsburgh lender.

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, April 17 (Fitch) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) reported a decline in total revenues for 1Q'13, similar to other banks reporting to date according to Fitch Ratings. Expens

PNC Financial Services Group (PNC)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 17, 20138:00 am ETExecutivesWilliam H. Callihan - Senior Vice President and Director of Investor RelationsWilliam S. Demchak - President, Director and President of PNC Bank National Associa

(Corrects paragraph 2 to show net interest income, not margin, rose 4 percent)

PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) reported a 26% rise in its first-quarter earnings. PNC's quarterly profit surged to $1.01 billion, from $805 million, in the year-ago period. On a per-share basis, PNC earned $1.76 versus $1.44. Its total reve

April 17 (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group Inc's first-quarter profit rose 24 percent as the regional lender made more money from fees and interest.

By WhisperNumber: PNC Financial Services (PNC) is expected to report fiscal first quarter earnings on Wednesday, April 17th. The whisper number is $1.54, three cents behind the analysts' estimate. PNC has a 61% positive surprise history (having toppe

While PNC Financial is one of the nation's most popular regional banks, does that mean its stock is a buy?

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about PNC Financial Services (PNC) as it prepares to reports its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

An investment that PNC Financial made over 10 years ago is still reaping rewards today.

As readers may know, last Friday we released an ebook based on our investigative series based on testimony from whistleblowers at Bank of America and PNC on the whitewash more formally known as the Independent Foreclosure Reviews. The response from r

As a result of many reader requests, we've turned our series based on testimony from whistleblowers at Bank of America and PNC on the whitewash more formally known as the Independent Foreclosure Reviews into an ebook, which we are releasing today. Pl

Mccormick & Company (MKC) maintained its quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share.The dividend will be paid on April 29 with an ex-dividend date of April 11.

U.S. small and mid-sized business owners plan to delay hiring new employees or seeking new loans amid cautious optimism about the economy, according to new data from PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC).

Koppers Inc., a subsidiary of Koppers Holdings (NYSE: KOP), has amended its existing credit agreement with a syndicate of banks led by Pittsburgh-based PNC Capital Markets LLC ("PNC") and co-led by RBS Citizens N.A. and Banc of America Securities LLC

The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) today announced that E. Todd Chamberlain will succeed Saiyid T. Naqvi as chief executive officer of PNC Mortgage.Chamberlain has served as PNC Mortgage president and chief operating officer since joining t

A few of my favorite things about this underappreciated bank.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks started modestly higher on Tuesday after the government reported housing starts climbed 0.8% in February. "The housing market recovery continues," said Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial Group. The Do

By Jason Cimpl: PNC Financial (PNC) is likely to experience a 7% correction. Though I’ve long been a fan of bank stocks, PNC isn’t one that’s on my buy list. In fact, I think you can short the shares.The reason has nothing to do with the fundam

CFO Rick Johnson plans to retire at the end of Q3.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) has named Robert Q.

PNC is using the same playbook as it did last year.

On Thursday, banks learn whether or not they'll be allowed to increase capital distributions to shareholders. In PNC's case, there seems to be little question that it will be.

Despite posting impressive stress test results, is PNC content with its current dividend?

Pnc Financial Services Group,The (PNC)March 05, 20132:00 pm ETExecutivesWilliam S. Demchak - President, Director and President of PNC Bank National AssociationAnalystsKeith Horowitz - Citigroup Inc, Research DivisionPresentationWilliam S. DemchakGood