Greed
Ex-bank CEO charged with lending millions to Paul Manafort in exchange for help getting Trump White House job
The Bible has a lot to say on the subject of injustice. We know that God is in favor of justice; we know that He is against injustice, even in the most basic terms. The writer of Proverbs mentions this: “The LORD detests differing weights, / and dishonest scales do not please him” (Proverbs 20:23).…
BancorpSouth (BXS) Down 3.3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers.” They will receive the greater condemnation” (Luke 20:46-47). Here the sin is…
What Ever Happened to Antitrust?
The May 20 settlement between the Justice Department and five giant banks reveals the appalling weakness of modern antitrust. The banks had engaged in the biggest price-fixing conspiracy in modern history. It was a “brazen display of collusion” that went on for years, said Attorney General Loretta Lynch. But there will be no trial [and] no executive…
Equity Focus: Investors Taking a Second Look at BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) After Recent Market Moves,Money Flow Indicator Has Ducked Below The Zero Line
Wealth-creating capitalism requires more than just competition and trading. Beneficial capitalism is founded on the “rule of law and virtues like cooperation, stable families, self-sacrifice, a commitment to delayed gratification, and a willingness to risk based on future hope. These all, “fit nicely with a Christian view.” Major market players are buzzing over BancorpSouth Bank…
Chevron New (CVX) Shareholder Fort Point Capital Partners Cut Its Stake
JUST BECAUSE WE CAN’T SPECIFY THE EXACT REASON FOR PAIN, THAT DOESN’T MEAN THERE ISN’T ONE. Bank are bad for society as a whole, Christians should know borrowing money from evil sources results in being unequally yoked, you’re a slave to the money changers, break free….. Fort Point Capital Partners Llc decreased its stake in…
Ichimoku Signal Alert For BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) as Cloud Conversion Line Reading Touches (9, 26, 52, 26)}}
Today, the list of capital sins is as follows: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth. Capital sins derive their name from the Latin caput, meaning “head.” Thomas Aquinas later would call them not “sins,” but “vices.” Aquinas declared that a capital vice is that which has a desirable end so that, in his desire…
Is This a Warning Sign,Bancorpsouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) Downgraded by ValuEngine
Greed is a strong and selfish desire to have more of something, most often money or power. There are many warnings in the Bible about giving in to greed and longing for riches. Jesus warned, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance…
Second ex Barclays banker convicted in London Euribor re-trial
It is the love of money, and not money itself, that is the problem. The love of money is a sin because it gets in the way of worshipping God. Jesus said it was very hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God. When the rich young ruler asked Jesus what he should…
Michael Avenatti fraud case shines a light on bankers, lawyers and money in Biloxi
Why is the love of money a root of all kinds of evil? To help us answer this, we must look at the passage in its greater context. Near the end of the letter (1 Timothy 6:2–10), Paul is exhorting Timothy regarding the need to “teach and urge these things” to his congregation, “these things”…
Wells Fargo is the smallest of the four giants that now dominate the U.S. commercial banking business
But it has surpassed its larger counterparts in the extent to which it has been embroiled in a series of scandals involving reckless lending practices and customer deception. Cheating is a selfish act that gives us an advantage over others who are facing the same challenge. As Christians, we should seek to help others fairly and justly…