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JPMorgan, Citi, Wells Fargo and Bank of America in all account for 25% of fossil fuel financing in the last six years, since the Paris climate pact was signed.

Financial stocks, including Barclays, are under pressure due to investor concerns over the flattening yield curve.

Analysts downgrade Citi to underweight and boost Bank of America to equal weight as it eyes 'fatter tail risks' from the Ukraine war

Smart Beta ETF report for KBWD

Prior to the 2000s, financial stocks did not track changes in interest rates.

The ongoing Fed rate hike cycle could get more aggressive than forecast due to a sky-high inflation.

The ongoing Fed rate hike cycle could get more aggressive than forecast due to a sky-high inflation.

Inversion of the yield curve shouldn't scare investors out of “financials”, says analysts at the Bank of America. As of Tuesday, the yield on 3-year bonds has surpassed the one on 10-year bonds.

The "Halftime Report" traders debate Bank of America's bullish call on the banks

We have narrowed our search to five banking stocks\. These are: SBNY, FFIN, CBSH, CFR and ASB.

Sector ETF report for XLF

The yield spread between the Select Financial Sector SPDR ETF and 10-year Treasury rates has reverted to its historical mean by the recent market correction.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Investors Sour On Bond Funds And ETFs For The Lipper Fund-Flows Week

Shares of American Express Co. rose 0.3% in morning trading Thursday, to buck the selloff in its financial peers and the broader stock market, after the credit card and travel-related services company raised its dividend by about 21%. The stock was one of just six of the Dow Jones Industrial Average''s 30 components that was gaining ground. The company said its new quarterly dividend of 52 cents a share, up from 43 cents, will be payable May 10 to shareholders of record on April 8. Based on current stock prices, the new annual dividend rate would imply a dividend yield of 1.23%, compared with the yield for the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF of 1.74% and the implied yield for the S&P 500 of 1.51%. AmEx''s stock has gained 1.3% over the past three months, while the financial ETF has shed 6.2% and the Dow has lost 8.2%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Equal weighting provides increased diversification compared to their market cap-weighted counterparts and have historically fared well – as demonstrated last month when the S&P 500 Equal Weight Inde