ITAU popularity and ITAU trends

Just after the markets closed on its first day of public trading, Facebook amended its S-1 with a complete prospectus detailing how much stock each underwriter got to sell. Morgan Stanley, the lead-left bank, received 162.1 million shares ($6.15 billion worth) followed by J.P. Morgan with 84.8 million ($3.22 billion), and Goldman Sachs pulled down 63.1 million shares ($2.4 billion).

Petersen Energía has defaulted on a loan from Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and Itaú that was used to fund its purchase of YPF shares

SAO PAULO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most people, Facebook is a way to connect with friends and family all over the globe. For Brazilian investment bank Itaú BBA, Facebook could help it forge connections with the elite banks that handle the world's biggest financial deals.

La ganancia del segundo mayor banco de Brasil por activos, Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, cayó en el primer trimestre luego de que los gastos por reservas registraran un fuerte incremento en el período.

* Private equity, wealth funds to foster Brazil takeovers * Citigroup, Itau lead Brazil M&A ranks in value, deals * Mubadala-EBX deal not included in first-quarter ranking By Guillermo...

Brazil's largest traded banks - Bradesco (NYSE: BBD), Itaú (NYSE: ITUB), Santander Brasil (NYSE: BSBR) and Banco do Brasil (BB) - have been overly optimistic in their 2012 loan growth guidance of 15-1...

Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.

Hackers from the Anonymous Movement group fought out a day-long attack against websites of Brazil's Banco Itau, shutting down service on several occasions.