Morgan Stanley : MS

Media Digest 8/6/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   A bubble may be forming in the corporate bond market. Reuters:   Wall St. firms have made $1 billion on…

As Goldman Sachs Downgrades Morgan Stanley, Downgrades Itself (GS, MS)

This morning came a key analyst downgrade, in the brokerage firm sector itself.  The analyst team at Goldman Sachs Group…

Morgan Stanley (MS) Earnings: Results Only A Mother Could Love

Morgan Stanley’s (MS) stock fell 5% the moment it released its earnings for the last quarter. The firm was lucky…

Media Digest 7/21/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Microsoft (MSFT) is putting more R&D in India. Reuters:   CIT (CIT) confirmed that it rasied $3 billion. Reuters:   Bernanke…

Media Digest 7/20/2008

Morgan Stanley Launches TALF Fund (MS)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is launching a TALF fund.  It is slightly larger than its original target.  The fund probably…

Morgan Stanley’s Credit Analyst Lends Weight To Equity Fears (MS, DFS, RGS, KLIC, AAI)

An appetite for risky assets that has sent small-cap and emerging market stocks and junk bonds flying since March now…

Media Digest 7/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   California declared a financial emergency. Reuters:   An SEC attorney raised concern about a Madoff report in 2004. Reuters:   Auto…

TARP Warrants: Spreading the Value Game Beyond The Government

The Treasury said that it plans to dispose of the warrants that it got from banks as part of bail…

Ken Heebner Endorses Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley (CGMFX, GS, MS)

Ken Heebner of CGM Funds is often a guest on CNBC after the FOMC decision on rates.  His sphere of…

Citigroup (C): Raises For The Elite

John Mack of Morgan Stanley (MS) made sure that he had a large base salary for this year, even though…

Media Digest 6/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The head of a Congressional watchdog committee is pushing for a consumer protection agency. Reuters:   China defended its export…

When The Banks Need Their TARP Funds Back

Deutsche Bank says that the commercial real estate market in America will not recover until 2017. Richard Parkus, Deutsche Bank…

Media Digest 6/22/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg.

Reuters:   Airlines are cutting back on first class seating. Reuters:   Xstrata wants merger talks with mining rival Anglo American. Reuters:   Employers…

E*TRADE Valuation May Finally Be Compelling (ETFC, SCHW, AMTD, GS, MS)

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) has been the worst of the online brokerage stock.  With some of the crazy mortgage…