Morgan Stanley : MS

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…

Heads Of Bailed Out Firms Still Love Their Private Jets

The Wall Street Journal, in a bit of investigative reporting, found that the CEOs of companies that have received federal…

Bank Of American (BAC) Still Making Millionaires Out Of Employees

Bank of America’s (BAC) addiction to giving its senior employees huge bonuses has not ended. These used to be based…

Media Digest 6/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Obama proposed sweeping reform for financial industry. Reuters:    A number of large banks repaid TARP. (JPM)(GS)(BBT)(COP)(STT)(AXP)(USB) Reuters:   Consumer prices…

Media Digest 6/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: The US faces a long period of economic stagnation. Reuters:   Obama will release plans for a financial market overhaul.…