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Tech stocks gain in early trading
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks gained ground in early trading Monday following a broad market upswing on the news that financial services giant Citigroup will be getting help from the federal government. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1.2% to 1,401 while the Morgan Stanley High- ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 24, 2008 2:46 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Sanofi-Aventis upped to overweight by Morgan Stanley
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Sanofi-Aventis was upped to overweight from equal-weight by Morgan Stanley, and the broker lifted its price target by one euro to 50 euros. "At current levels, webelieve the market is discounting the very significant negative structural issues we have highlighted over th ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 24, 2008 08:41 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Dell leads tech stocks up in early trading
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks jumped in early trading Friday, led by PC maker Dell Inc. , which reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter the previous evening. Dell shares were up nearly 4% following the opening bell. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 2% to 1,34 ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 2:34 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Tech stocks slide by the closing bell
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks slid by the closing bell Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index down 5% to 1,316 following a bruising, market-wide sell-off. The Morgan Stanley High-Tech Index was off more than 4%. Semiconductor stocks gave up earlier gains, with the Philadelphia ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 20, 2008 9:08 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Conference sobered by economic projection
A sobering afternoon forecast David Darst, Morgan Stanley’s chief investment strategist of its Global Wealth Management Group, shared this forecast as the afternoon keynote speaker at the ACB conference:
bizjournals.com  –  Nov 20, 2008 4:31 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Tech stocks slip in early trading
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were weak in early trading Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index down 0.4% to 1,381 following a bruising sell-off in the prevous session. The Morgan Stanley High-Tech Index was off nearly 1%. Semiconductor stocks were particularly weak, with the P ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 20, 2008 2:40 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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PepsiCo to reiterate its 2008 core earnings outlook
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- PepsiCo Inc. on Thursday said it'll reaffirm its 2008 core earnings per share outlook at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference. Analysts expect earnings of $3.67 a share, according to a survey by FactSet Reseasrch. Pepsi Bottling Group's restruc ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 20, 2008 12:10 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Banks back mandatory CDS clearing: report
Reuters - Some of the world's top banks are backing a proposal to develop a mandatory central clearing system for the $55 trillion credit default swap (CDS) market, a report in the Financial Times said on Thursday. Dealer banks are stepping up efforts to back CDS clearing to head off a more rad ... more »
Yahoo!  –  Nov 20, 2008 08:27 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Something to bank on
The transformation of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley into bank holding companies may be the end of one era, but it is the start of another. And one group of lawyers is thrilled about the change: banking regulatory specialists.That’s because Goldman and Morgan now face scrutiny from the Fede ... more »
Legal Week  –  Nov 20, 2008 01:35 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Baker to Leave Morgan Stanley
Kurt Baker, the head of Morgan Stanley's prime brokerage in Asia, is leaving the firm. Prime brokerage has been hurt by a world-wide hedge-fund slump.
Wall Street Journal  –  Nov 19, 2008 5:10 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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