Morgan Stanley
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MarketWatch | 6 days 6 minutes ago
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BioCryst Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 1 hour 29 minutes ago
...common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Morgan Stanley is acting as the sole book-runner for the offering...accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Attn: Prospectus Department...
Bond market sees surge of corporate issuance
IACPM Weekly SmartBrief | 5 days 3 hours 14 minutes ago
...It's an additional sign of the normalization process," said Kevin Flanagan, fixed-income strategist at Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management. "It's a welcome development for credit markets and the economy."
Morgan Stanley moves to expand brokerage unit
SIFMA SmartBrief | 8 days 3 hours 14 minutes ago
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is still the largest U.S. retail brokerage, with about 18,000 advisers on staff. The brokerage has been actively...
U.K. borrows 11.4 bln pounds in October - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 23 hours 18 minutes ago
U.K. borrows 11.4 bln pounds in October
J.P. Morgan profit jumps past estimates - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 21 hours 50 minutes ago
The company earned $3.6 billion, or 82 cents a share in the third quarter, compared to $527 million, or 9 cents a share a year ago. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected the company to earn 52 cents a share.
Hennessy Funds Continues Push in Wirehouse Distribution [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 13 hours 14 minutes ago
...Hennessy Focus 30 Fund on the new Morgan Stanley Smith Barney platforms. "We believe that the merger between Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney has created one...of the executives now leading Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and we are proud...
CF Industries Comments on Agrium Tender Offer Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 20 hours 3 minutes ago
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today issued the following statement regarding the results of Agrium Inc.’s (TSX: AGU) (NYSE: AGU) tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of CF Industries.
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Fitch Publishes U.S. CMBS Focus Report on MSCI 2008-TOP29 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 12 hours 3 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings has published its U.S. CMBS Focus Performance Report on Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, series 2008-TOP29 (MSCI 2008-TOP29). The report provides a detailed and up-to-date perspective on key credit characteristics of the MSCI 2008-TOP29 transaction and property-level performance of the related trust loans.
CF Industries Three Director Nominees Elected to Terra Industries Board of Directors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 17 hours 55 minutes ago
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today announced that all three of its director nominees were elected to Terra Industries Inc.’s (NYSE: TRA) board of directors. Based on a preliminary count by CF Industries’ proxy solicitor, its nominees, John N. Lilly, David A. Wilson and Irving B. Yoskowitz, were all elected to Terra’s board of directors by a substantial margin.
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MarketWatch | 4 days 17 hours 40 minutes ago
Dhanda said he made the moves because of "unfavorable indications from our cyclical framework," that suggest semiconductor inventory levels may be about to exceed the market's demand.
Herbalife to Participate in Morgan Stanley Consumer Conference [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 14 hours 30 minutes ago
Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) Chief Financial Officer Richard Goudis will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer Conference on Thursday, November 19 at 3:55 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in New York. Also attending are Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy John DeSimone and Amy Greene, vice president, investor relations.
SEB sells minority Baltic stakes to Nasdaq - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 23 hours 47 minutes ago
Rolls-Royce cut to equal weight at Morgan Stanley
Company Overview
| Company: | Morgan Stanley |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Large-Market Investment Banking |
| Website: | http://www.morganstanley.com |
One of the world's top investment banks, Morgan Stanley serves up a whole smorgasbord of financial services. The company operates in three primary business segments: institutional securities (capital raising, corporate lending, financial advisory services for corporate and institutional investors); global wealth management group (brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning for individual investors and businesses); and asset management (asset management services and products including alternative investments, equity, fixed income; merchant banking; investment activities). It also owns mutual fund firm Van Kampen. Morgan Stanley has more than $750 billion in assets under management.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 24,739 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -11.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,707 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -46.8 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 46,964 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -2.7 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | November |