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• Why Citi May Need a Merger

  Because of the weakness in its capital structure, the financial-services giant may need to pair up with another bank Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, Company News, Management, C, JPM, Mergers & Acquisitions, MS, Mortgage Industry, Banking, Investment Banking, BAC, Financial Services, CM, CEOs

• UBS: Lose a Few Billion, Win a Few Billion

  Investors washed down the bitter bill of the bank's second subprime writedown with the news of an infusion of cash from sovereign wealth funds Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 6:51 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, International, Europe, C, MS, Mortgage Industry, Banking, Investment Banking, UBS, Financial Services

• For Managers, Ignorance Isn't Bliss

  Not knowing one's own faults and weaknesses—and being unaware that they even exist—is dangerous for top executives. Look no further than Zoe Read More... Posted Sunday, December 09, 2007 5:32 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: C, MS, Leadership

• An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes

  The main cause of the messes at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch is their boards' failures to develop authentic leaders and succession plans Read More... Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:21 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: HPQ, GS, KO, PEP, C, GE, BA, MER, MMM, MS, JNJ, PG, XOM, HD, GIS

• Abu Dhabi's Citigroup Bargain

  The emirate's investment arm grabs a chunk of the financial giant, as U.S. woes offer tempting buys for cash-rich, Gulf state funds Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:41 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, AMD, International, Asia, Europe, C, SNE, Mergers & Acquisitions, MS, HBC, Banking, Investment Banking, UBS, Financial Services, DB, NYX, OZM, BAER.DE, EMG.L

• The Analyst Who Rocked Citi

  Meredith Whitney's dire predictions shook the financial giant to the core and brought death threats. But Wall Street seems to think she got it right Read More... Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 4:10 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: NWS, Investing, Executives, CS, GS, C, MER, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, Financial Services, WB, Business Names, CM, Stock Recommendations, OPY, COF, CIT, WWE, CEOs

• Finance Stocks to Buy Now

  Gene Marcial talks to investors who believe opportunities remain amid the wreckage at the Wall Street financial houses Read More... Posted Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, GS, BSC, C, JPM, MER, MS, WM, Mortgage Industry, CFC, Banking, BAC, Financial Services, AIG, FNM, NYX, Stock Recommendations, ABK

• Citi's CEO Search Gets Tougher

  Now that John Thain has accepted the top job at Merrill, Citigroup will have to look farther afield for a new chief Read More... Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:44 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, Company News, Executives, GS, C, MER, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, Financial Services, WFC, AIG, BLK, CEOs, Leadership

• Soft Landings for CEOs

  Some shareholders may object, but heads of most major financial services firms will have very secure futures even if they're forced out Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Executives, GS, BSC, C, JPM, LEH, MER, MS, CFC, XOM, BAC, WB, CEOs

• Oracle Fusion Gets a New Boss

  Thomas Kurian is taking over the pivotal effort to make sense of the bevy of business software products acquired during CEO Ellison's three-year spree Read More... Posted Sunday, November 04, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Technology, Company News, Executives, Management, Software, MSFT, C, ORCL, Mergers & Acquisitions, MS, CRM, SAP, Info Tech 100, Leadership, BEAS, SKAB

• Citi: That Sinking Feeling

  The banking giant's shares flounder after analysts downgrade the company, citing a lack of capital and exposure to shaky credit pools and subprime mortgage Read More... Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:36 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, Company News, CS, BSC, C, LEH, MER, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, BCS, Financial Services, DB, CM, NIKOF

• Storm Clouds on the Job Hunt Horizon

  While most recruiters are still seeking MBAs despite a shaky economy, many B-school students are hedging their bets and accepting early offers Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:48 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: BSC, C, Business Schools, MS, BAC, TOL, CTX, PHM, DBK

• Sanyo Abandons Semiconductor Sale

  The Japanese company is holding on to the unit after the private equity buyer allegedly couldn't raise the money. Investors aren't pleased Read More... Posted Friday, October 19, 2007 12:09 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Technology, Computers, International, Asia, CS, MC, GS, C, GE, Semiconductors, SNE, MER, MS, TOC, 6502.T, 8601.T, MITSY, 6701.T, KYO, 6764.T

• Private Equity Parties Hearty in India

  The total value of '07 deals is at a record level as Blackstone and other foreign firms chase investment opportunities in the hot Indian economy Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 12:20 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, International, Asia, GS, C, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, BX

• Behind the Buyout Bust

  A new Dealogic report puts the recent decline of the buyout market in cold, hard numbers, but analysts are cautiously optimistic Read More... Posted Thursday, September 27, 2007 12:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: GS, Policy, C, JPM, Mergers & Acquisitions, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, UBS, Financial Services, FDC