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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

• Henry Paulson's Holiday Wish List

  The U.S. Treasury Secretary will be asking Beijing for faster appreciation of the yuan and reforms that will let foreigners in on the country's investment Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 1:10 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: International, Asia, CS, GS, Policy, Economics, JPM, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, Financial Services

• 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

• 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

• 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

• What Merrill Needs in a New CEO

  With Stan O'Neal out, the board must decide whether to steer the firm back to its brokerage roots or continue its push into trading Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, Company News, Executives, Management, GS, MER, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, Corporate Governance, Financial Services, DB, WB, NYX, BLK, Board of Directors

• A Costly Cleanup for Merrill's Mess

  As the board negotiates the exit of CEO Stanley O'Neal, the challenges facing his successor are daunting Read More... Posted Monday, October 29, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, Company News, Executives, GS, Stock Market News, MER, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, Financial Services, DB, NYX, BLK

• A Record Year for Layoffs in Finance

  Wall Street is hacking jobs in huge numbers due to the subprime mortgage crisis and resulting credit crunch. The purge may not be over yet Read More... Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: CS, BSC, MER, MS, HBC, CFC, Investment Banking, UBS, Financial Services, COF, Career & Work, Hiring and Firing, IMB

• China's Alibaba Unveils Its IPO

  Shares of the e-commerce company partly owned by Yahoo! will begin trading on Nov. 6 in an offering to be co-managed by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanle Read More... Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 1:51 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Internet, Technology, GS, YHOO, MS, Investment Banking, NTES, SINA, NCTY, SNDA, BIDU, SOHU, E-commerce, PWRD

• Next Stop: $100 Oil?

  Some analysts say record highs are only the beginning. Traders betting on rising global demand could push prices up further Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, International, Earnings, GS, Science, Energy, Stock Market News, Politics, COP, CVX, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, XOM, Financial Services, MRO, OPY, VLO

• 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

• Investment Banks' Kitchen-Sink Quarter

  With expectations already low, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and others are likely to throw out all the bad news they can find Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 4:31 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Earnings, GS, BSC, LEH, MER, MS, Banking, Investment Banking, HD, FDC, BLK