Morgan Stanley

NYSE: MS
$134.06
+$1.63 (+1.2%)
Closing Price on November 15, 2024

MS Articles

It is usually a wonder when you see bank and brokerage firms analyst upgrades or downgrades on competitors in the bank and brokerage sector… Are they really downgrading themselves?  That is the...
Two months ago it was a carnal sin to suggest that certain exchange-traded funds or notes which track commodities would start trading more like a closed-end fund based upon supply and demand moves in...
Reuters:   Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are battling to control home entertainment but consumers are slow to adopt their technologies. Reuters:   The “clunkers” program will end on August...
Fidelity Management & Research Company, or FMR, was among the giants which released its quarterly holdings over the most recent days.  While it is always interesting to see which holdings are...
We have some very unusual developments that came late in the week that we want you to keep on your watch lists for the coming week.  We also included the big events coming down the pipe for next...
Reuters:   A college education no longer means easy employment in China. Reuters:   Fannie Mae (FNM) lost $14.8 billion. Reuters:   The auto “clunkers” legislation passed the Senate....
Everyone is making money off of the break-up and financing of AIG (AIG) except the insurance company itself and the taxpayers who put up $180 billion to save it. One of the public’s largest...
Reuters:   A bubble may be forming in the corporate bond market. Reuters:   Wall St. firms have made $1 billion on the break up of AIG (AIG). Morgan Stanley(MS), Goldman Sachs (GS), JP Morgan...
This morning came a key analyst downgrade, in the brokerage firm sector itself.  The analyst team at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) downgraded shares of rival Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).  The...
Morgan Stanley’s (MS) stock fell 5% the moment it released its earnings for the last quarter. The firm was lucky that the drop did not become a plunge. Morgan reported a loss from continuing...
Reuters:   Microsoft (MSFT) is putting more R&D in India. Reuters:   CIT (CIT) confirmed that it rasied $3 billion. Reuters:   Bernanke said Fed can control inflation. Reuters:  ...
Is Your Money Earning the Best Possible Rate? (Sponsor) Let’s face it: If your money is just sitting in a checking account, you’re losing value every single day. With most checking accounts...
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is launching a TALF fund.  It is slightly larger than its original target.  The fund probably won’t make a huge boost for earnings, but it is a further step into...
An appetite for risky assets that has sent small-cap and emerging market stocks and junk bonds flying since March now is getting more scrutiny from a market heavyweight.  Greg Peters, head of credit...
Reuters:   California declared a financial emergency. Reuters:   An SEC attorney raised concern about a Madoff report in 2004. Reuters:   Auto parts supplier Lear filed for bankruptcy....