O'Neal Finally Out at Merrill Lynch

  By Jason SimpkinsAnd William Patalon IIIMoney Morning Editors Just days after reporting the biggest quarterly loss in its history, Merrill Lynch...

Global Investing Roundup

UBS Takes Credit Hit; Commodity Prices Dampen China Earnings; Bancolumbia Income Up 45%; HSBC Sells Credit Cards; Morgan Stanley Buys Japanese...

General Motors Shifts into Growth Mode by Driving a Cleanup Effort in China

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Most experts view the pollution problem in China as one of the world's biggest problems. But General Motors Corp....

DP World's IPO May Trigger Billions in Investments of State-Controlled Companies

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor After years of amassing a diverse portfolio, Dubai's state-controlled holding company, Dubai World, is planning a...

Why This "Bernanke Put" Could Make for the Scariest Halloween Ever

By Keith Fitz-GeraldContributing Editor The markets are clearly counting on the "Bernanke Put," which is how market insiders refer to the Federal...

Global Investing Roundup

Crude Surges as PEMEX Stumbles; Mitsubishi Electric Boosts Outlook; Fushi Finalizes Deal; Oriental Financial Reports Stellar Quarter From Staff...

The Two Ways the Global Shipping Sector Can Deliver Bulk Investment Profits

One shipping company's stock is up 588% percent year-to-date. Another is up 149%. A special report developed jointly by Eoin Gleeson at our U.K....

Embattled Merrill Lynch CEO Ousted Over Losses, Merger Overtures

By Jason Simpkins And William Patalon III Money Morning Editors Stan O'Neal, the embattled chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc....

Could Goldman Sachs Explode? How to Dodge the Ongoing Mortgage Mess

By Martin Hutchinson Director of Global Investing Research The $8.4 billion write-down announced by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER) last week was...

Layoffs Hit an All-Time High in Financial Services Sector

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER) Chairman and CEO Stan O'Neal isn't the only worker in the U.S....

Send in the Clowns: Bush Administration Pursues Economic Policy of Benign Neglect

By Peter D. Schiff Guest Columnist Four leading members of the Bush administration's economic team, including Ed Lazear, chairman of the Council of...

Acer Leapfrogs Lenovo for the No. 3 Spot in the World PC Market

From Staff Reports Acer Inc. has passed the Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY) to become the world's No. 3 personal computer vendor with its purchase of...

Guess Which Asian Index Jumped 80% This Year?

Most people associate Bangladesh with catastrophic floods and chronic instability, but that country has actually come a long. According to the...

U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Extend Internet-Tax Moratorium by Another Seven Years

From Staff Reports By passing a bill that would extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes for another seven years, the U.S. Senate last week...

U.S. Investors Look Past Mortgage, Profit Challenges to Fed Interest Rate Meeting This Week

From Staff Reports With U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers slated to review the nation’s interest-rate situation this week, investors spent last...

Soaring Oil Prices Spell Trouble For Emerging Markets

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Middle East violence and inventory concerns sent oil prices rocketing to record levels above $92 a barrel Friday,...

Two "CanRoy" Investments for the Oil and Gas Boom

By Keith Fitz-Gerald Contributing Editor Many investors are convinced that it takes sophisticated investment strategies to rack up big returns....

How to Get "Asian-Sized" Returns in Europe

By Martin Hutchinson Director of Global Investing Research Free-market U.S. conservatives like to talk about "old Europe." They tell...

Global Investing Roundup

Commercial Bank of China Makes Move in South Africa; Petro-Canada Notches Profits; Nike Buys Out Umbro; PetroChina Could Test $9 Billion in IPO...

The Merrill Lynch "Surprise" Fuels More Subprime Uncertainty

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Just one day after Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER) wrote off billions in bad mortgage loans and reported its...

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