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Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Financial Outlook Dylan Ratigan hosted CNBC’s “Fast Money” Friday night. He began the show by discussing the amazing moves seen in financial stocks like Lehman Brothers (LEH), American International Group (AIG) and Washington Mutual (WM) this week. “The moves in these stocks have never been seen in the history of Wall Street,” Ratigan said. Pete Najarian thinks the financial sector looked terrible, but the coal, steel and everything commodity helped t...	September 14, 2008
Can Lehman dump $40 billion in real estate?	Filed under: Earnings reports, Bad news, Merrill Lynch (MER), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Blackstone Group L.P (BX), HousingLehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH) is poised to lose $2.6 billion and it's trying to dump $40 billion worth of real estate from its books. The Wall Street Journal reports that Guy Moszkowski, a Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER) analyst thinks Lehman could lose $2.6 billion -- while others expect a mere $1.6 billion loss. Lehman normally reports in mid-September...	August 18, 2008
KKR lists on NYSE	KKR Private Equity (KPE.AS) is being taken out by KKR thereby effecting a listing on NYSE because KKR Private Equity is on Euronext. Not a bad move. More investors should have seen that one coming. KKR wants to emulate Blackrock (BLK) and provide itself with the same liquidity and access to more capital. It’s just impossible to identify the valuation. Let’s just say the license to become listed on NYSE has been granted and leave it at that.Have you ever been to a casino and played a card ...	July 28, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Microsoft Earnings Take Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings after the bell Thursday that missed Wall Street estimates. Finerman said the quarter was disappointing, but she thinks the fundamentals are still in place. She said she will stay long MSFT and she thinks the shares will pop once they resolve the Yahoo! (YHOO) issue. Adami thinks that Microsoft needs to communicate better with Wall Street. Macke mentioned that he wishes he sold his position. Najarian sai...	July 17, 2008
Merrill Lynch may get offer for Bloomberg stake from Mike Bloomberg	Filed under: Deals, Merrill Lynch (MER)As expected, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's blind trust is interested in buying Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER)'s 20% stake in Bloomberg LP for between $4.5 billion and $5 billion, according to The New York Post.The acquisition would give Bloomberg total control over his namesake media company and my employer for seven years. Merrill, of course, also is looking to unload its 49% stake in Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) to shore up its balance sheet. No word...	July 09, 2008
So, Selling Assets Isn't The Same as "Raising Capital"?	Is anyone going to call Merrill Lynch's (MER) John Thain out on this one? first we need to go back to April when Merrill CEO Thain first made the statement that Merrill would "not need to raise additional capital".Then, in May he inexplicably followed it up again.Reuters is reporting:"A blind trust run by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is willing to pay between $4.5 billion and $5 billion to buy Merrill Lynch & Co's (MER) 20% stake in financial news and data provider Bloomberg LP, the New...	July 09, 2008
Wall Street Rumors - July 7, 2008	Daily rumors covering the global markets. Subscribe to the update feed here. GM Weighs More Layoffs, Sale of Brands DETROIT — Bruised by a deep sales slump and a half-century-low in its stock price, General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) is preparing to cut thousands more white-collar jobs and is considering whether it should sell or shutter more of its brands, people familiar with the matter said. Stock Futures Point to Flat Open As Profit Concerns Offset Oil’s Fall U.S. stock futures poi...	July 07, 2008
Blackrock (BLK): The smart money forecasts doom	Filed under: Forecasts, Economic data, HousingIt is hard to find a money management firm which has been more successful than Blackrock (NYSE: BLK). The firm has a market cap of $25 billion and is known for consistently providing good returns for its clients. Investors had better hope that the firm is not as prescient as it is skilled at making money. According to Reuters, "the money management firm is bracing for a 'much bigger' global economic slowdown." That means the pain will extend into ne...	June 25, 2008
BlackRock: loving bad times	Filed under: Bear Stearns Cos (BSC)One of the beneficiaries of the credit crunch is BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), which is a mega asset manager. A key part of the business is BlackRock Solutions, which helps firms deal with risk problems and asset impairments. Yes, it's a fast-growing business. For example, BlackRock is managing The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) complex portfolio. Well, this week, BlackRock announced its Q1 results. Net income increased 24% to $241.7 million, or $1.82...	April 16, 2008
Wall Street Rumors - April 16, 2008	Daily Rumors Covering the Global Markets. Subscribe to the Daily Rumors Update Here. Earnings Slump at J.P. Morgan, And Continued Stress Is Expected J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on Wednesday posted a 50% drop in first-quarter net income as it marked down $2.6 billion in leveraged lending and mortgages and quadrupled its credit-loss provision. Banks Results Provide Balm For Investors; Stocks Gain Stocks rose Wednesday after better-than-expected results from J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JP...	April 16, 2008

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