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Goldman Sachs: Winner or loser in credit crunch?

October 21, 2008 — 4:29pm ET | By Jim Kim
Bloomberg offers the best analysis yet of how Goldman Sachs has fared in the credit crunch. In the end, not even the gilded firm that bet so astutely on the subprime debacle was spared. It was... Read more...

Joint probe of CDS market underway

October 20, 2008 — 7:51am ET | By Jim Kim
In a collaboration that the New York Times calls unusual, New York state and federal prosecutors are joining forces to investigate possible manipulation in the market for credit default swaps. The... Read more...

Asset management opportunity for independents?

October 8, 2008 — 12:04pm ET | By Jim Kim
Bloomberg offers an interesting article, suggesting that the woes of the big wirehouses may pose a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for independent asset management firms. There's a lot of anger out... Read more...

Merrill Lynch's loss much worse than expected, but...

July 18, 2008 — 8:00am ET | By Jim Kim
"Right now we believe we are in a very comfortable spot in terms of our capital." So said John Thain, CEO of Merrill Lynch. He was addressing skeptical analysts who... Read more...

Merrill Lynch's earnings in the spotlight

July 17, 2008 — 7:41am ET | By Jim Kim
Bank earnings for the second quarter have been surprisingly strong, so far. Of course, expectations were really, really low, which helped JPMorgan Chase handily top... Read more...

Merrill Lynch leaning toward sale of Bloomberg?

July 8, 2008 — 1:54pm ET | By Jim Kim
We've noted that top banks and brokerages are pondering all kinds of asset sales. Few will do so in an environment as trigger-happy as the one in which Merrill Lynch now exists. Speculation is heavy... Read more...

More asset sales to come

July 7, 2008 — 4:07pm ET | By Jim Kim
With all top banks--except maybe Goldman Sachs--facing the need to raise more capital, it's a good bet we are going to see more asset sales. Read more...

Next on the hot seat: Merrill Lynch?

June 27, 2008 — 12:24pm ET | By Jim Kim
Things are getting a tad uncomfortable for Merrill Lynch and its erstwhile CEO John Thain, a man most everyone thought was perfect for the job. We're not talking... Read more...

On Wall Street, Thomson Reuters vs. Bloomberg

June 23, 2008 — 8:12am ET | By Jim Kim
There was a day when the Bloomberg wasn't the primary vendor of financial news and analytics on Wall Street. I remember back when it was a start up, squaring off against the likes of companies like... Read more...

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