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Stocks in the News: Goldman Sachs, AIG, Kraft

By admin, May 7, 2010 6:50 am
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) may be in settlement talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Shares rose 2.2% in premarket trading.

American International Group (AIG) reported Friday $1.21 adjusted earnings per share, handily beating Wall Street expectations of 48...

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Boutique Firms Steal M&A Business from Bigger Banks

By admin, April 13, 2010 6:00 am
Investment banking's smaller fries are grabbing a bigger share of the lucrative mergers and acquisitions advisory business.

Watch out Goldman Sachs! Investment banking's smaller fries are getting a bigger share of the lucrative mergers and acquisitions advisory business. Case in point: Blackstone Group's ranking has moved up to 11th this year from 86th in 2009 while Lazard has moved to sixth position.

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Lehman Report: Why the U.S. Balked at Bailing Out Lehman

By admin, March 15, 2010 6:00 pm

Did the U.S. government blow it on Lehman? Officials argued aiding the failing bank would be "lending into a run," or giving its clients reason to flee, ensuring its demise. But the government's refusal to give the firm an emergency loan made two potential buyers less willing to save it.

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Stocks in the News: Devon, BP, Citigroup

By admin, March 11, 2010 7:55 am
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Devon Energy (DVN) sold its Brazil, Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan assets to BP (BP) for $7 billion and bought a 50% stake of a BP oil sands project in Canada for $500 million. DVN shares jumped 2.3% in premarket trading.

Citigroup's (C) CEO Vikram Pandit is set to forecast returns of 1.25% a year or more on the bank's main...

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Stocks in the News: Devon, BP, Citigroup originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:55:00.

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Stocks in the News: AIG, Dish Network, HSBC

By admin, March 1, 2010 7:50 am
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Britain's Prudential (PUK), which is not related to the American company of the same name, said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of American International Group (AIG) in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers. AIG shares jumped over 15% in premarket trading. PUK...

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