Morgan Stanley Freeze Home-Equity Credit Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest U.S. securities firm, told thousands of clients this week that they won't be allowed to withdraw money on their home-equity credit lines, said a person familiar with the ...

Asia Markets: Tokyo slides on soft outlook; Seoul hit by rate hike Asian stocks traded on a mostly weaker note Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading the region lower on concerns about the economic outlook after the government downgraded its view on the economy.

Wall Street CEOs dissect industry crisis A group of Wall Street executives released a report yesterday that outlined how the industry failed to foresee the financial meltdown of the last year and what companies can do to improve risk management.

Massey Energy plans to raise $850 million Coal mine operator Massey Energy said Tuesday it plans to raise at least $850 million in fresh capital as it continues an ambitious plan to increase production.

Big Sale, Div Cut Coming from Lehman: Bove Never one to mince his words, Ladenburg Thalmann's Dick Bove offered a few ideas Wednesday about how Lehman Brothers might reassure investors about the firm's longer-term prospects.

HCP to Offer 13 Million Shares J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Morgan Stanley Freezes Home-Equity Credit Lines for Thousands of Customers Morgan Stanley , the second-biggest U.S. securities firm, told thousands of clients this week that they won't be allowed to withdraw money on their home-equity credit lines, said a person familiar with the ...

Disney May Say Theme-Park Travel Deals, ESPN Helped Counter U.S. Slowdown Walt Disney Co. , the world's biggest theme-park operator, may say today that discounted travel packages and revenue from its ESPN cable network helped counter a sluggish U.S. economy.

U.S. Treasury hires Morgan Stanley for mortgage help For $95,000 to cover the company's expenses, Morgan Stanley will assess the state of the mortgage market and give the government a financial profile of the two firms.

Lehman may have to raise capital if sells assets Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is expected to follow in Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's footsteps and sell a lot of risky assets at a loss.

In his own words "The options were limited. When you become roadkill, when you happen to have lost some weight and you're not really healthy, but you know one thing - you know that you have worked your ass off and you're not ...

The Real State of the US Economy When Henry Paulson agreed to leave his job as chairman of the powerful Wall Street investment bank, Goldman Sachs to go to Washington as Treasury Secretary in 2006 he demanded extraordinary powers as de facto ...

Motorola names Sanjay Jha head of handset division Monday, August 4, 2008 8:45 AM PDT By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK - Motorola Inc. on Monday said it had snagged Sanjay Jha, the chief operating officer of Qualcomm Inc.

Warren Stephens Pitches in $50K for Arkansas Lottery Stephens, the CEO of investment banking firm Stephens Inc., donated the money last month to Hope for Arkansas, the campaign for Lt.

Hot Small Caps - Goldman adds Carphone to conviction buy list Following is a round-up of key small cap movers on the London stock market on Monday.

Bear Stearns' Cayne was near death in September: report Former Bear Stearns Chief Executive James Cayne came close to dying last September from sepsis triggered by a severe prostate infection, Fortune Magazine reports on Monday on its website.

Gaylord Enters $1B Credit... Locally based Gaylord Entertainment has entered into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility arranged by Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Goldman Sachs buys $300 mln gated community in Moscow - paper Goldman Sachs, a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, has bought a $300 million gated community in northwest Moscow, a Russian business daily said Friday.

MetLife, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Edward Spehar - Merrill Lynch Colin Devine - Citigroup Suneet Kamath - Sanford C. Bernstein Mark Finkelstein - Fox-Pitt Kelton Steven Schwartz - Raymond James & Associates Tisha ...

Angelica Corporation Shareholders Vote to Approve Merger The merger agreement was approved today at a special meeting of shareholders of Angelica's outstanding shares of common stock, with more than 99% of the shares voted cast in favor of the transaction.