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The Baseline Scenario (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just when momentum was starting to build for increased capital requirements as the core element of an approach that will reign in reckless risk-taking, Morgan Stanley effectively demolishes the idea. In “Banking – Large & Midcap Banks: Bid for Growth Caps Capital Ask,” (no public link available) Betsy Graseck, Ken Zorbo, Justin Kwon, and John Dunn of [...]
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just when momentum was starting to build for increased capital requirements as the core element of an approach that will reign in reckless risk-taking, Morgan Stanley effectively demolishes the idea. In “Banking – Large & Midcap Banks: Bid for Growth Caps Capital Ask,” (no public link available) Betsy Graseck, Ken Zorbo, Justin Kwon, and John Dunn of Morgan Stanley Research North...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- U.K. luxury goods maker Burberry was downgraded to equal-weight from overweight on Tuesday at Morgan Stanley, which cited valuations. "We continue to like Burberry's long-term investment proposition but valuation no longer looks compelling," said Morgan Stanley. The investment bank's top picks within brands are Adidas and PPR , where it sees greatest risk to consensus...
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Stocks to Watch Today (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Morgan Stanley (MS) analyst Robert Wertheimer this morning raised his rating on heavy equipment maker Deere (DE) from “Equal Weight” to “Overweight,” arguing the overly negative sentiment on the stock presents “a unique opportunity” given the stock’s reasonable valuation. Among the catalysts, farmers will need new tractors as corn demand [...]
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Deere & Co. was upped to overweight from equal-weight by Morgan Stanley, which lifted its price target to $64 from $48. "Demand for U.S. farm equipment is growing as customers add acreage, a secular phenomenon that is widely underestimated. Cyclical factors are also more favorable than most believe, with corn likely higher into 2010 and the potential for recovery in...
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MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Hess (HES) was upgraded today by analysts at Morgan Stanley and the stock is now at $58.46, up $.90 (1.56%) on volume of 3,652,603 shares traded. The analysts upped HES to Overweight from Equal Weight. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $35.50 to a high of $69.74. Hess stock has been showing support around $56.39 and resistance...
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The Street (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Yesterday's bloodbath in the financial sector continues, but Morgan Stanley, after leading yesterday's retreat, is defying the continued downturn in the sector during Friday morning trading.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Morgan Stanley on Friday upgraded Hess Corp. to overweight from equal-weight and lifted its price target to $75 a share from $65 a share. "We are upgrading Hess on value, oil leverage, and the return of exploration catalysts in the second half of 2010," said analyst Evan Calio. The stock offers modest upstream growth of 2.7% and a strong value proposition at current...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Tui Travel was downgraded to equalweight from overweight at Morgan Stanley while Thomas Cook was downgraded to underweight from equalweight at Morgan Stanley. The broker said that it cut forecasts for the firms to reflect a weaker operating environment and more expensive debt financing. "Thomas Cook appears to us to have the most forecast risk as it has above-average margins...
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Tech Trader Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
GSI Commerce (GSIC) shares have received a lift from Morgan Stanley analyst Scott Devitt, who today upped his rating on the shares to Overweight from Equal Weight, lifting his price target to $26, from $22. Devitt writes that the company “has hit an economic return inflection point,” asserting that the company [...]
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- In a note reiterating its preference for U.K. property firms over Continental European ones, Morgan Stanley lifted its British Land rating to overweight from equal-weight and hiked the firm's price target to 480 pence from 370 pence. "U.K. property stocks look fairly valued, but we think we are set for a period of volatility with potentially strong share price performance...
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MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) closed yesterday at $33.47. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $8.80 and 52-week high of $35.78. Morgan Stanley stock has been showing support around 32.72 and resistance in the 34.50 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives MS a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. MS appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged...
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Stocks to Watch Today (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Japan’s Mitshubishi UJ Financial Group (MTU) said it will raise $11.2 billion in new shares in advance of its purchase of the Morgan Stanley’s (MS) Japan brokerage unit, the Financial Times reports. That’s equal to roughly 18% of the firms capitalization, according to its American Depository Receipts. The company is [...]
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- German insurer Allianz was downgraded to equal weight from overweight on Wednesday at Morgan Stanley, which said it sees more earnings upside in rival Zurich Financial -- rated overweight. "Our earnings are now broadly in line with consensus and we see little scope for Allianz to re-rate versus peers as it lags in pricing leadership and operational efficiency," said...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306.TO) and Morgan Stanley (MS) have decided to delay and amend their initial plans to create a new securities firm by merging their brokerage units in Japan, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
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sahilsimran | 02/16/2009
Morgan Stanley is expected to cut around 2,000 jobs this month. According to a report in The Times, the cull will focus on back-office roles and will not affect financial advisers, who are involved in the imminent launch of a joint venture with Citigroup. The bank is in the process of acquiring a majority stake in the [...] readmore
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konaxis.net | 01/16/2009
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (PLC) is raising as much as US$2.37 billion by selling profitably its entire 4.3% holding in Bank of China Ltd., at between HK$1.68 and HK$1.71, a 7.6% to 9.1% discount to Bank of China's Hong Kong closing price of HK$1.85 a share Tuesday (Jan 13), according to reliable sources. Morgan Stanley and RBS jointly arranged the sale. Foreign strategic investors have been...
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juliasmith98 | 12/13/2008
Dow Jones Slump Could Begin to Threaten Global Markets As European governments struggled to contain banking failures, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by 800 points at one stage, exceeding last week’s largest ever one-day points drop of...
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