Walid Chammah

Mitsubishi’s $9bn  alleviates some pressure, but it doesn't guarantee funding. With a $900bn  balance sheet, Morgan Stanley needs to shore up its credit lines. Uncle Sam or the Japanese seem the best solutions – though in the latter case the firm might lose its independence.Go to article from...  

Morgan Stanley shares plunged more than 22 percent Friday as investors questioned the investment bank's future even with an investment from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.  

Mack has been tormented by Christopher Columbu, and the healthy Japanese. Photo: Getty Images, iStockphotoMorgan Stanley CEO John Mack is so on edge right now, you have no idea. Shares plummeted nearly 26 percent, the lowest closing price in a decade, after the shorts swept in the last hour of...  

Morgan Stanley Inc. shares plunged more than 22 percent Friday as investors questioned the investment bank's future even with a major investment from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.  

Morgan Stanley last night became the latest financial giant to be engulfed by the crisis.  

Mack has been tormented by Christopher Columbu, and the healthy Japanese. Photo: Getty Images, iStockphoto Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack is so on edge right now, you have no idea .  

Reuters - Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs shares slumped on Friday after Moody's Investors Service said it might cut their ratings, reviving concerns about the viability of their banking models.  

Wall Street Journal BlogsMorgan Stanley, Goldman May Gain Investment From US Treasury Bloomberg - 6 hours ago By Christine Harper Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the biggest independent US investment banks, may reap cash infusions as part of Treasury...  

Proposed MUFJ capital injection - $9bn Morgan Stanley's market cap at 17:45 (London Time) on Friday and a share price of $7.92 - $8.8bn Tick tock.  

Investors appear unconvinced that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the owner of Union Bank of California, will go through with its injection of $9 billion into reeling Morgan Stanley on Tuesday. (MS)  

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the biggest independent U.S. investment banks, may reap cash infusions as part of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson 's plan to buy stakes in financial institutions, ...  

I know that yesterday's blog entry on Morgan Stanley is doing the rounds, not least because I got a phone call from within Morgan Stanley telling me so. (They weren't very happy about it, needless to say.) But I also know because the comments just keep on coming, both here and at Seeking Alpha...  

Shares in Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, the brokerages that recently turned themselves into bank holding companies, dived after the Moody's ratings agency said that it might cut their credit ratings.  

This highly awaited deal to fund Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) with $9 billion from Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MTU), cannot... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]  

Filed under: Deals, Morgan Stanley (MS), Financial CrisisThe SEC's ban on short selling ended Thursday. This creates the conditions to resume the cycle of value destruction that brought down Lehman Brothers Holdings. What happens is that a threat of a credit downgrade causes a spike in the...