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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...  

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.  

AFP - US investment bank Morgan Stanley was again under fire on Wall Street on Friday, making it a candidate for a recapitalization from the US government, analysts said.  

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...  

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)  

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...  

John J. Mack just cannot catch a break. After briefly beating back those who would bet against Morgan Stanley, the humbled Wall Street giant that he runs, Mr. Mack was once again playing defense on Thursday. His bank came under renewed assault in the stock market, where its share price plummeted...  

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

StreetInsider.com Morning Movers: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) 29% LOWER; Moody's places on review for downgrade. Concerns about liquidity. Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN) 22% LOWER; sees Q3 revenue of approximately $525 million, below the consensus of $601.5 million. Brinker International Inc. (NYSE...  

It looks like pessimism reigns again. Asian markets are in the red with the Nikkei off more than 9%. Europe is also showing massive losses. All and all things look pretty lousy out there. At present the Dow and the S&P futures are both well in the red.Could today be a capitulation day? General...  

Morgan Stanley shares dropped for a fifth day after Moody's Investors Service said it may reduce the US investment bank's credit rating on concern the financial crisis threatens earnings and investor ...  

At Morgan Stanley, Outlook Darkens Wall Street Journal - 32 minutes ago By SUSANNE CRAIG, MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and AARON LUCCHETTI Shares of the financial behemoth sank 26% Thursday as concern escalated among investors about its future and other banks. Morgan and Goldman Shares Still Sliding...  

Some investors worry that the slide in Morgan's share price, coupled with the steep sell-off in the Japanese stocks, might prompt Mitsubishi UFJ to reconsider a planned investment.  

A few days ago, it would have been nearly impossible to believe that the deals for Bank of America (BAC) to buy Merrill Lynch (MER), for Mitsubishi UFJ to buy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]  

Morgan Stanley dropped for a fifth day after Moody's Investors Service said it may reduce the U.S. investment bank's credit rating on concern the financial crisis threatens earnings and investor confidence.  

Wall Street Journal BlogsMorgan Stanley falls again, but broad sector rises MarketWatch - 24 minutes ago By Greg Morcroft, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Morgan Stanley fell as much as 26% Friday morning as the Wall Street bank's stock came under renewed attack despite the...  

How trigger-happy are the markets right now? Just ask Morgan Stanley. Its shares plunged about 40 percent in one day earlier this week, as fears arose that ...  

Shares of Morgan Stanley fell as much as 26% Friday morning as the Wall Street bank's stock came under renewed attack despite the company's repeated reassurances that it has enough liquidity and capital to ...  

Morgan Stanley's fate now appears to lie in the hands of Mitsubishi. The two companies insisted through Charlie Gasparino this morning that the $10 billion ...  

AP 10.10.08, 8:30 AM ET Morgan Stanley shares plunged in premarket trading Friday as an analyst said the stock's past week's share decline is similar to ...  

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 ...  

By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A Wall Street analyst slashed his price target and earnings estimates for Morgan Stanley late ...  

NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Credit spreads widened on Friday, led by Morgan Stanley's CDS over concern about its ratings, as world stocks fell and US stock ...  

By Greg Morcroft , , ) , fell more than 5%. Investors are relentlessly selling Morgan shares despite repeated reassurances from the company that it has ...  

Warning of possible downgrade in credit rating adds to concern over bank's financial position.  

(Reuters)—The stock price of Morgan Stanley plunged as much as 25% on Thursday.  

The long-term debt ratings of the two big investment banks may be in for a tumble.  

NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley plunged by as much as 25 percent on Thursday on concern about the status of a planned $9 billion investment ...  

Will Hank Paulson save the Japanese from their losing deal with Morgan Stanley?  

By Philip Lagerkranser Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley, the US securities firm whose shares fell 26 percent yesterday, may have its credit rating cut ...  

Morgan Stanley, the U.S. securities firm whose shares fell 26 percent yesterday, may have its credit rating cut by Moody's Investors Service on concern the financial crisis threatens earnings and investor ...  

Slowing global growth will cut capital flows to emerging markets to between $400 billion and $450 billion from $750 billion in 2007-08, Morgan Stanley said. ...  

Moody's placed Morgan Stanley's A1 long-term credit rating on review for a downgrade.  

Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN) 22% LOWER; sees Q3 revenue of approximately $525 million, below the consensus of $601.5 million. Brinker International Inc. (NYSE: ...  

Moody's put Morgan Stanley's A1 long-term credit rating on review for a possible downgrade, according to an e-mailed statement. The ratings assessor also ...  

Morgan Stanley is struggling to attract additional investors for an Atlantic City casino project, TheStreet.com’s Dan Freed reported. So far, the struggling bank is the only backer of the project, reportedly carrying a $2 billion price-tag, although Mr. Freed said sources had called that figure...  

Morgan Stanley plunged by as much as 25 percent on Thursday on concern about the status of a planned $9 billion investment by Japan's top bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc .  

Morgan Stanley hat das Kursziel fr Swiss Re von 95,10 auf 95,00 Schweizer Franken gesenkt und die Einstufung auf "Overweight" belassen. Angesichts ...  

HONG KONG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service has warned it may cut the long-term debt ratings of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as well as those of their units, in a sign the global financial crisis is deepening.  

If Morgan Stanley was in distress back in mid-September, it's much worse today, trading as low as $12.50 a share: that's just 40% of its stated book value. For all the denials coming out of the bank, clearly the market is very skeptical that the injection of cash from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial...  

Pressure increases for U.S. government to recapitalise banks amid market slump; Morgan Stanley may have its credit rating cut by Moody's on financial markets outlook  

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley dropped 26 percent, its biggest one-day decline in more than a decade, as a short-selling ban expired and concern escalated that the company may be unable to weather the credit crisis.  

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The currencies of emerging economies including Brazil and India will slump as the U.S. dollar strengthens and investors pare back growth expectations amid signs of a global recession, Morgan Stanley said. Brazil's real plunged ...  

Morgan Stanley stock fell as much as 25% Thursday after the expiration of the short-selling ban and amid worries over the company's credit.  

Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades/Morgan+Stanley+Upgrades+Principal+Financial+Group+%28PFG%29+to+Equalweight+/4057591.html for the full story.  

Photo: Getty ImagesLondon, 8 p.m.:* Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack descended the staircase of his hotel and caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. His shoes: shiny. His suit: expensive but not too expensive. His eyebrows were carefully combed and held in place with their usual coat of clear...  

Morgan Stanley shares have plunged by as much as 25 percent on concern about the status of a planned US$9 billion investment by Japan's top bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.  

Shares of Morgan Stanley came under selling pressure again on Thursday, falling as much as 25 percent earlier in the day, as the ban on the short selling of financial stocks was lifted and some people on Wall Street continued to raise questions about Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s planned $9...  

Shares in Morgan Stanley plunged as much as 25 percent on Thursday on ongoing concern about the status of a planned $9 billion investment by Japan's top bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.  

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The Mack doth protest too much… as Morgan Stanley watches the spreads on its credit default swaps climb and tries to stem the flow of clients from its prime brokerage services, John Mack has stepped up his efforts to reassure the world – and particularly Mitsubishi UFJ Group – that his bank is...  

Referring to Morgan Stanley, an analyst at Bernstein Research wrote Tuesday that “investment in this financial institution comes at a significant risk.” That could be the understatement of the week. Morgan Stanley watched in horror as its stock fell nearly 40 percent at one point Tuesday, amid...  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s top bank, said it has no plans to back out of its $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley, even as rumors that the deal may fall through sent shares of the U.S. firm sharply lower. The U.S. Federal Reserve has granted regulatory approval to Mitsubishi UFJ’s...  

How much do you know about playing the stock market with options ? The following are highlighted options insights and ideas from TheStreet.com . Jud Pyle : If not obvious by the carnage today [Oct. 9], fear is ...  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) (NYSE:MTU) today issued the following statement: We have been made aware of rumors to the effect that ...  

AP Shares fell to their lowest levels since 1950 as investors worried the decline in US vehicle sales may spread across the globe. ...  

Reuters - Shares of Morgan Stanley fell 35 percent to $15.20 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.  

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An analyst said Wednesday that Morgan Stanley is making strategic changes that will help stabilize and diversify its operations, which should benefit the investment bank over the long term.  

Morgan Stanley also said Merrill Lynch has also been hurt by a $350 million settlement and $125 million fine in connection with auction rate securities. ...  

Uncertainty swirling around Morgan Stanley lingered on Wednesday despite confirmation from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group that it's investing $9 billion in the investment bank.  

Morgan Stanley hat die Einstufung fr Aviva vor dem Investorentag am Donnerstag auf "Overweight" mit einem Kursziel von 685 Pence belassen. ...  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has granted approval for Japan’s largest bank to purchase a stake in U.S. investment giant Morgan Stanley.  

Morgan Stanley hat in einer Ersteinschtzung Nokia mit "Overweight" und einem Kursziel von 17,50 Euro bewertet. Auf Basis seiner unterdurchschnittlichen ...  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. today issued a statement in an effort to reassure the market that it intends to go ahead with its US$9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley Inc.  

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley raised its rating on consumer products company Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) on moderating commodities costs, but downgraded Energizer Holdings and Estee Lauder in the household ...  

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Wednesday rejected suggestions it would back down on its deal to buy nearly a quarter of Morgan Stanley as global market turmoil intensified.  

Morgan Stanley hat Netcare in einer Ersteinschtzung mit "Underweight" und einem Kursziel von 860 sdafrikanischen Rand bewertet. Derzeit sei ...  

Morgan Stanley said Tuesday that its agreement to raise $9 billion from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is "on track," after speculation the deal may fall through caused the company's stock to drop as much as 40 percent.  

Bank of America (BAC) posts $0.15, vs. $0.82 a year ago, third quarter EPS, driven by significant increase in provision expense, as credit costs continued to rise, partially offset by advances in various income categories largely as a result of ...