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Merrill finds 'irregularity' amid currency losses probe

Merrill Lynch & Co has reported an “irregularity” in its trading operations just hours after a news report said British investigators were probing losses incurred by a currency trader in the firm's London operations.

GE shares up after analysts say big writeoffs unlikely

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General Electric Co shares rose 5 percent on Friday after analysts at Merrill Lynch and BernsteinResearch said they did not see the U.S. conglomerate sharply marking down assets in its hefty finance arm in the near future.
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Picks for 2 high Treasury jobs withdraw: sources

Two top contenders for senior posts at the U.S. Treasury have withdrawn, people familiar with the moves said on Thursday, dealing a blow to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's efforts to build his staff to fight the financial crisis.
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O'Shaughnessy sees big upside, S&P 500 at 900

U.S. stocks are trading at compelling prices after their plunge to 12-year lows this week and could rally 25 percent by the end of the year, said Jim O'Shaughnessy, a well-known investor on Wall Street.
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Bank of America sees grave harm from bonus reveal

Bank of America Corp said it could suffer grave harm if it is forced to reveal data about an estimated $3.6 billion of bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch & Co officials in the days before the bank acquired the brokerage.
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Union group seeks Bank of America CEO ouster

A group that works with union-affiliated pension funds called for the ouster of Bank of America Corp Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lewis, citing the bank's falling stock price and damage from its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.
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RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman reinstates Pfizer at buy

Goldman Sachs reinstated coverage of Pfizer Inc with a buy rating and added the stock to the conviction buy list, saying the world's biggest drugmaker was severely undervalued after its proposed acquisition of smaller rival Wyeth.
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Goldman Sachs may sell India bourse stake: report

Goldman Sachs is looking to sell some of its Indian investments, including a 5 percent stake in the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Daily News and Analysis said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the development.
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Former Merrill execs invested in Madoff funds: report

Top former Merrill Lynch executives, including two former CEOs, invested in hedge funds that lost money with alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff, becoming the highest-level Wall Street victims of the scandal to date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Futures hit lows after GM comments

U.S. stock index futures fell to session lows on Thursday after beleaguered U.S. automaker General Motors Corp said there was substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
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Former Merril execs invested in Madoff funds: report

Top former Merrill Lynch executives, including two former CEOs, invested in hedge funds that lost money with alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff, becoming the highest-level Wall Street victims of the scandal to date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Seven Merrill execs subpoenaed in New York on pay

New York state's top legal officer issued subpoenas on Wednesday to seven executives who received tens of millions of dollars in 2008 pay from Merrill Lynch & Co before it was taken over by Bank of America , a person familiar with the investigation said.
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UBS refuses to give U.S. names, replaces chairman

Switzerland's largest bank held its ground on Wednesday in a dispute with the U.S. government, refusing to disclose the names of tens of thousands of rich American clients suspected by U.S. authorities of using secret Swiss bank accounts to dodge U.S. taxes.
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Fears push GE stock to 18-year low

General Electric Co shares fell as much as 16 percent on Wednesday, touching their lowest point since 1991, as anxiety over a possible downgrade for GE and its finance unit was compounded by an investor lawsuit over a recent dividend cut.
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CORRECTED: Fears push GE stock to 18-year low

BOSTON/CHICAGO - General Electric Co shares fell as much as 16 percent on Wednesday, touching their lowest point since 1991, as anxiety over a possible downgrade for GE and its finance unit was compounded by an investor lawsuit over a recent dividend cut.
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Fears on finance unit push GE stock to 18-year low

General Electric Co shares fell as much as 16 percent on Wednesday, touching their lowest point since 1991, as anxiety over a possible downgrade for GE and its finance unit was compounded by two investor lawsuits over a recent dividend cut.
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GE dips below $6, says no plans for more equity

General Electric Co's shares fell as much as 15 percent on Wednesday, touching their lowest point since 1991, and the cost of insuring GE Capital's debt hit a record high on anxiety about that unit.
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Scotiabank buys UBS Energy assets

Canadian Scotiabank on Wednesday said it has acquired select assets and 60 employees from UBS Energy, including trading technology.
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Oil and China optimism to lift Wall St. at open

Stocks headed for a sharp rebound at the open on Wednesday after a sell-off the previous session left indexes at 12-year lows, with a jump in the price of oil and other commodities spurring energy and natural resource stocks.

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