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Morgan Stanley Getting Hit From All Sides

It's not turning out to be a good week for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Over the past few days, the bank has been embroiled in two international scandals and cut by analysts at Goldman Sachs. That follows a month that saw a major credit downgrade, participation in the fumbled IPO of Facebook Inc. and behind-the-scenes grumbling by the FDIC. The bank has lost more than one-third of its market capitalization since late March.
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Moody's Downgrades 5 Big US Banks, 9 European Banks

Moody's Investors Service downgraded 15 global financial institutions Thursday, including five of the largest U.S. banks, nine major European banks and the Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), a move that could tighten borrowing and require the companies to post billions of additional collateral.
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China To Lower Standards For Foreign Investors In National Markets

Chinese market regulators announced Thursday they could be easing the rules that currently allow only a small group of foreign banks to invest in the national equity and bond markets, a move that is seen as part of a wider campaign to open the country's financial system to global competition. Whether by design or by coincidence, however, the move also takes a tremendous amount of pressure off the country's central bankers, who are between a rock and a hard place in deciding whether or n......
Greece

Greece Remains In Economic Death Spiral Despite New Government

The formation of a new Greek government Wednesday staves off fears of a swift departure from the euro zone by the Hellenic Republic. But this week's election and installation of a new administration merely extends the country's economic death-spiral as its economic woes remain deep and pervasive.
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Get Ready For The Fed?s Summer Sequel - Operation Twist 2

The prolonged crisis in the euro zone, coupled with signs that the U.S. economic recovery is faltering, have led to speculation that the Federal Reserve will provide more monetary stimulus, most likely through extending its Operation Twist program, at the June two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting, which concludes on Wednesday June 20.
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Facebook?s IPO Class Action Suits Echo Dot Com Era, But Investors Shouldn't Count Their Winnings Just Yet

Within a week of Facebook Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FB) $16 billion initial public offering, at least six lawsuits were filed against its top officials, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as well as six investment banks involved in the deal. That in itself is not surprising, considering the IPO flopped. What would be surprising is if the shareholders actually get anything near what they feel they deserve.
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Jon Corzine May Face Lawsuit In MF Global Inquiry

Jon Corzine, the former chief of MF Global and governor of New Jersey, could be the target of a possible lawsuit linked to the brokerage's bankruptcy and disappearence of $1.6 billion in client funds.
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First Wiretap Played At Gupta's Insider Trading Trial

A New York jury on Wednesday heard former Goldman director Rajat Gupta on a FBI wiretap casually discussing business with Raj Rajaratnam, the now-imprisoned hedge fund founder he is accused of tipping off about boardroom secrets.

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