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IPO Market Feels Chill After Facebook Plunge

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 05.31.2012

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One fear racing through the minds of investors in the first two weeks after Facebook's IPO is that the stock's rapid descent will chill the market for...

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Morgan Stanley CEO: Bank Worked '100 Percent WIthin The Rules' On Facebook IPO

Posted 05.30.2012

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The chief of the bank that some say had a hand in botching Facebook's IPO isn't apologizing for anything. James Gorman, chairman and CEO of Morgan ...

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Facebook Crybabies

Aaron Harber | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Morgan Stanley, Facebook IPO, Facebook Timeline, Facebook Lawsuit, Facebook Stock, Facebook, Aaron Harber, Money News

The Blame Game Begins The recent spate of complaints about Facebook's unspectacular stock debut includes thousands of investors who were upset FB's i...

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Does Wall Street Get Tech?

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Groupon, Facebook IPO, Nasdaq, Ipo, Facebook, Technology, Tech Bubble, Business News

Facebook's botched IPO is only the latest in a string of high-profile technology IPOs that have not gone as hoped, leading some to raise the question:...

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Facebook IPO Fiasco Cost Major Bank Millions

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2012

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG had trading losses of around $30 million stemming from Facebook Inc's botched initial public offering on Nasdaq OMX Group ...

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Morgan Stanley To Adjust Thousands Of Trades After Botched Faceook IPO

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

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By Joseph A. Giannone May 24 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley will adjust thousands of trades to ensure outstanding limit or...

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This Guy Again: He Made $138 On Facebook Shares

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Shares, Facebook Share Price, Investing, Social Media, Morgan Stanley, Facebook IPO, Stock Market, Ipo, Etrade, Facebook, Underwriting, Initial Public Offering, Money News

When we last spoke to investor Jim Nichols pre-Facebook IPO, he was eagerly waiting to find out how many shares of Facebook he could buy through E*Tra...

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Morgan Stanley To Refund Investors After Facebook IPO Debacle

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 05.24.2012

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NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpai...

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Wall St. Cashes In On Facebook Stock Plunge While Ordinary Investors Lose Millions

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Video, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Facebook IPO, Facebook Underwriters, Mark Zuckerberg, Sec, Facebook, Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook Stock, Facebook Investors, Business News

In case a reminder was needed, the fallout from the Facebook IPO illustrates that Wall Street appears to be designed to serve the well-connected at th...

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JPMorgan Loss, Facebook IPO Debacle Combine To Erode Confidence In Wall St.

AP | PALLAVI GOGOI | Posted 05.24.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street appears bent on convincing Main Street that the game is rigged. Investor anger is mounting over the initi...

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Egg on Their Facebook

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Massachusetts Secretary of State, Mark Zuckerberg, Sec, Morgan Stanley, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Ipo, Facebook, Facebook IPO, Facebook Stock Price, Facebook Stock, Business News

The controversy surrounding Facebook's IPO further demonstrates the need for greater scrutiny and regulation of the type of cowboy trading practices that nearly destroyed our economic system four years ago.

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Barton Biggs is 'Evolving'

Dan Solin | Posted 05.23.2012

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Mr. Biggs has been "big" in the world of securities prognosticators for many years. He was the formerly the head strategist at Morgan Stanley where he was reportedly responsible for the formation of its investment management business.

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10 Reasons to Be Suspicious About Wall Street's Facebook Fiasco

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Financial Fraud, Meg Whitman, Mark Zuckerberg, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Jamie Dimon, Morgan Stanley, Facebook, Facebook IPO, Facebook Stock Price, Facebook Stock, Business News

Here are ten reasons why it makes sense to be suspicious of the Facebook IPO, starting with the fact that any overview of the three institutions which handled it might best be described as "rounding up the usual suspects."

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Regulators Probing Morgan Stanley's Handling Of Facebook IPO

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock ...

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Money, Connections Help The Wealthiest Snag Facebook Shares

Reuters | Joseph A. Giannone | Posted 05.18.2012

By Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week...

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Protesters Occupy Shareholder Meeting At Major Bank

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

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* Gorman faces tough questions from protesters * Shareholders approve pay and director proposals * Chants drown out vote...

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The W Connection: Support for Widows by Widows

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.14.2012

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With the economy still not recovered, federally funded social service agencies and hospital and hospice-based bereavement groups for widows are becoming an endangered species.

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Barney Frank: JPMorgan's 'Leave Us Alone' Argument Has Blown Up

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase faces intense criticism for claiming that a surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups was the result of a slo...

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Bank CEOs Try To Strong-Arm Fed

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.27.2012

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The banking industry is getting personal in its tireless fight against regulation. Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase and the industry'...

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MetLife Sues Morgan Stanley

The Huffington Post | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.27.2012

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Insurance giant MetLife is suing Morgan Stanley for fraud. The suit, filed in state court in New York on Wednesday, seeks $757 million over reside...

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Farcebook: A Stratospheric Valuation

Mitch Feierstein | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Entertainment, Tech Bubble, Credit Bubble, Business News, Technology, Google, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Business News

Those valuations are dizzyingly high. They'd be justified only if the company's top line was growing exceptionally fast, if its bottom line were growing equally fast, and if the risks to the company's business model were modest and controllable. Not one of those things is true.

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Fired Morgan Stanley Executive Accused In China Bribery Scheme

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.25.2012

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A former Morgan Stanley executive was charged with bribery Wednesday in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint that says he steered near...

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Morgan Stanley Faces Loss Due To Accounting Charge

AP | CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 04.19.2012

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NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley reported earnings that far exceeded investors' forecasts Thursday, sending its stock higher even as the rest of the ma...

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One CEO's Lonely Quest To Restore Wall Street's Honor

Bloomberg | William D. Cohan | Posted 04.17.2012

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Bloomberg View: There has been a noticeable dearth of leadership on Wall Street after the financial crisis. Where are the senior executives will...

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WATCH: Dem Congressman Turned Banker Punts On Occupy Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Adam Goldberg | Posted 04.12.2012

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The Huffington Post paid another visit on Wednesday morning to the Loews Regency in New York as part of its ongoing series of chats with influential f...

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