John Thain

Paulson Policy Failures

Alan Schram | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, John Thain, Market Crash, Credit Crunch, Fannie Mae, Hedge Funds, Libor, S&P 500, Dollar, Fdic, Money Market Funds, Merrill Lynch, Aig, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Bailout, Financial Services, Lehman Brothers, Business News, Banks, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson, Warren Buffett, Bear Stearns, Bank Deposits, Subprime Mortgages, Saving Money, Dow, Business News
Alan Schram

The Treasury's policy did nothing to build confidence or stabilize the markets. The precipitous drop of the equity markets in October and November are the market's judgment on their policies.

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Merrill Lynch's Thain To Take Role At Bank Of America

DealBook | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Merrill B of A, John Thain, Thain Bank of America, Merrill BofA, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Business News

Merrill Lynch's chairman and chief executive, John A. Thain, will remain at Bank of America after the merger of the two financial giants, Charlotte-ba...

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Merrill Lynch Will Buy Back Auction-Rate Securities, Dodge Lawsuit

Posted 08.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Auction Rate Securities, John Thain, Merrill Lynch Lawsuit, Andrew Cuomo, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sec, ARS Buyback, Business News

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The Highest-Paid CEOs Of 2007: AP

Posted 08.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Larry Ellison, John Thain, Leslie Moonves, Richard Adkerson, Bob Simpson, Lloyd Blankfein, Kenneth Chenault, Eugene Isenberg, John Mack, Glenn Murphy, Business News

The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007 at Standard & Poor's 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. The total pay figures are rounded,...

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Peace Talks: New York Attorney General Cuomo, Merrill Lynch CEO Thain Talk Settlement

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 08.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Auction Rate Securities, John Thain, Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General, Merrill Lynch Lawsuit, Business News

NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has been in all-day meetings with Merrill Lynch & Co. Chief Executive John Thain regarding a l...

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Why The Merrill Thing Matters: Domino Write-Down Effect

BloggingStocks, Reuters, DealBreaker | Posted 07.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, John Thain, Insider Trading, Financials, Economy, Banking Crisis, Merrill Lynch CEO, Business News

DealBreaker's Bess Levin reports that Merrill Lynch's bad news this week is contagious: Emboldened by Merrill's courting of public embarrassment, Cit...

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Merrill Lynch To "Quietly" Cut Up To 15 Percent Of Workforce

CNBC | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Cnbc, Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Job Cuts, Brokers, Business News

Merrill Lynch is now planning to cut 10% to 15% of its workforce--excluding brokers--sometime in May, CNBC has learned. Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain ...

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Merrill Lynch CEO Says Worst is Over

Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 03.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Credit Crisis, Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Credit Crisis Over, Credit Crunch, Business News

U.S. bank Merrill Lynch will not need to return to the market again following the turbulence in credit markets that forced it to raise nearly $13 bill...

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CEO Astrology: Reading the Stars for Barry Diller, John Thain, Chuck Prince, and Steve Schwarzman

New York | Fiona Byrne | Posted 03.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Susan Miller, Chuck Prince, CEO Astrology, John Thain, Steven Schwarzman, Astrology, Barry Diller, Astologyzone, Business News

Many of you know celebrity astrologer Susan Miller as the uncannily accurate predictor of your fate. You're in good company: She's got A-listers like ...

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Merrill Lynch Posts Monster Losses, Promises To Still Take Risks

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch Thain, John Thain, Business News

NEW YORK — John Thain, presiding over his first set of earnings on Thursday as the new leader of Merrill Lynch & Co., cleared the decks with som...

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Deconstructing Merrill's Conference Call

Portfolio | Felix Salmon | Posted 01.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Conference Call, Merrill Lynch, David Gaffen, John Thain, Business News

I wasn't on the Merrill call this morning, but David Gaffen was, and it seems from his live-blog - and the Merrill share price - that John Thain just ...

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BlackRock Names Ex-Merrill CEO Thain To Board

AP | Posted 01.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, John Thain, BlackRock, Business News

BlackRock Inc. named Merrill Lynch & Co. Chief Executive John A. Thain to its board, the investment manager said Wednesday. Thain, who left NYSE Euro...

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Top Banks Prepare To Slash Jobs

CNBC | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Vikram Pandit, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Cnbc, Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Job Cuts, National City, Business News

After geting burned by billions of dollars in losses from the mortgage meltdown, financial giants like Merrill Lynch and Citigroup are gearing up for ...

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Merrill's Thain Gets $2.6 Million in Stock, Plus Options

Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 12.05.2007 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Merrill Lynch Thain, NYSE Euronext, Merrill Lynch CEO, Business News

Merrill Lynch's new Chief Executive John Thain has received about $2.6 million in restricted stock and nearly 43,000 options to replace shares he forf...

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New Merrill CEO's Estate Is So Big, Has Five Addresses

New York Post | JAMES DORAN | Posted 11.18.2007 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Property Taxes, Merrill Lynch CEO, Westchester, Business News

John Thain's country estate is so big that the new Merrill Lynch CEO has five different addresses for one palatial property that spans three separate ...

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Horses for Courses

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Upi, John Thain, Tim Russert, Chuck Hagel, Robert Rubin, John Thain for President, Jim Webb, Jim Webb for President, Chris Matthews, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

Americans will start picking candidates early in January, well before we know what the issues are. I blame Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, and all the other ex-politicos who now pass themselves off as journalists.

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Merrill's New CEO Hopes To "Make Things Better"

CNBC | Posted 11.14.2007 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Thain, Stan O'Neal, Merrill Lynch CEO, Business News

John Thain told CNBC that he sees his new job as CEO of Merrill Lynch as "an opportunity to make things better" after the largest U.S. brokerage firm ...

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Merrill Reportedly Taps NYSE's Thain As New CEO

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 11.14.2007 | Business

Read More: Thain CEO, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Merrill Lynch Thain, New York Stock Exchange, Thain, Business News

Merrill Lynch & Co. has tapped New York Stock Exchange head John Thain to lead the world's largest brokerage through the unfolding credit market turm...

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The Search For O'Neal's Replacement Begins

Portfolio.com | Jeffrey Cane | Posted 10.29.2007 | Home

Read More: Merrill Lynch, E. Stanley O'Neal, John Thain, Bob McCann, Greg Fleming, CEO, Laurence Fink, Home News

Imagining Citicorp after Charles Prince or Bear Stearns after James Cayne have long been popular games on Wall Street. The calculations about what hap...

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