John Thain

The Highest-Paid CEOs Of 2007: AP

Posted 09.21.2008 | Business


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,...

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

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business


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...

Why The Merrill Thing Matters: Domino Write-Down Effect

BloggingStocks, Reuters, DealBreaker | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business


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

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

CNBC | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business


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 ...

Merrill Lynch CEO Says Worst is Over

Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

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

New York | Fiona Byrne | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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 ...

Merrill Lynch Posts Monster Losses, Promises To Still Take Risks

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

Deconstructing Merrill's Conference Call

Portfolio | Felix Salmon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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 ...

BlackRock Names Ex-Merrill CEO Thain To Board

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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

Top Banks Prepare To Slash Jobs

CNBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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

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

Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

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

New York Post | JAMES DORAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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 ...

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

CNBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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 ...

Merrill Reportedly Taps NYSE's Thain As New CEO

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

The Search For O'Neal's Replacement Begins

Portfolio.com | Jeffrey Cane | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


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