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Inc. from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/23/news/companies/bofa_merrill.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/23/news/companies/bofa_merrill.fortune/index.htmLost in all the bickering between Democrats and Republicans when Bank of America officials testified before Congress last week was a seemingly crucial piece of evidence that seems to show the bank's executives relied on faulty data leading up to the December 5, 2008 shareholder vote on the $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/16/news/newsmakers/lewis.faint.praise.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/16/news/newsmakers/lewis.faint.praise.fortune/index.htmWarren Buffett came to bury Ken Lewis, not to praise him.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/news/companies/lewis.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/news/companies/lewis.fortune/index.htmOne of the enduring mysteries about Ken Lewis' decision to proceed with Bank of America's $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch last fall is why Lewis did not disclose Merrill's growing weekly multi-billion dollar losses to his shareholders before they voted on the deal on December 5. Was he pressured to close the deal by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson? Or was Lewis determined to add the investment bank to BofA's financial empire come heck or high water?Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/19/merrill.lynch.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/19/merrill.lynch.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried ordered Bank of America on Wednesday to disclose information about nearly $3.6 billion in bonuses Merrill Lynch paid employees just before it was acquired by the bank.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/magazines/fortune/kapner_jewelry.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/magazines/fortune/kapner_jewelry.fortune/index.htmOn the morning of Sept. 27, 2007, two Merrill Lynch bankers arrived at the Rockefeller Center office of Ralph Esmerian, a jewelry dealer and art collector, and boxed up tens of millions of dollars of rare jewelry. Armed guards loaded the jewels - including a 14-carat pink diamond ring worth roughly $15 million - into a Brink's truck idling outside. Within hours the gems, some of which had been in Esmerian's family for generations, had been carted away - seized as collateral for a loan gone bad.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/12/merrill.lynch.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/12/merrill.lynch.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextMerrill Lynch may have misled Congress in November about its employee bonuses, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said in a filing on Wednesday.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/04/merrill.lynch.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/04/merrill.lynch.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven former Merrill Lynch executives have been subpoenaed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over $3.6 billion in bonuses paid out just before the company was acquired by federally bailed-out Bank of America last year, a source close to the investigation told CNN.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/news/companies/merrill_bonuses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/news/companies/merrill_bonuses/index.htmBank of America's chief executive officer spent four hours Thursday testifying in an investigation into the $3.6 billion in bonuses that Merrill Lynch paid out just before it was acquired by the bank last year, but still refused to give out the details of those payments.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/27/bank.lewis.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/27/bank.lewis.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTextBank of America's chief executive officer spent four hours Thursday testifying in an investigation into the $3.6 billion in bonuses that Merrill Lynch paid out just before it was acquired by the bank last year, but still refused to give out the details of those payments.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/20/bank.of.america.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/20/bank.of.america.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTextBank of America CEO and Chairman Kenneth Lewis has been issued a subpoena by the New York State Attorney General's Office, which is investigating whether the bank violated state law by withholding information from investors, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/30/news/companies/tully_bofa.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/30/news/companies/tully_bofa.fortune/index.htmOn Sept. 15 last year, Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis triumphantly unveiled his $50 billion deal to buy Merrill Lynch, an American icon. Lewis, 61, had coveted Merrill for years, and he planned nothing less than a cultural revolution. The steady, watch-the- nickels branch banker from Charlotte would impose commonsense discipline on the wounded bull, banishing the profligate practices he'd long reviled, especially inflated pay and the high-risk trading that had landed Merrill in so much trouble.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/16/news/companies/bofa_new_bailout/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/16/news/companies/bofa_new_bailout/index.htmBank of America has received another $20 billion from the federal government's bailout fund, along with guarantees on $118 billion of assets at the bank, to absorb its recent purchase of the ailing Merrill Lynch.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/12/magazines/fortune/3days_5.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/12/magazines/fortune/3days_5.fortune/index.htmWhile most of Wall Street was hunkered down at the New York Federal Reserve to review Lehman's books, Greg Fleming, the president of Merrill Lynch and a former financial institutions banker, had been urging his boss, John Thain, Merrill's CEO, to call Ken Lewis to talk about a deal between the two firms. Fleming had grown concerned during the week as Merrill's stock fell to $17.05 per share, from $28.50 per share. Fleming also knew that Lewis had long coveted Merrill Lynch and that Fleming's previous boss, Stan O'Neal, had no interest in such a deal.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/11/news/companies/BofA/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/11/news/companies/BofA/index.htmBank of America said Thursday it plans to slash up to 35,000 jobs over the next three years as it absorbs Merrill Lynch and contends with the deepening recession.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/news/economy/Cuomo_Thain/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/news/economy/Cuomo_Thain/index.htmMerrill Lynch's chief executive John Thain has reportedly dropped his request for a $10 million annual bonus after being blasted by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/05/news/companies/merrill_bofa/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/05/news/companies/merrill_bofa/index.htmBank of America shareholders approved the company's bold acquisition of Merrill Lynch on Friday, paving the way for one of the biggest mergers ever in banking.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/16/news/companies/merrill/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/16/news/companies/merrill/index.htmAnother quarter, another massive loss for Merrill Lynch.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/30/us.bailout.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/30/us.bailout.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe credit crisis has transformed the global financial landscape, bankrupting established names and prompting unprecedented interventions by governments and central banks to save others from collapse as they buckle under the weight of "toxic debts." This timeline charts the key moments in that process.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/08/pf/funds/ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/08/pf/funds/ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htmQuestion: I have had several money managers over the years from Merrill Lynch, to UBS to currently Wachovia. I am paying a fee of about 1% on average but am sure there are other fees that I don't know about. I'm not sure this is working. What should I do?Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/28/news/companies/tully_lewis.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/28/news/companies/tully_lewis.fortune/index.htmTo reach the new power center of Wall Street, hop a cab to La Guardia, board a flight for Charlotte, stride into a beige granite tower, go past the allegorical murals of the common man at work, then take the elevator to the 58th floor. You're at the headquarters of Bank of America, and you're about to enter the glass-framed suite of CEO Ken Lewis.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/news/companies/merrill_bofa_deal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/news/companies/merrill_bofa_deal/index.htmBank of America agreed to buy Merrill Lynch early Monday in an all-stock deal valued at as much as $50 billion, the clearest sign yet of the upheaval reshaping the nation's banking and securities industries.Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/news/companies/barr_merrill.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/news/companies/barr_merrill.fortune/index.htmWhen others get fearful, Bank of America chief Ken Lewis finds opportunity.Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/markets/markets_newyork2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/markets/markets_newyork2/index.htmStocks tanked Monday, amid the largest financial crisis in years after Lehman Brothers filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history, Bank of America said it would buy Merrill Lynch and AIG slumped on fears that it can't raise cash.Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/09/15/banks.bigchanges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/09/15/banks.bigchanges/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe venerable Lehman Brothers investment bank said early Monday that it will file for bankruptcy, while Bank of America unveiled plans to buy Merrill Lynch -- two pieces of news that profoundly alter the American financial landscape.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEconomists are gauging whether the current meltdown will have long-term ramifications beyond Wall Street Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841120,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841120,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that Bank of America Corp. and Merrill Lynch & Co. are in talks about a possible combination of the two financial companiesSun, 14 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/29/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/29/markets/stockswatch/index.htmU.S. stocks looked set for a higher start Tuesday as Merrill Lynch's move to shore up its financial condition appeared to boost the banking sector.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1824069,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1824069,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMerrill Lynch & Co. on Thursday reported a $4.9 billion loss amid massive write-downs from soured mortgage positions and other risky investmentsThu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/17/technology/carbon_farming.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/17/technology/carbon_farming.fortune/index.htmThe business of "carbon farming" is growing fast -- and Merrill Lynch is the latest big company to bet that it will become profitable.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/17/news/companies/merrill/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/17/news/companies/merrill/index.htmOuch! The pain isn't over for Merrill Lynch & Co.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/10/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/10/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htmWhen Citigroup and Merrill Lynch each fessed up to nearly $10 billion in losses last quarter, investors believed the companies had finally scrubbed their books clean.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/06/news/exec_comp/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/06/news/exec_comp/index.htmThree chief executives with ties to the mortgage crisis were paid $460 million over five years, according to a congressional report issued Thursday.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/08/news/companies/sec_merrill/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/08/news/companies/sec_merrill/index.htmIn a possible antecedent to a criminal investigation, the Justice Department has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about its investigation of Merrill Lynch & Co., according to a Friday Wall Street Journal report.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/23/real_estate/merrill_forecast/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/23/real_estate/merrill_forecast/index.htmThe worst housing financial crisis in decades is only going to get worse, a Merrill Lynch report said Wednesday.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/17/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/17/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks tumbled Thursday morning as investors mulled Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's support of a government stimulus plan, Merrill Lynch's big quarterly loss and more troubles for the housing and manufacturing sector.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/markets/markets_0505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/markets/markets_0505/index.htmStocks tumbled Wednesday, with investors giving up a late-session attempt at a rally, as disappointment about Intel's earnings and outlook and more worries about the economy caused another sell off on Wall Street.Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:59:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htmStocks looked set to slide Friday after the prospect of a big writedown from Merrill Lynch, combined with a profit warning from American Express, spooked investors.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_0100/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_0100/index.htmStocks closed higher Monday afternoon, at the end of a half-day, as investors cheered news from Merrill Lynch and worried that last-minute holiday shoppers may not have pulled through for retailers.Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_1220/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_1220/index.htmStocks held gains Monday afternoon as news from Merrill Lynch helped boost the financial sector and an upbeat retail sales report suggested consumer confidence is stronger than expected.Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_1045/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_1045/index.htmStocks made headway Monday morning as news from Merrill Lynch helped boost the financial sector and an upbeat retail sales report suggested consumer confidence is stronger than expected.Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks opened higher Monday, a half-day on Wall Street, as investors cheered an upbeat retail sales report and mulled mixed news from Merrill Lynch.Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/markets/markets_0445/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/markets/markets_0445/index.htmStocks surged Tuesday, with the Dow climbing nearly 320 points, after comments from executives at Goldman Sachs and other major banks reassured investors worried about the ongoing fallout from the credit market crisis.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/04/news/newsmakers/loomis_risk_managment.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/04/news/newsmakers/loomis_risk_managment.fortune/index.htmThe precipitous, crisis-ridden exit of Stan O'Neal from the pinnacle of trouble at Merrill Lynch and the near-certain departure today of Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince hammer one point home: In today's financial institutions, which are invincibly complex, it is the responsibility of the CEO to be the chief risk manager and to do the work well. This is a job that cannot be delegated.Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/30/markets/markets_1130/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/30/markets/markets_1130/index.htmStocks dipped Tuesday afternoon, as a weak consumer confidence report and news that Merrill Lynch's CEO has resigned gave investors a reason to retreat ahead of an expected rate cut from the Federal Reserve Wednesday.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/30/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/30/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks slipped Tuesday morning as investors stepped back ahead of an expected quarter-percentage point interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve Wednesday.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/25/news/companies/banks_outlook/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/25/news/companies/banks_outlook/index.htmMerrill Lynch stunned Wall Street this week when the company said it would take a loss totaling $8 billion, punctuating a particularly dismal earnings season for the banking sector.Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/10/24/merrill.mortgages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/10/24/merrill.mortgages/index.html#cnnSTCTextMerrill Lynch & Co. Inc. took a $7.9 billion writedown in the third quarter due to bad mortgage bets, well exceeding its initial estimates and raising questions about the bank's future leadership.Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/24/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/24/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks retreated at Wednesday's open after Merrill Lynch took a larger-than-expected writedown, leading to more concern about the housing sector.Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/merrill_forecast.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/merrill_forecast.ap/index.htmA Goldman Sachs analyst slashed his earnings estimates and price target on Merrill Lynch & Co. on Wednesday, predicting a rough third quarter for the investment bank, including a $4 billion writedown in assets.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/14/news/companies/bc.apfn.merrilllynch.acc.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/14/news/companies/bc.apfn.merrilllynch.acc.ap/index.htmMerrill Lynch & Co. said Friday it has recorded adjustments to the value of certain investments in the third quarter, acknowledging they have continued to lose value as the debt markets remain in seizure.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/28/magazines/fortune/Bling_beating_markets.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/28/magazines/fortune/Bling_beating_markets.fortune/index.htmRemember when it was all the rage to screen socially and environmentally irresponsible stocks, like sweatshop employers or polluters, from your portfolio? Now a new class of niche investment products has emerged to weed out what some see as even worse: the hoi polloi.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/31/news/companies/merrill_allegheny.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/31/news/companies/merrill_allegheny.ap/index.htmA federal appeals court on Friday struck down a judge's ruling in favor of Merrill Lynch in a dispute with Allegheny Energy over Allegheny's 2001 purchase of the investment bank's energy trading group.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/news/companies/merrill_subprime.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/news/companies/merrill_subprime.reut/index.htmProfits at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. could take a big hit if the U.S. brokerage heavyweight cuts the value on nearly $1 billion in subprime lender assets it bought just eight months ago.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/companies/aegon_merrill_lynch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/companies/aegon_merrill_lynch/index.htmLife insurer Aegon said late Monday it will buy Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Co. and ML Life Insurance Co. of New York for $1.3 billion in cash.Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/news/companies/bc.merrilllynch.earnings.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/news/companies/bc.merrilllynch.earnings.reut/index.htmMerrill Lynch & Co. Inc. said Tuesday second-quarter net earnings rose on the strength of its investment banking business.Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/pf/world_wealth_report_2007/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/pf/world_wealth_report_2007/index.htmWealth is becoming ever more concentrated among the richest of the rich worldwide.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/08/news/companies/mer.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/08/news/companies/mer.fortune/index.htmMerrill Lynch (MER) ranks no. 22 on FORTUNE's list of America's largest corporations.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/news/companies/merrill_acquisitions/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/news/companies/merrill_acquisitions/index.htmAnalysts may be hailing Merrill Lynch's appetite for acquisition, but new fears are rising on Wall Street that Merrill's foray into the subprime mortgage lending market could put the kibosh on its plans to continue to target more companies aggressively.Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/14/news/companies/merrill_lynch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/14/news/companies/merrill_lynch/index.htmMerrill Lynch & Co. Inc. annouced Wednesday former congressman Harold E. Ford will join the firm as vice chairman and senior policy advisor, effective March 5.Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396753/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396753/index.htmMost Widely held 1Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/news/companies/pluggedin_gunther_coal.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/03/news/companies/pluggedin_gunther_coal.fortune/index.htmMerrill Lynch talks a good game when it comes to saving the earth.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/01/01/8397375/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/01/01/8397375/index.htmAll indexes posted gains in November, with energy producers benefiting from a two-month peak in the price of oil. Widely held ExxonMobil led the way with an 8% gain, and the S&P's energy sector soa... Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395154/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/12/01/8395154/index.htmThe major indexes all advanced in October, and high oil profits and rising oil prices pushed the S&P 500 energy sector from worst performer to best. Among the month's biggest winners was ExxonMobil... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/27/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/27/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htmDespite the choppy market over the past week, the Dow Jones industrial average has still rebounded more than 14 percent from this year's lows. Nonetheless, lots of blue-chip growth stocks remain unusually cheap.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/17/news/companies/merrill_3Q/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/17/news/companies/merrill_3Q/index.htmMerrill Lynch's third-quarter earnings more than doubled from last year as the investment bank benefited from the closing of its merger between Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock.Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/news/companies/merrill_lynch.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/news/companies/merrill_lynch.fortune/index.htmMerrill Lynch ranks no. 110 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $47.8 billion in revenues, up 47.2% from the previous year. The New York, New York-based company was ranked no. 151 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $5.1 billion, up 15.3% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/08/01/8382228/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/08/01/8382228/index.htmConcern about rising interest rates continued to push all stock benchmarks down for the second straight month. The Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks was hit the hardest, and the 5.1% drop ... Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/03/markets/hedge_returns/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/03/markets/hedge_returns/index.htmHedge funds appeared headed for another negative month, an industry tracker found, though the losses do not appear as significant as they were in May, when a meltdown in global markets and falling prices for metals dealt a tough hand to many funds.Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/07/01/8380772/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/07/01/8380772/index.htmDespite a mid-month rally, all stock benchmarks suffered losses in May. Stocks in the information technology sector, down 6.9% on average, took the biggest beating and helped drag down the Nasdaq b... Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/20/pf/wealth_survey/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/20/pf/wealth_survey/index.htmNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - It's not your imagination. The rich are getting richer, but they're welcoming fewer new members into their club than they have in the past few years, according to a survey released Tuesday.Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/05/01/8375752/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/05/01/8375752/index.htmFollowing a jump in both oil prices and home sales, the stock market got skittish in late March as the Fed hiked rates for the 15th consecutive time. But overall, returns were still strong. Only th... Mon, 01 May 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/02/01/8367538/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/02/01/8367538/index.htmThe November rally in all major stock indexes slowed in December, as the Fed increased rates for the 13th straight time and investors engaged in year-end selling. The energy sector--up 35% in 2005--managed to notch an 8% gain even as gasoline prices dropped. Shares of automaker General Motors plunged 20% for the month and 49% for the year (as of late December), in part because of a slump in car sales. The yield is 9%--and rising. But don't bet on that payout.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/pf/armchair_retire_work/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/pf/armchair_retire_work/index.htmDear Armchair Millionaire: I'm 52 and haven't saved much for retirement, but I figure that once I hit 65, I can work part time to make ends meet and still have time and money to do the things I want to do. Do you see any problems with my plan?Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/09/01/8356507/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/09/01/8356507/index.htmAs financial instruments that steadily throw off cash, corporate bonds are a no-brainer. But until a few years ago, they were a tricky proposition for the average investor. Bond mutual funds charge...Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/17/markets/hedgefund_nasd/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/17/markets/hedgefund_nasd/index.htmThe NASD is looking into the way Wall Street's top firms are marketing white-hot hedge funds to individuals, according to a Bloomberg report.Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/07/01/8263143/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/07/01/8263143/index.htmLike a muscle car mired in the mud, the stock market is spinning its wheels, and you're probably tired of how it's spinning yours. Even after a pickup in May, the major stock averages are down as m...Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/news/world_wealth/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/news/world_wealth/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The number of millionaires in the United States grew nearly 10 percent in 2004, trumping the growth rates of high net worth individuals in other regions across the world, according to a report released Thursday.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/10/01/8187307/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/10/01/8187307/index.htmYou've probably heard the old advice about paying off your home faster by adding a little extra to each month's mortgage payment. For some small-business owners, a contrary strategy could make sens...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/08/01/376500/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/08/01/376500/index.htmSeems Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Howell III have some new neighbors: A survey by Merrill Lynch and consultancy Capgemini finds that the number of millionaires in the U.S. jumped a staggering 14% last ye...Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/29/technology/techinvestor/lamonica/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/29/technology/techinvestor/lamonica/index.htmThere's been a lot of fuss this week about whether Google should really be worth $36 billion when it goes public.Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/20/retirement/updegrave_boomers_0408/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/20/retirement/updegrave_boomers_0408/index.htmFinally! After years of enduring an unending litany of downbeat reports on baby boomers' prospects for retirement and suffering countless lectures from finger-wagging pundits talking 'bout my generation's total cluelessness about saving for our golden years, I've come across what appears to be actual positive news.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/13/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/13/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stock markets were barely higher early Tuesday as strength in IBM and other tech issues tempered the impact of a weaker-than-expected earnings report from Merrill Lynch.Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/12/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/12/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmU.S. stocks closed mixed Monday, with blue chips managing a late session rise as oil fell below $40 a barrel, while technology shares declined, thanks to a bearish Merrill Lynch note on the semiconductor sector.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/pf/millionaires/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/pf/millionaires/index.htmThey're back!Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/23/markets/freeintro_money_smartstrategies_0402/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/23/markets/freeintro_money_smartstrategies_0402/index.htmIf you haven't moved some of that mounting pile of cash into the stock market, odds are that after a 25 percent or so gain for Standard & Poor's 500-stock index in 2003, you're thinking hard about taking the plunge.Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/15/349139/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/15/349139/index.htmCorporate profits are suddenly, amazingly, pumped up. After the worst collapse in at least 50 years, reported earnings for companies in the S&P 500 have risen 41% from a December 2001 low. And the ...Mon, 15 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/01/348197/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/01/348197/index.htmFrank Sinatra sang that love is better the second time around, and Wall Street must believe it. The same sector that just a few years ago broke investors' hearts and helped devastate their portfoli...Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/07/345529/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/07/345529/index.htmThe rich are getting richer--but not in the U.S. According to a new report by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch, the number of millionaires* increased during 2002 in every region of the wo...Mon, 07 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/07/01/324994/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/07/01/324994/index.htm--1907 A chart published after the Great Panic argues that the stock market peaks every 40 months or so. The unknown analyst misses the next peak by only three months. His prediction of a 1912 cras...Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/322005/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/322005/index.htmWith seemingly random number grades and cloak-and-dagger banking alliances, Merrill Lynch's stock rating system is suddenly looking shadier than French skating scores. The firm's antics came to the...Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/12/24/315340/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/12/24/315340/index.htmFor an instant take on how 2001 treated investors, all you had to do was flick on your TV. Gone were the frenetic performance-touting spots of years past. In their place: dour Schwab ads in which f...Mon, 24 Dec 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/11/01/290864/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/11/01/290864/index.htmYet another fund company has decided it needs the help of salesmen after all. Strong Funds plans to convert several of its portfolios into load funds on Nov. 30. Soon you'll have to pay a commissio...Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/10/01/287387/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/10/01/287387/index.htmMerrill Lynch used to be known for its value funds, which became a pretty tough sell during the aggressive growth craze of the late 1990s. So last year the firm persuaded PBHG star Jim McCall to de...Sun, 01 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286123/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286123/index.htmMerrill Lynch has a bull; T. Rowe Price, a ram; and Dreyfus, a lion. But recently, a more modest-size creature has become the financial mascot of choice: the bulldog. KPMG, Franklin Templeton and B...Fri, 01 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/06/01/280342/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/06/01/280342/index.htmIt's hard to believe that online brokers have Steve Langdo's feathers in a ruffle. After all, he doesn't need a lot of hand-holding, and he doesn't want lots of fancy tools to manage his $350,000 p...Thu, 01 Jun 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/03/01/256212/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/03/01/256212/index.htmFinding the stock market's ride too wild? Then consider parking some of your portfolio in convertible securities. A cross between a stock and a bond, a convertible pays interest but can be swapped ...Mon, 01 Mar 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/26/250029/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/26/250029/index.htmInvestors have had a lot of their illusions shattered in the past few months. Not long ago everyone was convinced that globalization was always a good thing, that the little guy was in it for the l...Mon, 26 Oct 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242040/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242040/index.htmTwenty years ago, back before he became Ronald Reagan's first Treasury Secretary, Donald Regan used to give a stock speech about the future of Merrill Lynch, the firm he ran with an iron fist throu...Mon, 11 May 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/05/01/241558/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/05/01/241558/index.htmWith the Dow's lofty heights making some investors jittery, Wall Street is busy selling sure things. But do you need them? Fri, 01 May 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/04/01/240342/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/04/01/240342/index.htmMAKE WAY FOR MIDCAPS. Midcap funds dominated our one-year leaders list, grabbing all but two of the top nine slots. The biggest gainer: Delaware Aggressive Growth A, whose hefty technology stake (5...Wed, 01 Apr 1998 05:01:00 EST