Dealbook: Morgan Stanley Posts $2.15 Billion Profit

Morgan Stanley, buoyed by solid performances in all its core divisions and a one-time accounting gain, announced third-quarter earnings of $2.15 billion, compared with a loss of $91 million a year ago.

DealBook: Morgan Stanley Posts $2.15 Billion Profit

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Dealbook: After Storm, Wall Street Gets Back To Work

Following a weekend of speculation about how much havoc Hurricane Irene would wreak, the nation’s financial center was largely back to normal.

DealBook: After Storm, Wall Street Gets Back to Work

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Dealbook: As Irene Approaches, Banks Prepare For The Worst

As Hurricane Irene travels up the East Coast, New York is steeling itself for potential disaster. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the state on Thursday, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has urged city residents of low-lying areas to evacuate their homes by 5 p.m. on Saturday.

DealBook: As Irene Approaches, Banks Prepare for the Worst

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Dealbook: Softbank Offloads Yahoo Stake To Repay Citigroup Loan

TOKYO – The Japanese Internet and telecommunications company Softbank said Friday that it would offload most of its 4 percent stake in Yahoo to Citigroup to pay off a $1.1 billion loan.

DealBook: Softbank Offloads Yahoo Stake to Repay Citigroup Loan

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Dealbook: Abn Amro To Cut 2,350 Positions

ABN Amro, the nationalized Dutch lender, announced on Friday that it would cut 2,350 jobs over the next three to four years, as it continues to cut costs and improve its capital position.

DealBook: ABN Amro to Cut 2,350 Positions

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Dealbook: 'chasing Madoff' Documentary Tells Of Whistle-blower's Quest

"Chasing Madoff," a documentary opening in theaters on Friday, chronicles Harry M. Markopolos's quest to expose Bernard L. Madoff's enormous Ponzi scheme.

DealBook: 'Chasing Madoff' Documentary Tells of Whistle-Blower's Quest

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Dealbook: Bloomberg To Buy Bureau Of National Affairs For $990 Million

The bureau's lineup of news services is expected to bolster Bloomberg's existing financial platform and help its Bloomberg Law division.

DealBook: Bloomberg to Buy Bureau of National Affairs for $990 Million

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Dealbook: Ex-lehman Officials To Pay $90 Million To Settle Suit

The Lehman executives and directors are accused a shareholder lawsuit of misleading investors about the investment bank's health in the months leading up to its collapse.

DealBook: Ex-Lehman Officials to Pay $90 Million to Settle Suit

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Dealbook: Buffett's Bank Of America Stake Is Viewed As A Seal Of Approval

An investor seen as having the golden touch rejuvenated Bank of America’s stock with his $5 billion vote of confidence.

DealBook: Buffett's Bank of America Stake Is Viewed as a Seal of Approval

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Dealbook: Fugitive Moody's Analyst Ordered To Pay $35 Million To S.e.c.

Deep Shah, the only defendant criminally charged in the government’s insider trading investigation centered on Raj Rajaratnam to have not pleaded guilty or been convicted, is believed to be in Mumbai.

DealBook: Fugitive Moody's Analyst Ordered to Pay $35 Million to S.E.C.

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Dealbook: Glencore Moves To Buy Australian Nickel Producer

Glencore, the commodities giant, is offering to acquire the rest of Minara Resources it does not already own, in a deal that values the mining company at $1.06 billion.

DealBook: Glencore Moves to Buy Australian Nickel Producer

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Dealbook: New S.&p.; Chief Knows Crisis And Change

Douglas Peterson’s experience dealing with crises, angry government officials and complex regulations should serve him well at his new job as president of Standard & Poor’s.

DealBook: New S.&P.; Chief Knows Crisis and Change

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Dealbook: Convatec Said To Bid For Kinetic Concepts

To back up its bid for Kinetic Concepts, which would top a $4.9 billion deal with Apax Partners, Convatec has obtained “highly confident” financing letters from its investment banks.

DealBook: ConvaTec Said to Bid for Kinetic Concepts

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Dealbook: Dollar Thrifty Asks For 'best And Final' Bids From Suitors

In a letter sent to the chief executives of Hertz and Avis Budget, Dollar Thrifty requested that its two suitors submit “best and final” takeover offers.

DealBook: Dollar Thrifty Asks for 'Best and Final' Bids From Suitors

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Dealbook: Icahn Seeks To Replace Clorox Board

After the company rejected two takeover offers, the activist investor is threatening a proxy battle with a full slate of director candidates -- including himself.

DealBook: Icahn Seeks to Replace Clorox Board

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DealBook: Goldman Unit Passed on Earlier Facebook Investment

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners — a group that manages and invests for pensions, sovereign wealth funds and other prominent clients — was given the initial opportunity to invest $450 million in Facebook, said the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

DealBook: Goldman Unit Passed on Earlier Facebook Investment

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DealBook: LinkedIn Plans a Stock Offering This Year

The social networking site, which is built around professional relationships, and its advisers will most likely complete the prospectus by the end of the quarter.

DealBook: LinkedIn Plans a Stock Offering This Year

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DealBook: Goldman-Facebook Deal Raises Debate on Investor Pool

The Goldman Sachs investment in Facebook is facing scrutiny over whether Goldman is a single shareholder or many individual shareholders.

DealBook: Goldman-Facebook Deal Raises Debate on Investor Pool

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DealBook: Qualcomm to Buy Atheros for $45 a Share

In its largest acquisition ever, Qualcomm, the wireless technology company, offered $45 a share for Atheros Communication on Wednesday — a deal first reported by DealBook on Tuesday.

DealBook: Qualcomm to Buy Atheros for $45 a Share

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DealBook: F.D.I.C. Seeks $2.5 Billion From Executives of Failed Banks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Tuesday that as of mid-December it had authorized lawsuits against 109 directors and officers of failed financial institutions in an effort to recover nearly $2.5 billion.

DealBook: F.D.I.C. Seeks $2.5 Billion From Executives of Failed Banks

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