NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Treasury Department retained Wall Street's Morgan Stanley on Tuesday to advise it on its new authority to prop up troubled mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson reached out to ...

1. Endangered species = AAA bond insurers One of the last triple-A-rated bond insurers also faces potential problems from backing guaranteed-investment contracts, Morgan Stanley analysts said. Managers of GIC funds invest in highly rated securities, but often those are securitized bundles of subprime mortgages

Why does Lehman Brothers have shareholders at all? Yesterday, the venerable investment bank’s shares were rocked by rumors that it would be bought at a deep discount to its book value, perhaps by Barclay’s. The shares were then buoyed by a Morgan Stanley analyst report that such a deal was unlikely ...

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Shares of the investment bank rose 4.1 percent to $20.62 in extended trade on Monday after CNBC television said Morgan Stanley had initiated Lehman's shares with an "overweight" rating. InBev (INTB.BR: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) stuck ...

Lehman Brothers climbs more than 3% late after Morgan Stanley recommended that investors purchase shares of the embattled investment bank, and shares of Fortune Brands fall after the company issued a warning about second-quarter results.

Moody’s likely to cut Morgan Stanley credit rating - MSN MoneyCentral NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody’s Investors Service warned on Friday it is likely to cut its credit ratings on Morgan Stanley , saying the U.S. investment bank has made expensive trading mishaps and it’s unclear

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Shares of Morgan Stanley fell in Thursday trading, a day after it posted second-quarter results that got a mixed reception on Wall Street, with some expressing concern about how much risk the investment bank is taking. The stock was down $1.54, or 3 ...