Today Was John Mack’s 64th Birthday
The Morgan Stanley CEO probably didn't think he'd spend it this way.
Posted 10/13/08 in Daily Intel
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John Mack Is Totally Doing the Victory Dance Right Now
The Morgan Stanley CEO closed a deal that could save his firm.
Posted 10/09/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
John Mack’s Big Night
The Morgan Stanley CEO is hosting an important dinner for investors in London tonight.
Posted 09/18/08 in Daily Intel
Scenes From a Meltdown
Did John Mack Come On to Vikram Pandit?
The Morgan Stanley CEO reportedly proposed a merger with Citigroup, but was shot down.
Posted 09/17/08 in Daily Intel
Scenes From a Meltdown
Morgan Stanley Chief: ‘There Is No Rational Basis for the Movements in Our Stock’
In a memo to employees, Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack blames short-sellers for the slide of the company's stock today.
Posted 09/16/08 in Daily Intel
Scenes From a Meltdown
Morgan Stanley Releases Earnings Early
Why did they release them today when they were scheduled to release them tomorrow? WHY, you ask?
Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Meredith Vieira Officially More Powerful Than Katie Couric
According to ‘Forbes,’ at least. Plus, today’s real estate, law, media, and financial news.
Posted 08/27/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Fannie and Freddie Get Some Good News
The mortgage giants have seen their largest profits in ten years. Plus, who buys a friend a $3 million apartment, and who wants a truck depot in Soho?
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Mike and the Mad Dog Break Up at Last
After months of rumors, Chris Russo is off the popular sports-radio show — that and more, in of our daily industry roundup.
Posted 08/12/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Meredith Whitney Eyes Goldman After Stock Drop
Analysts aren't so hot on the formerly golden bank this week. Plus, the latest on Andrew Cuomo, George Clooney, Diane Von Furstenberg, and more, in our daily industry report.
Posted 06/27/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Ben Affleck to Play a Reporter … in Real Life
The actor-vist will report from eastern Congo for 'Nightline'; and other media, law, finance, and real-estate news.
Posted 06/19/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Eyebrows Are Raised Over Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack grapples with plummeting profits and a rogue trader, a summer associate messes with the wrong guy at the company picnic, and Rachael Ray buys in the Hamptons, in our daily roundup of finance, law, media, and real-estate news.
Posted 06/18/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Will the Landmarks Preservation Commission Make an Example of Robert De Niro?
They can make him tear down the Greenwich Hotel's $1.5 million penthouse if they feel like it. Plus, news on Goldman Sachs, Simon from 'Real Housewives,' and a few other people who have power in this town, in our daily roundup of real-estate, finance, media and law news.
Posted 06/16/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Wall Street’s Week of Reckoning
AIG's Martin Sullivan is out, and everyone else is waiting for the ax to fall. Plus! Former 'NYT' editor Howell Raines picks on Poynter blogger Jim Romenesko, a Central Park West penthouse goes on the market for $80 million, and more, all in our daily roundup of finance, media, real-estate and law news.
Posted 05/29/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
‘Words Can't Describe’ How Jimmy Cayne Feels About Bear’s Collapse. Fortunately, Figures Can.
Also, more news on Bear Stearns, the MTA, and Betsey Johnson, in our daily industry roundup.
Posted 05/27/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Tishman Speyer Is on the Warpath
Also, Lehman Brothers weighs its options, and 15 CPW breaks the $100 million barrier.
Posted 04/09/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Private Equity Switches to the Full-Court Press
Plus, what's going on at 'Portfolio,' why you'll be hearing more from Perez Hilton, and where the Beatrice Inn is headed next.
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