A MarketWatch report dated Oct. 29 incorrectly stated that Argentine President Nestor Kirchner served two terms. He served one term. See corrected story.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Analyst reaction to word that Stanley O'Neal is being forced out as Merrill Lynch's chief executive ranged Monday from expectations of further big write-downs to the possibility that the company may be an acquisition target.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oracle Corp.'s bid to buy BEA Systems Inc. technically ended Sunday when the software giant's $17-per-share offer expired, but Wall Street doesn't seem to think the bid dance is over.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Powerwave Technologies Inc. were lower in late trading Monday, after the company's quarterly revenue came in lighter than expected by Wall Street.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Merrill Lynch &Co.'s new chief executive needs to tighten risk controls and regain the confidence of employees and investors after the investment bank's recent $8 billion write-down exposed problems in those areas and imperiled the firm's current leader, experts said on Monday.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks ended with gains on Monday, with expectations of another interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helping to bolster financial stocks badly battered in recent months by subprime mortgage losses.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Strikes and landmark labor deals clearly garnered the most attention in the automotive sector over the past month, but automakers still had to tend to their everyday business of selling cars. And for the Detroit crew, that didn't go so well.
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The talk on Wall Street Monday switched from "what if..." to "when..." regarding the widely anticipated departure of Stan O'Neal as chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch &Co.
