Merrill Profit Falls, Global Markets Down
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Merrill Lynch & Co. MER.N on Tuesday  said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced  trading in debt and equity markets.
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- Citigroup expects a $15 billion fourth-quarter write-down at Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  and said CDO/subprime exposures will decline by 50 percent to 70 percent in aggregate.
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Merrill Lynch said today that shaky credit markets forced it to reduce the value of securities linked to risky mortgages and other products, a move that could hurt third-quarter profit.
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Profit 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.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. , the biggest U.S. brokerage, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 1.8 percent as increased banking and brokerage revenue was offset by higher compensation and other costs.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.   posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and  said global economic growth was slowing, sending its shares  down 4.7 percent and weighing heavily on blue chip stocks  overall.
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Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as data showing a plunge in regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.
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American International Group Inc.  , said on Wednesday its earnings fell 29 percent as  revenues declined, realized losses on investments widened, and  business in Asia trailed off.
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Merrill Lynch & Co Inc reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related writedowns and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.
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Financial companies led Wall Street lower on Thursday after a sharp drop in Bank of America Corp's  earnings stoked worries about the extent the credit crunch has hurt the economy and profits.
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Profit 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.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit and forecast future earnings below expectations amid pressures on its timeshare business and shares fell nearly 4 percent.
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U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.
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Stocks dropped at the open on Friday, led lower by financial shares on fears that Merrill Lynch & Co  will incur mortgage-related losses of nearly twice what it forecast.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.  posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and said global economic growth was slowing, sending its shares down 4.7 percent and weighing heavily on blue chip stocks overall.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit and forecast future earnings below Wall Street expectations amid pressures on its timeshare business.
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U.S. stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.