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M&A looking grim for 2009
Filed under: Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Recession, Financial Crisis <> With the massive decline in equities, it would seem that M&A would be robust - as solid buyers find compelling deals. But, if you look at the history of M&A, recessionary environments tend to result in lower activity.
And yes, according to analysis from Bernstein Research, it looks like 2009 will remain a slow time for M&A. If anything, there won't be a comeback until 2010.
No doubt, this is bad news for deal shops like Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Greenhill (NYSE: GHL). Then again, the investment banking industry is undergoing...
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The Short Case for Greenhill and Co.
Greenhill and Co. (GHL) appears to be trading at an unsustainable level. GHL closed Friday at $66.86. It closed on December 31, 2007 at $66.48.
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Closing Bell: Dow closes down 5%; MT, GHL, HUN, IACI, S
Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: PBG, WM, SNE, BBY, MAR...
Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: PBG, WM, SNE, BBY, MAR...
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiations  Analyst upgrades:
<> Banc of America upgraded shares of Pepsi Bottling (NYSE: PBG) to Buy from Neutral on valuation as they expect better leverage in FY09 and believe an overly bearish outlook is priced in. The company's target was raised to $37 from $35.
<>Goldman upgraded Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) to Neutral from Sell and said Q3 results were worse than expected but not as bad as the decline in shares suggests. The analyst said WaMu's capital and reserves appear stable and that the company might be able...
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Those who were hoping for an Obama victory lap on the floor of the NYSE only got their toes bitten by bears. Weakening economic data and the market preparing for very weak retail sales numbers took away any shot of major gains today, and you can always blame major profit taking after a multi-day rally phase we saw.
