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Opinion on Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER) Sector: Financial > Industry: Investment Services
The company is selling valuable assets-never a good sign

Jul 18, 2008 01:53 PM UTC

Thomas George

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MER sold a 20% stake in Bloomberg that it held since 1985 and a back office company.

When a company is selling assets as valuable as Bloomberg,it must be a sign of desperation.The damage done by Stan O Neal could be fatal to the company.With the markets cheering the 4.9 billion dollar loss with sharp gains,I had to short.

MER: This call was made on 07/18/08 @ $31.19

Rating:	$31.19 (07/18/08)
Gain/Loss:	+73.29% in 127 days

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Opinion on Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER) Sector: Financial > Industry: Investment Services The company is selling valuable assets-never a good sign

Opinion on Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER) Sector: Financial > Industry: Investment Services
The company is selling valuable assets-never a good sign