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  2. Merrill Lynch & Co. - Wikipedia

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    Merrill Lynch & Co., formally Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, was a publicly-traded American investment bank that existed independently from 1914 until January 2009 before being acquired by Bank of America and rolled into BofA Securities . The firm engaged in prime brokerage and broker-dealer activities and was headquartered ...

  3. Enron scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal involving Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. When news of widespread fraud within the company became public in October 2001, the company declared bankruptcy and its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen – then one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships ...

  4. Is This Really Better Than Dividends? - AOL

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    A new study from Merrill Lynch takes a new look at an old answer to that question: ... Similarly, when a company buys back shares, it reduces its total share count outstanding, but it also ...

  5. Merrill (company) - Wikipedia

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    Later that day, Merrill Lynch was sold to Bank of America for 0.8595 shares of Bank of America common stock for each Merrill Lynch common share, or about US$50 billion or $29 per share. [62] [63] This price represented a 70.1% premium over the September 12 closing price or a 38% premium over Merrill's book value of $21 (~$30.00 in 2023) a share ...

  6. BofA Securities - Wikipedia

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    BofA Securities, Inc., [1] previously Bank of America Merrill Lynch ( BAML ), is an American multinational investment banking division under the auspices of Bank of America. It is not to be confused with Merrill, the stock brokerage and trading platform subsidiary of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and ...

  7. Stanley O'Neal - Wikipedia

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    Stanley O'Neal. Earnest Stanley O'Neal (born October 7, 1951 [2]) is an American business executive who was formerly chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch having served in numerous senior management positions at the company prior to this appointment. O'Neal was criticized for his performance during his tenure as chief executive at ...

  8. Donald Regan - Wikipedia

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    Donald Thomas Regan [a] (December 21, 1918 – June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States secretary of the treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House chief of staff from 1985 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan . Regan studied at Harvard University before he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel.

  9. Charles E. Merrill - Wikipedia

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    Charles Edward Merrill (October 19, 1885 – October 6, 1956) was an American philanthropist, stockbroker, and co-founder, with Edmund C. Lynch, of Merrill Lynch (previously called Charles E. Merrill & Co.).