Strong results from all business segments
Ratings reflects formidable retail business
Fund managers urge companies to increase capital spending
First steps in strategy to grow PHLX's business
Leaves RBC Capital, replaces Robert Spector
Most bullish on stocks in 5 years: Merrill Lynch poll
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith failed to supervise brokers
Litigation risk remains a concern
Will affect about 2,300 securities
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services says the start of criminal proceedings against four former Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. investment bankers and two former Enron employees in Houston may hurt the brokerage’s reputation, but it will probably not impact its credit ratings or outlook.S&P says that legal risks affecting the industry have been in place […]