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The Motley Fool July 13, 2009 Alex Dumortier	These Shares Are a Speculation Will business lender CIT Group fail? Will the government support it? Those questions are coming to a head as confidence in the lender's viability appears to be waning.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Alex Dumortier	CIT Lives, but What's Left for Shareholders? Bondholders come first.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Morgan Housel	This Wall Street CEO Earned His Pay It's easy to boo Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain for his colossal payday, but if there's one Wall Street executive who actually deserves what he's asking for, it's him.
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Goldstein & Thornton	He Fixed the NYSE. Can He Fix Merrill? John Thain won kudos for turning around the Big Board. Now he faces a bigger challenge cleaning up the subprime mess at Merrill Lynch.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2009 Morgan Housel	Gone So Soon, John Thain? Merrill Lynch's John Thain has bowed out just weeks after selling his firm to Bank of America.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Do You Still Own CIT Shares? The small business lender declared bankruptcy. Where does that leave investors, and the taxpayers that propped it up through the TARP program?
Registered Rep. December 4, 2007 Christina Mucciolo	Thain Recruits Colleagues in First Week at Merrill John Thain wasted no time during his first week on the job as the new head of Merrill Lynch.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	Going From Staid To Supercharged? New CEO Peek is running CIT Group more like a Wall Street firm. He aims to diversify the business and smooth out earnings by selling more services -- such as advice on how to buy or sell businesses -- to existing clients.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2008 Morgan Housel	Can Merrill Lynch Trust John Thain? He might not be consistent, but he's still a heck of a CEO.
Registered Rep. January 22, 2009	Thain Departs BofA--An $87,000 Rug? Say It Ain't So, John! Client AUMs Fall By 30 Percent In 2008 John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch and the man who engineered the sales of the storied Wall Street firm to Bank of America in September, is leaving the combined firm immediately.
Registered Rep. October 2, 2008	Thain Gets a Job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has accepted an offer to be president of Global Banking, Securities and Wealth Management at Bank of America.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2009 Alex Dumortier	CIT Is a Losing Proposition Time is running out for this lender.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America Comes Back for Seconds After biting off more than it could chew with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America is heading back to the bailout line for a second helping.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Alex Dumortier	B of A Marries Merrill, Leaves Lehman We went into the weekend thinking Bank of America might rescue Lehman Brothers. In a twist that demonstrates how fluid the current environment is, now Lehman is out, with B of A announcing it will acquire Merrill Lynch in an all-stock deal.
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The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Merrill Apes Goldman ... Again Merrill Lynch will create a senior executive role responsible for all European businesses in a move that mimics Goldman Sachs' hierarchy.
Registered Rep. June 11, 2008	Thain + You, Sittin' in A Tree Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain heaps praise upon the wealth management division during an interview.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2010 Selena Maranjian	New CEOs, Same Old Trouble Executive turnover can be a bad sign for your holdings.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Morgan Housel	Another Insane Wall Street Pay Story One sneaky Merrill Lynch employee just scored himself a nice eight-figure windfall for no more than a few months work.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger	These Junk Stocks Are Good Values One of the most highly renowned money managers of the past decade still believes that there's good value in what many have derided as "junk stocks."
Registered Rep. September 15, 2008 Kristen French	Merrill Lynch Sells Itself To Bank of America: Update 3 The biggest question, now that BofA has agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, is what Bank of America will do to hold onto Merrill Lynch's dearest asset -- its approximately 17,000 financial advisors.
Registered Rep. November 14, 2007 John Churchill	NYSE's John Thain New Merrill CEO According to reports in the online versions of the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, NYSE Euronext CEO John Thain has accepted the top spot at Merrill Lynch.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009 Morgan Housel	Irony of the Goldman-CIT Feud If CIT files for bankruptcy, Goldman is owed $1 billion linked to a credit facility it extended to CIT last year. That set off a swarm of stories suggesting Goldman would reap a $1 billion windfall off a struggling company's death.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Eric Bleeker	Today's 5 Top Stories Today's news from around the Web: Stocks look to rise... More CIT bankruptcy news... China builds a media empire... Investors should focus more on the top line... The takeover boom continues...
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Wells Fargo Makes Cents Two decades of consistent double-digit quarterly growth are proof of the success of Wells Fargo's customer-focused strategy.
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The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	Shame, Shame, John Thain The "take-the-money-and run-before-it's-too-late" behavior Merrill has exhibited at Thain's lead is, to say the least, appalling.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Wall Street's Insane Poker Game Continues Its perpetual loop of asinine behavior needs to stop.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Morgan Housel	Here Comes the Pain for Thain Just days after resigning from Bank of America, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General regarding $4 billion in bonuses paid just days before merging with B of A.
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	John Thain on His New Job as CEO of Merrill Lynch John Thain talks about his appointment as CEO of Merrill Lynch.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Another Reason to Love Cash-Rich Retailers CIT Group's troubles let Urban Outfitters flex its fiscal muscles.
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Joseph Weber	NYSE's Steady Pilot Thus far, CEO John Thain has shown a deft touch in leading the New York Stock Exchange. He'll need it even more to deal with looming challenges.
Registered Rep. February 26, 2009 John Churchill	AG Cuomo Has the Goods--What Will Come of Merrill Bonuses? Former Merrill CEO John Thain testified before the AG for the second time on Tuesday, abiding by a court order that he share the names of bonus recipients with the AG after he initially declined to do so.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Morgan Housel	Merrill Lynch: Revenue Flops, Income Drops, Stock Pops It looks as though the slump will continue into next year.
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The Motley Fool January 18, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Why Would Anyone Be Bullish on Merrill? After dropping 50% from its 52-week high, will Merrill Lynch be able to continue as a going concern?
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Registered Rep. January 28, 2009 John Churchill	The Mystery Of John Thain's Office Continues John Thain stumbles when questioned about the justification for his $1.2 million office renovation.
BusinessWeek July 16, 2009 Maria Bartiromo	TIAA-CREF's Ferguson on the Economy, CIT's Struggle, and the Fed A conversation with TIAA-CREF CEO Roger W. Ferguson Jr. about CIT and the Fed's new economic assessment.
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