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Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City, New York, United States serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. - Source: Wikipedia

From the AMC movie theater chain to the personal computer lines once owned by IBM to the country's biggest hog farmer, Chinese investment in America is on a record pace, with the ring of the cash register drowning out security concerns in a rebounding U.S. economy.
Consumers remained largely undaunted by the budget wars in Washington last month, with retailers reporting a 0.1 percent increase in sales after a 0.5 percent slump in March, the Census Bureau reported Monday morning.

Disappointing earnings from a range of companies pushed the stock market lower on Thursday, giving major indexes their third loss this week.
Google plans to cling to its bulging stash of cash to pay for potential acquisitions and other technology investments that might boost future profits, a top executive said Thursday.
Google's chief financial officer says the company plans to cling to its steadily growing stash of cash to pay for potential acquisitions and other investments that could boost the Internet search leader's profits.
Google's chief financial officer says the company plans to cling to its steadily growing stash of cash to pay for potential acquisitions and other investments that could boost the Internet search leader's profits.

Gov. Chris Christie's outspoken support of a New Jersey casino as a moneymaking force that would revive Atlantic City failed to save the gaming den from filing bankruptcy papers, according to various media reports.

Consumer advocates have complained that the nation's mortgage lenders are getting off easy in a deal to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on many homeowners after the collapse of the housing bubble.
In its latest push to establish itself as a purveyor of premium burgers, Wendy's is testing a pretzel bun.
Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter for Facebook's troubled public stock offering, has agreed to pay $5 million to Massachusetts' securities regulators after they accused it of disclosing a revenue shortfall only to certain analysts and not the general public.

For financial planners such as Graystone Consulting's Robert Scherer, it's hard to talk about investing these days without fielding dozens of questions from concerned clients about the "fiscal cliff."

The American Civil Liberties Union accused Morgan Stanley of violating civil rights laws by encouraging a lender to push more expensive and risky mortgages on black neighborhoods in Detroit.
Netflix's stock surged 11 percent Monday afternoon after an analyst sought to ease investor fears that the online subscription service will face intensifying completion from Amazon.com.

President Obama's campaign raised more than double what Republican nominee Mitt Romney did in August, with Mr. Romney's haul from small donors its smallest in three months and the former Massachusetts governor relying on a $2,500 maxed-out donors for two-thirds of his funds, filings showed Thursday.

Investors spent Tuesday preparing for two events sure to move markets this week: a Federal Reserve meeting and a court decision on whether Germany can help support its struggling neighbors. And if the stock market's gains Tuesday are any sign, they expect both events to turn out well.