Short Squeeze: Morgan Stanley Leads the Market Higher - Largest One D... -10/13/08 at 2:48 PM CDTby Perry Rod

An epic rise in the stock market following the worst week ever in the stock market.  That is the story here on Monday, October 13th 2008.  Many short sellers, betting that Morgan Stanley would not even make it over the weekend, were forced to cover their bets as Morgan Stanley rose 87%, in what is commonly referred to as a "short squeeze".&nbsp...

Lynch Mob Takes On Morgan Stanley -10/11/08 at 6:21 PM CDTby Reggie Abaca

The question is what will the Feds do?  Will they support Morgan Stanley the company?  Or will they support MS shareholders.  Apparently, the United States government thinks there is no distinction there.  But that is not reality. If anything has been learned from Bear Stearns, Lehman, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual, IndyMac, AIG, Fa...

Best Buy to acquire Napster for $121 million -09/16/08 at 4:16 AM CDTby Mahyar Hashemi

The electronics retailer says the acquisition will allow it to expand its delivery of digital content. By Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 16, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO -- Ending its long search for a corporate parent, Napster Inc. said Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by electronics retailer Best Buy Co. for $121 million.The purc...

Napster Gets One Bit of Good News -09/09/08 at 8:26 AM CDTby Mahyar Hashemi

paidContent.org Napster Gets One Bit of Good News: Proxy Advisors Back Management; Low Grades on CompensationTuesday September 9, 1:46 am ET By Rafat Ali Napster (NasdaqGM: NAPS - News), the online music service under pressure from some of its shareholders for a management change or a sale got a small breather when two independent proxy advisorsÃ&c...