NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. corporations will generate increased profitability on average during each quarter through 2014, Morgan Stanley said in a report published Monday.Gross margins for the top 1,500 equities are at 29%, and are forecast to rea

* Bank accused of steering 401(k) business to win extra fees * Morgan Stanley declines comment; ING denies wrongdoing May 20 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley...

(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has been sued by an Alabama medical laboratory that claims it steered retirement plan business to ING U.S. Inc and others in exchange for extra fees in an illegal "pay-to-play" scheme.

Morgan Stanleyhas been sued by an Alabama medical laboratory that claims it steered retirement plan business to ING U.S. Incand others in exchange for extra fees in an illegal "pay-to-play" scheme.

* Bank accused of steering 401(k) business to win extra fees

* Bank accused of steering 401(k) business to win extra fees

* Bank accused of steering 401(k) business to win extra fees

Morgan Stanley (MS) Monday said it will sell its wealth-management business in India to Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN) for an undisclosed amount.

(Adds background, analyst comment) MUMBAI--Morgan Stanley MS Monday said it will sell its wealth-management business in India to Standard Chartered PLC STAN.LN for an undisclosed amount. The deal comes a month after the U.S. investment bank sold its

In a report published Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian maintained an Overweight rating and price target of $65.00 on Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST), seeing the company's recently slow sales as secular in nature.

* To pay less than $5 mln on closure of the deal - sources

* To pay less than $5 mln on closure of the deal - sources

Morgan Stanley is selling its wealth-management business in India to Standard Chartered for an undisclosed amount.

Morgan Stanley agreed on Monday to sell its Indian wealth management unit to the British bank Standard Chartered for an undisclosed amount.

Morgan Stanley (MS) on Monday said it is selling its Indian wealth management business to Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN) for an undisclosed sum. "Morgan Stanley will work closely with Standard Chartered over the coming months to ensure a smooth tra

MUMBAI--Morgan Stanley MS Monday said it is selling its Indian wealth management business to Standard Chartered PLC STAN.LN for an undisclosed sum. "Morgan Stanley will work closely with Standard Chartered over the coming months to ensure a smooth tr

Morgan Stanley (MS) Monday said it is selling its Indian wealth management business to Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN) for an undisclosed sum. "Morgan Stanley will work closely with Standard Chartered over the coming months to ensure a smooth transf

May 20 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Monday it has signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth management unit to Standard Chartered. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

May 20 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Monday it has signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth management unit to Standard Chartered. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

We were just talking about how the wrongest prediction of the past 5 years was the call for "inflation" or "hyperinflation" due to aggressive monetary easing. In his latest US Macro Dashboard note, Morgan Stanley economist Vincent Reinhart points out

One of Morgan Stanley's investment strategists, Gerard Minack, is retiring. This is a bummer. Minack's work was lucid and helpful. But as a parting gift to clients, Minack wrote a two-page farewell note that contains the best investment advice you wi

In a report published Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas reiterated an Overweight rating on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), and raised the price target from $103.00 to $109.00.In the report, Jonas noted, “This capital raise impacts firm value.

CEO James Gorman has defied predictions that he would be forced out of the firm, and has nearly pulled off an amazing turnaround.

Earlier today, Morgan Stanley's Head of Global Developed Markets Gerard Minack announced his retirement. Most people have never heard of this Australia-based strategist.  However, his concise two-page notes regularly provided the sharpest insigh

By IPO Candy:Tableau Software (DATA) is did a "gourmet" IPO with Goldman & Morgan Stanley co-leading and all the right flavors of "big data," "recurring revenue" and "technology leadership." The company raised the initial $23 to $26 range to $28 to $

You know the old phrase: "Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach." In his final note, Morgan Stanley strategist Gerard Minack applies it to Wall Street: I’ve always said that those that can, do; those that can’t, broke; and if you ca

Morgan Stanley's Gerard Minack is arguably the most underrated strategist on Wall Street. His two-page "Downunder Daily" reports were must-reads for anyone looking for a clear, straightforward perspective on the state of the markets. While we're sad

The US Dollar is HOT. Here's a chart of the trade-weighted dollar index. You can see it rallied in 2012, and has gone nuclear in 2013. So what gives? Dollar strength is the topic of this evening's Morgan Stanley FX Pulse. The basic gist is: It's abo

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has issued 30 million shares as part of the Wall Street bank's employee bonus plan, according to a securities filing.

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has issued 30 million shares as part of the Wall Street bank's employee bonus plan, according to a securities filing.

Why did Morgan Stanley take a hit today?

Confirming what we explained recently, Morgan Stanley explains that among its equity long-short fund activity, the short activity (the net of shorts added and shorts covered) reached a minus-2 z-score indicating massive covering over the past 20 days

In its May 13th report, Morgan Stanley analyst Heather Balsky has reiterated its underweight rating for Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) citing lower than expected Q1 sales for the clothing company, despite beating analyst estimates for earnings per share.

At an annual meeting of venture capitalists, a Morgan Stanley managing director gave five tips on how to pitch him. They're helpful for anyone making a big ask.Get over yourself. Be nice.That was just some of the advice venture capitalists got at the

In his Thursday research report, Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery downgraded TW Telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC) from overweight to equal-weight and cancelled its price target at $27.On why he decided to to downgrade TW Telecom, Flannery stated in the rep

Billionaire investor Dan Loeb's Third Point hedge fund released its quarterly 13F filing after the closing bell on Wednesday, disclosing the firm's long equity positions as of March 31, 2013.

Central banks around the world continue to embrace easy monetary policy in its efforts to stimulate their local economies. Morgan Stanley's economics team has dubbed the moves since February as "the Great Monetary Easing, Part Three," or GME3. "I am

NetEase (NTES)Q1 2013 Earnings CallMay 15, 20139:00 pm ETExecutivesBrandi Piacente - PresidentOnward Choi - Acting Chief Financial OfficerLei Ding - Founder, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorAnalystsTimothy Chan - Morgan Stanley, Research Division

Soros Fund Management LLC disposed of stakes in banking giants J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) in the first quarter, while lowering its position in Citigroup Inc. (C) and the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), a gold-backed exchange-tra

Daniel Loeb's hedge fund disclosed in a filing on Wednesday that it had sold its 7.8 million shares in the Wall Street firm during the first quarter of this year. It has also exited its long position in Herbalife.

Soros Fund Management LLC disposed of stakes in banking giants J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) in the first quarter, while lowering its position in Citigroup Inc. (C) and the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), a gold-backed exchange-tra

Legendary billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros has filed his latest 13F regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  During the first quarter ended March 31st, Soros exited his positions in Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and

Billionaire hedge funder Daniel Loeb, who runs Third Point LLC, has filed his fund's 13F for the quarter ended March 31st.  According to the securities filing, Loeb has completely exited his stakes in Morgan Stanley and Herbalife during Q1. &nbs

* Total commodity revenues on Wall Street down 54 pct-Coalition

* Total commodity revenues on Wall Street down 54 pct-Coalition

In a report published by Morgan Stanley Wednesday, analyst Vincent Andrews maintained the rating on Celanese (NYSE: CE) of Equal-Weight. In the report, Morgan Stanleynoted, "Celanese's announcement of the formation of a new methanol JV is in line wit

In a research report published on Tuesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Fotis Giannakoulis raised the price target on Teekay (NYSE: TK) from $39 to $40 and maintained an Equal-Weight rating.