Merrill Lynch Declares Losses, Confirms Sale of Bloomberg Shares for US$4.43bn

Wall Street investment bank Merrill Lynch yesterday confirmed a US$4.65 billion loss during its second quarter, bringing the total losses over the last year to US$19 billion. CEO John Thain also confirmed that the bank has sold its 20% stake in Bloomberg back to the financial news and data provider for US$4.43 billion, in order...

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