Morgan Stanley

Goldman CEO slides into Elon Musk’s DMs during bid to lead SpaceX IPO

Banks have been battling for months to take the top spot on the highly anticipated IPO

The Morgan Stanley report says that rather than competing purely at the frontier, China is “optimising for speed, cost efficiency and system-level integration", so AI diffuses through the economy.

China’s AI industry transitioning from technology catch-up to value capture: Morgan Stanley

It names top stock picks for the country’s artificial intelligence sector

Over a one-year period leading up to November 2025, AI contributed to the elimination of 11 per cent of jobs. Another 12% of roles were not backfilled.

AI-exposed firms cut 4% of jobs; car sector hardest hit: Morgan Stanley report

The automobile and components sector has the highest net job loss, at 10%, across five industry sectors

Wells Fargo reduced its headcount by 4,199 jobs in the first three months of the year.

Wall Street banks cut more than 5,000 jobs even as they notch record profits

The banks’ willingness to trim headcount shows they are eyeing AI to help them do more with less

Morgan Stanley’s deals in Q1 included advising Unilever on the merger of its food business with herbs and spices brand McCormick.

Morgan Stanley’s profit beats estimates on dealmaking surge, trading boost

Its investment banking revenue is up by 36% at US$2.12 billion from a rise in advisory fees

Strategists at Morgan Stanley observe that stocks are in the “final phase” of a correction.

Morgan Stanley says earnings shield S&P 500 from Iran war

Wall Street analysts remain optimistic, expecting a 12% growth in Q1 profits for companies on the index

JPMorgan analysts forecast that America’s biggest banks will issue about US$35 billion in bonds this quarter.

Big US banks set to temper bond sales after strong 2026 debut

Sales will occur after the six firms release first-quarter results

Morgan Stanley’s North Haven Private Income Fund has almost US$8 billion in assets.

Private credit exodus forces caps at Cliffwater, Morgan Stanley

Private credit funds focused on retail investors are typically required to offer quarterly repurchases of their shares

Morgan Stanley, ranked No 1 equity capital market (ECM) bookrunner in 2025 with US$25.3 billion raised across 132 deals excluding Chinese mainland-listed shares.

Morgan Stanley hires contract staff in Hong Kong as deals surge: sources

Volatile markets hinder permanent hires despite listing surge