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Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick focused on hitting financial targets

Ted Pick, co-president of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley's new CEO Ted Pick on Thursday expressed confidence that his bank will hit financial targets of $10 trillion in client assets and a 20% return.Pick, a three-decade Morgan Stanley veteran who took over this month, said he has three priorities: sticking to the strategy laid out by predecessor James Gorman, maintaining the bank's culture and…

Are you a Stanley or Hydro Flask person? What your water bottle says about you – The Denver Post

Jaimie Ding | Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — If you’ve spent any amount of time on TikTok or talking to your 12-year-old niece, you’ve probably heard of the Stanley cup by now. The 40 oz. insulated tumbler with a handle has led to long lines, fights and a crazy resale market. We’re only days into the new year, and already some marketers have gone so far as to proclaim 2024 the “Year of the Water Bottle.” Hydration vessels, they say, may be this year’s “most covetable, most fashionable accessory.” But the Stanley…

Shoppers Are Getting Trampled For A Limited Edition Stanley Cup At Target

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed people going crazy in stores for such basic care items like toilet paper. And no wonder why — they were scared and felt like stocking up.But sometimes, people go crazy for certain items at the store for less obvious reasons. The best example would be the current craziness of people for limited edition Stanley cups released by Starbucks and Target. The situation became so uncontrollable that certain shops had to come up with new rules for customers to buy the cup.More info:…

Actor Casey Kramer, daughter of director Stanley Kramer dies at 67

Veteran actor Casey Kramer died at the age of 67, Variety. She was the daughter of film director Stanley Kramer. According to her relatives, she died at her home in Chicago, on December 24. There was no mention of a cause of death. Kramer, who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1955, made her film debut in her father`s 1979 drama film `The Runner Stumbles` and went on to appear in television shows such as `Falcon Crest,` `General Hospital,` `The Young and the Restless,` `Criminal Minds,` `Southland,` `Baskets,` and…

‘I embrace the mystery’: Tom Hanks on his obsession with space, from Stanley Kubrick to The Moonwalkers | Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks became obsessed with space travel at almost exactly the moment that he became obsessed with film. Listening to him talk, the two events – their ability to manufacture wonder – remain interchangeable in his mind.The first awakening came when he went to watch Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. “I can tell you the day,” he says. “It was a Sunday, it was kind of rainy and it was cold. It was the day the Oakland Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs, November of 1968.” He’d have been 12 years old.Kubrick’s…

Smartphone sales to rebound on AI gains, Morgan Stanley says

Smartphone sales will mount a comeback starting in 2024, defying growing warnings of a prolonged slump across the mobile sector, according to separate projections by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley reviewed by TechCrunch. Morgan Stanley’s report predicts global smartphone shipments will rebound by nearly 4% in 2024 and by 4.4% in 2025, shrugging off comparisons to the PC industry’s multi-year downdrafts. Driving the smartphone turnaround will be new on-device AI capabilities unlocking fresh…

The Story Behind How Stanley Kubrick Brought The Elevator Of Blood Scene To Terrifying Life For His The Shining Adaptation

Despite Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick differing creatively, The Shining, adapted from King's 1977 novel of the same name, stands as a cinematic masterpiece and a landmark in the pantheon of great horror movies. While the film is rife with chilling scenes that have etched themselves into the collective memory of audiences, one particular sequence stands out in its terrorizing glory: the elevator scene. This blood-soaked moment has become iconic, and the tale behind its creation is as fascinating as it is horrifying. In…

Victims want Morgan Stanley to answer for Ponzi scheme

A former Morgan Stanley financial advisor has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after admitting he ran a $7 million Ponzi scheme at the firm for more than a decade.But even though the scam targeted Morgan Stanley clients and the advisor admitted using a Morgan Stanley product to carry it out, the firm has fought efforts to hold it responsible.Victims say not only has Morgan Stanley resisted their efforts to recover money from the firm, it is also continuing to hold them responsible for lines of credit that…

Morgan Stanley (MS) earnings 2Q 2023

CEO of Morgan Stanley James Gorman speaks in New York, May 6, 2014.Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations, helped by record wealth management results.Here's what the company reported:Earnings: $1.24 a share vs $1.15 per share Refinitiv estimateRevenue: $13.46 billion vs. expected $13.08 billionrelated investing newsThe bank said profit declined 13% to $2.18 billion, or $1.24 a share, on lower trading results from a year ago and a round of layoffs…