Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Non-Tech : J.B. Oxford -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: frank meysamy who wrote (1140)	2/20/1999 5:38:00 PM
From: JERRY	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2220

To any one---- Are you having trouble getting on Raging Bull message board. Is it My computer or is it something else. Try to get on and let me know if you get on the message board alright. Give me some feed back Thank you

To: frank meysamy who wrote (1140)	2/21/1999 1:52:00 PM
From: frank meysamy	Respond to of 2220

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Brokerage stocks powered higher Thursday as investors tried to interpret a signal from Chase Manhattan that the bank titan hasn't ruled out an acquisition. Chase told analysts at a Tuesday dinner that any large deal would have to be "transformational." The report was enough to fuel gains for broker-dealers and investment banks like Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MWD), Lehman (LEH), Bear Stearns (BSC) and Merrill Lynch (MER), said Art Hogan, chief analyst at Jefferies & Co. And yet, invitations to brokerage-banking M&A balls have been pretty thin lately. Consolidation in the industry is flagging, and some analysts say that's reflected in the the poor performance of bank stocks, which are down 3.1 percent year-to-date.