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Merrill Lynch Sizes Up Potential CEOs

With O'Neal headed for exit, list of possible successors grows

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 26, 2007 4:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – With Stan O'Neal all but ousted after an $8.4 billion writedown mostly on subprime loans and an overture to Wachovia, Merrill Lynch is on the hunt for a new chairman and CEO. Candidates include BlackRock's Larry Fink, NYSE Euronext's John Thain, and in-house contender... Read full story »

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