What Warren Buffett Sees in Potential Heir Todd Combs

Why did Buffett tap Combs? Based on Combs’s track record, it’s clear that he has done well in financial services stocks while limiting risk. Plus, he shares Buffett’s approach to investing — and for writing amusing investor l…

Goldman Sachs’s Proprietary Traders Will Join KKR

About nine members of Goldman Sachs Group proprietary trading team are joining private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts after entertaining offers from investment firms such as Perella Weinberg and Blackrock.
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Morgan Stanley Earnings Come Up Short

The world’s biggest brokerage posted a third-quarter net loss, hurt by special charges and declines in sales and trading activity in a low-volume market. On an adjusted basis, Morgan missed Wall Street’s forecast.
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