Merrill lynchHistorical Earnings Announcements 2008 2nd

Merrill Lynch reported a net loss of $4.6 billion for Q2 2008 compared to net earnings of $2 billion in Q2 2007. Key drivers of the loss included $3.5 billion in losses from US super senior ABS CDOs and $2.9 billion in credit valuation adjustments from hedges with financial guarantors. Merrill Lynch completed the sale of its stake in Bloomberg for $4.4 billion and announced an expected sale of Financial Data Services for over $3.5 billion to bolster its capital position. Core businesses performed well but revenue declined to negative $2.1 billion from $9.5 billion last year due to losses in fixed income currencies and commodities.