AIG

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG)  Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said the insurer is becoming less reliant on U.S. aid as it sells units, borrows from debt markets and strengthens operations it intends to keep. 

Morgan Stanley plans to get about $277 million from the formation of joint ventures with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and seeks to rid itself of its $1.2 billion stake in a foundering Atlantic City casino investment.

After running into huge problems by selling insurance on financial assets without setting aside reserves to pay out claims, could it be possible that American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG ) will pay back nearly all of the $182B bailout?  That my friend is a hefty sum.

AIG (NYSE:AIG) is close to banking $15 billion from MetLife (NYSE:MET) foreign life insurance that would give AIG almost 20% of MetLife.

Stocks checking in with unsually high volume today as compared to average daily volume include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) and AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS).

AIG (NYSE:AIG) is batting 1,000.  The latest drama being reported is the company is set to receive $195 million in retention payments for a "substantial" number of employees who no longer work for the insurer -- quality.

How much would you pay for a single share of American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), it currently trades around $28, how about -- nothing?

247Wallst.com is out with America's 15 most hated companies, which include AIG (NYSE:AIG), Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S).

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and U.S. Steel (NYSE:X) fueled the S&P 500-stock index to a 15-month high last week, as gains for commodities boosted metal producers and reports showed the economy is improving.

The Wall Street Journal analyzes Goldman Sachs' (NYSE:GS) dealings with AIG (NYSE:AIG) and finds the bank played a bigger part in fueling AIG's bad mortgage bets than it let on - even in the deals involving other banks.