Report: BlackRock founder offered top spot at Merrill

Laurence Fink, former Blackstone partner and founder of publicly traded investment firm BlackRock, has reportedly been offered the chief executive position at Merrill Lynch. Fink is also said to be a candidate for the same job at Citi, as both US banks seek to replace CEOs in the wake of multibillion dollar write-downs.

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