Bear Stearns profits rise on merger fees and debt
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Bear Stearns Cos.  said on Thursday quarterly net income soared 38 percent, helped by gains from fees for merger advice and underwriting debt.
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The company said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 43 percent, beating estimates, on increased merger advisory fees.
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Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Companies posted a drop in quarterly profits on Wednesday, surprising some investors one day after two
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UBS AG said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent to 2.02 billion Swiss francs (&#36;1.79 billion), driven by higher revenue from equity trading and solid income from fees on securities managed for clients.
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U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on increased income from mergers, offerings and trading.
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CME Group Inc.  said on Tuesday  that quarterly profit rose as the company focused on completing  a merger between the two largest U.S. futures exchanges.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, boosted by surprisingly high earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns Co. Inc. and economists' bullish estimates for stock indexes performance next year.
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Wells Fargo & Co.  and U.S.  Bancorp  recorded higher second-quarter profits, leading  a batch of bank earnings on Tuesday, as higher fees offset  pressure on lending margins from rising interest rates.
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Bearâs bearish news stood in sharp contrast to figures released by Goldman Sachs, which posted a 79 percent rise in profit.
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A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S. mortgage weakness.
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The company, which closed a $5.6 billion deal to buy Dow Jones & Company in December, said quarterly profit increased to $832 million, or 27 cents a share.
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record closing high on strong earnings from a range of companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Companies and an improving outlook for both the U.S. economy and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK -- Bear Stearns Cos., the fifth-largest U.S. investment house, on Thursday reported robust capital markets and investment banking activity helped it achieve the best fourth quarter in the company's history.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the  largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday that  its quarterly profit rose 93 percent on investment gains,  banking fees and strong trading results.
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Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Cos. said fiscal third-quarter earnings fell, their first declines in more than a year. The results sparked concern that Wall Street profits are slowing, and shares of many securities firms dropped.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.