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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Bear Stearns Cos.  said on Thursday quarterly net income soared 38 percent helped by gains from fees for merger advice and underwriting debt for corporations and acquisition-hungry private equity firms.
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A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.
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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. ,  said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating  expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and  stock trading.
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Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 22 percent, helped by a sharp rise in revenue at its investment banking division.
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Bear Stearns shares rose 7.7 percent yesterday on speculation that investors including Warren E. Buffett may buy all or part of the company.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, trouncing expectations as higher merger advisory fees and surprisingly strong debt trading results helped it sidestep the credit crunch that has hammered the rest of Wall Street.
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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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Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.
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M&T Bank Corp. MTB.N, which counts  billionaire Warren Buffett as its third largest shareholder, on  Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected  19 percent, helped by growing fees and a drop in bad loans.
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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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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fueled by surprising strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.
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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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Lehman Brothers Holdings and the Bear Stearns Companies, the Wall Street companies most dependent on the fixed-income market, posted record fourth-quarter earnings, helped by corporate bonds and derivatives.
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Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on Friday said it will provide up to $3.2 billion in financing for a struggling hedge fund it manages, but sources said a second fund is still working out a restructuring plan with creditors.