BNP Paribas sees Q4 profit dip, SG bid talk swirls
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BNP Paribas , France's biggest  listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter  profits to be lower than a year earlier as rumors swirled that  it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
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The Swiss-based banking group UBS was cautious over the outlook for its investment bank after a lull in trading crimped its third-quarter profit.
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U.S. shares were seen opening a touch  weaker on Wednesday as markets mull the Federal Reserve's  cautious assessment of the economy and await third-quarter  results Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear Stearns BSC.N.
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ZURICH, Feb. 13  â The Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit declined 47 percent, to 3.41 billion francs ($2.73 billion), from the year-earlier period, which benefited from the sale of assets.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third  on lower bond trading revenue and higher expenses, falling  short of Wall Street's low expectations and pushing its shares  down as much as 8 percent.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  barely managed to show a rise in quarterly profit as a sharp drop in fixed income trading revenue offset record investment banking fees and strong equities income.
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Stocks were seen opening lower on  Wednesday after investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N said  quarterly profit fell, while a brokerage downgrade on  bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O could hurt technology  stocks.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped 34 percent  amid reduced trading revenue, falling well short of Wall  Street's already-lowered expectations after a summer of  sluggish market activity.
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Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.,  which manages a hedge fund that has reportedly suffered big losses, expects little further impact on earnings from the fund, the company's chief financial officer said on a conference call.
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Banking giant UBS is cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite a strong showing by its blockbuster wealth management operation.
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Stocks dropped yesterday as Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever cut profit forecasts, fueling concern that earnings growth is slowing at a time when borrowing costs are headed higher.
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BARCLAYS said yesterday it was on course for a profits haul of about Â£4.5 billion this year. But the shares were the biggest faller on the Footsie as the market was disappointed with a flat performance from
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Slumping Yahoo Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit dropped less than analysts feared, but management signaled the Internet icon's turnaround efforts may still take another year to pay off.
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns posted drops in quarterly profit yesterday, surprising some investors one day after two other big investment banks reported a rise in earnings.
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Credit Suisse says first-quarter profit will be $1bn less than forecast after a write-down.
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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