Profits up at Goldman and Lehman
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Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers yesterday posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fuelled by surprising strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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Wall Street advanced in early trading, growing more upbeat about corporate profits after solid results from Apple, American Express and DuPont.
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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 profit is a record for Lehman Brothers and potentially augurs a good week for Wall Street earning reports.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N and  Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N on Tuesday posted  higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fueled by surprising  strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.
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Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear  Stearns Cos. Inc. BSC.N, two of Wall Street's biggest  securities firms, on Tuesday said their fourth-quarter profits  rose as a flurry of mergers and a year-end stock rally boosted  investment banking fees.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N on  Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose as its fixed-income,  currency and commodities business soared while a rebounding  stock market boosted investment banking.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   on Wednesday said strong trading and investment management   revenue lifted third-quarter earnings by a better-than-expected   4 percent, bringing the company's shares to their highest level   since May.
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Stock index futures remained higher on Tuesday after investment bank Goldman Sachs Group  reported its fourth-quarter earnings rose.
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U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. LEH.N on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income  businesses and record investment banking revenue.
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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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NEW YORK -- Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Thursday fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on strong underwriting fees and improved performance in its capital markets business.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on  Thursday that quarterly earnings surged 79 percent as revenue  from investment banking and trading increased despite turbulent  summer markets.
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US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income
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Profits at US investment bank Goldman Sachs are better than expected, despite slow summer business.
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Bank of America Corp  and other large U.S. banks on Thursday reported higher quarterly profits, as rising fees offset deteriorating credit quality.
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NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the world's biggest securities firm by market value, said first-quarter profit rose 29 percent to a record, exceeding analysts' highest estimates, on trading gains and investment banking fees.