Merrill Jumps Despite Mortgage-Related Writedowns
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Stock jumps despite revelation of $5.5B mortgage-related writedowns.
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Wall Street stocks jumped yesterday after the Commerce Department reported record trade deficits and reports circulated about a possible takeover bid for aluminum giant Alcoa.
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Wall Street stocks endured a volatile session on Wednesday in which a $7.9bn writedown at Merrill Lynch revived worries about banks' exposure to risky investments.
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Shares rise as the bank has no new loans problems to report to Wall Street.
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Gross mortgage lending rose in January despite unsettled market conditions, industry figures show.
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Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc., the biggest  U.S. brokerage, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, helped  by rising investment banking revenue.
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Stock futures were up on Monday after Wall Street's near 2-percent drop on Friday, benefiting from media reports about fresh financial support for U.S. banks Merrill Lynch  and Citigroup .
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Investment bank stocks rose Tuesday after Goldman Sachs and Lehman Bros. reported surprisingly strong third-quarter results, indicating that sluggish market conditions this summer did not dent Wall Street earnings.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, extending a rebound from last week's sharp sell-off, as investors snapped up financial shares and strong monthly sales from key retailers overshadowed concerns about the subprime mortgage lending market.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday quarterly earnings rose to a record, despite recent fears that mortgage market woes and flagging stocks would hurt results.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after a pullback in benchmark bond yields and signs of strength in the economy triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares, including banks, utilities and home builders.
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US stocks were higher at midmorning on Thursday, as a slew of deals fuelled the market&#39;s momentum, a day after the S&amp;P 500 had risen to a record close.
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by news Merrill Lynch  plans to sell a lending unit and with investors eyeing retailers as the busy holiday shopping season draws to a close.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc earnings allayed worries about the depth of credit market turmoil and as investors anticipated a cut in interest rates.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  said  on Tuesday second-quarter net earnings surged 31 percent on  strong investment banking activity as well as trading credit  and interest rate products.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on inflation and as higher-than-expected earnings from Merrill Lynch & Co.  helped offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.
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Merrill Lynch & Co., the biggest U.S. brokerage, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell slightly amid sharply higher expenses, but its shares rose as a 21 percent jump in revenue helped the firm beat expectations.