Morgan, Bear Stearns Post Profit Gains, Led By Trading, Banking
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Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest US securities firm, and Bear Stearns Cos. reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, boosted by gains in stock trading and investment banking.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Bear Stearns Cos. reported Tuesday a 22.6 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income, as investment- and merchant-banking results rose.
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Leading British blue chips extended gains in late trade to close markedly higher, taking heart from strong gains across US markets led by gains in telecoms on positive earnings news and mergers and acquisition speculation, dealers said.
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Stocks cut losses, with the Dow turning slightly higher on Wednesday, led by the gains in banks as investors were forced to buy shares of companies they had made bets against.
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Investment bank Bear Stearns reports a 38% jump in quarterly profits, boosted by merger and acquisition deals.
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Morgan Stanley (MWD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. (BSC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , two of Wall Street&#39;s biggest
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday,  boosted by financial stocks after several banks, including Bank  of America Corp. BAC.N, posted higher fourth-quarter profits.
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NEW YORK -- Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley said yesterday that its third-quarter profit surged on stronger investment banking and trading business, surpassing analysts' expectations.
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By Bradley Keoun  Morgan Stanley reported record third-quarter profit Wednesday as earnings from investment banking, brokerage services and credit cards, along with reduced compensation costs, helped the chief executive, John Mack, provide the biggest stock gains on Wall Street.
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Goldman Sachs reported a 23 percent increase in earnings for the fourth quarter, driven by robust gains in investment banking, asset management and 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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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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The S&P 500 stock index touched a six-year high on Thursday as higher-than-expected earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns Co. Inc. , retailer Costco Wholesale Corp.  and other companies improved the outlook for steady profit growth.
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Stocks rebounded in early trading after Goldman Sachs and Best Buy posted solid profit gains and central banks issued billions of dollars in loans to the worldâs commercial banks.
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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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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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WASHINGTON - Bear Stearns Cos. , reeling from mortgage-related losses, shored up investor support by selling a stake to China's government-controlled Citic Securities Co. and gaining a foothold in the world's best-performing stock market.