Morgan Stanley earnings soar
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Morgan Stanley MS.N on Wednesday   said third-quarter earnings soared 59 percent, trouncing   expectations, as the largest U.S. investment bank posted strong   trading and banking gains despite a summertime slowdown in the   markets.
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By Stan Choe   Associated Press writer  NEW YORK -- Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit surged on stronger investment-banking and trading business, surpassing analysts' expectations.
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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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Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 23 percent to beat Wall Street expectations.
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Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday  said its second-quarter earnings rose 41 percent to a new  record, beating expectations on higher trading and investment  banking results.
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Morgan Stanley reported strong third-quarter profit in a further sign that the changes put in place by its chief executive, John J. Mack, were taking root.
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The hot asset manager reports sparkling earnings.
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Quarterly profit beat expectations on strong growth in its international, ground and freight segments.
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The investment firm reported strong third-quarter earnings.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  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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Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. reported Wednesday that strong demand pushed third-quarter profits well above Wall Street expectations.
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Fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as more companies listed on the exchange, the company said.
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Wall Street was higher after a better-than-expected profit report at Research in Motion and on word that Merrill Lynch might have lined up a cash infusion from a Singapore fund.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly profit surged 79 percent, blowing away expectations of weak results, as the investment bank generated its second-highest revenue ever despite turbulent summer markets.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Nasdaq rallying more than 1 percent, after solid earnings   reports from software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O and   investment bank Morgan Stanley. MS.N
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Lehman Brothers reported standout second-quarter earnings.
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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.