US bank profits may rise despite languid quarter
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Most large US banks appear poised to post higher third-quarter profits, but may struggle to post big gains as sluggish commercial lending and weak stock trading
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Banking giant UBS was 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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The dollar edged higher against the  yen and pound on Wednesday as traders took some year-end  profits, although the U.S. currency was still locked in a  long-term downtrend, analysts said.
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Goldman Sachs sees fourth quarter profits rise, after it correctly predicts mortgage bond values would fall.
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There may be other things afoot in investors' minds than less-than-stellar quarterly results
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The technology giantâs quarterly profit â up 24 percent â may not be as reliable an indicator of broader trends in the American economy as in the past.
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M&amp;T Bank, the US bank in which AIB has a 22% stake, said today that its third quarter profits rose by a greater than expected 19%, helped by growing fees and a drop in bad loans.
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Investors shouldn't be writing off banks quite yet.
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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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Profits rise at No. 1 insurer but miss forecasts; sees no big financial effect from Spitzer probe. NEW YORK  - American International Group said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose despite losses
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Heading into the heart of earnings  season next week the expected results look robust, but a  slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil  prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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Business & money: Analysts believe Bank of England still likely to raise interest rates higher in the coming months.
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Stocks could rise next week if the  first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about results  for the period and on economic growth that has surprised on the  upside.
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U.S. stocks were set to rise for a   second day on Thursday, buoyed by strong earnings and an   interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve that reassured   investors about the outlook for continued profit growth.
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Stock index futures suggested Wall  Street may rebound on Thursday as a fresh round of earnings  could shift investors&#39; focus back to corporate profitability  and away from the deteriorating subprime credit market.
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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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Morgan Stanley MS.N on Wednesday   said quarterly earnings rose on strong trading and merger   activity, as the largest U.S. investment bank continued its   turnaround from a tumultuous 2005.