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  "id": 14443425,
  "title": "Morgan Stanley beats quarterly profit estimates on equity trading strength",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/morgan-stanley-beats-quarterly-profit-estimates-on-equity-trading",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:12:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/morgan-stanley-profit-rises-on-equity-trading-strength-4948872"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Morgan Stanley surpassed analysts' expectations for third-quarter profit, driven by robust equity trading revenue and investment banking activity. The bank's earnings per share reached $3.03, surpassing the forecast of $2.91. Strong equity trading generated $5.8 billion in revenue, a 41% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the bank's head of markets, Daniel Coatsworth. However, fixed-income trading revenue declined 7.3% to $2.01 billion, mirroring a similar drop at Goldman Sachs. Total revenue for the quarter was $4.91 billion, against expectations of $2.91 per share. The IPO market saw a 41% drop in global deal value to $993 billion, falling below the $1 trillion threshold for the first time in nearly a year. Morgan Stanley played a lead role in advising companies on significant acquisitions, including Uber's purchase of Delivery Hero and Consolidated Precision Products' acquisition by GE Aerospace. Investment banking revenue grew 2% to $2.16 billion, while JPMorgan Chase reported a revenue slowdown. Despite the challenging market conditions, Morgan Stanley's stock has gained 5.1% in 2026, lagging broader market performance but outpacing peer Goldman Sachs.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "Tata Elxsi shares jump 7% after Q2 results, but Morgan Stanley, Motilal Oswal reiterate bearish calls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/tata-elxsi-shares-jump-7-after-q2-results-but-morgan-stanley-motilal",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:04:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Morgan Stanley tops estimates as equities trading revenue exceeds expectations by $909 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/morgan-stanley-tops-estimates-as-equities-trading-revenue-exceeds",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:35:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}