| | Morgan Stanley profit beats Street as equity trading surges | (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as stock trading revenue jumped 31 percent, surprisingly strong performance in a quarter when rivals posted smaller gains or even declines in that business. | | | | | S&P 500 ends at record high on strong earnings | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed at a record high for the second consecutive day on Friday as positive earnings from Google , Morgan Stanley and others lifted investor sentiment. | | | | | | JPMorgan reaches $4 billion deal with U.S. housing agency: WSJ | NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has reached a tentative $4 billion deal with the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency to settle claims that the bank misled government-sponsored mortgage agencies about the quality of mortgages it sold to them during the housing boom, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Friday. | | | | | | Google shares break $1,000 barrier as mobile pays off | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc shares jumped past $1,000 on Friday as investors bet on the Internet company's continued dominance of the mobile and video advertising businesses despite aggressive competition from Facebook Inc and Yahoo Inc. | | | | | | NYSE to open up facilities for testing ahead of Twitter IPO | NEW YORK (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext said on Friday it would offer testing next weekend for trading firms planning to take part in Twitter's market debut, highlighting an industry-wide focus on risk controls after a spate of technology-related snafus in recent years. | | | | Data delay adds wrinkle to U.S. inflation bond sales | NEW YORK (Reuters) - While the federal government ramped its operations back up on Thursday, 16 days of a partial shutdown have left some lingering headaches in certain corners of the bond market that rely on timely inflation data to value securities. | | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |