Morgan Stanley reported third-quarter earnings of $3.03 per share on revenue of $20.34 billion, beating Wall Street expectations surveyed by LSEG.
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Morgan Stanley reported third-quarter earnings prior to Wednesday's market open.
Morgan Stanley reported third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday.
Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting:
Earnings per share: $3.03, vs. $2.91 expected
Revenue: $20.34 billion, vs. $19.95 billion expected
Morgan Stanley is expected to benefit from robust investment banking and equities trading revenue in the quarter, as rivals Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase showed in their reports this week.
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