Morgan Stanley is kicking off the new year with the creation of a new division—Integrated Firm Management—and put company veteran Mandell Crawley in charge. Crawley was most recently the head of human resources.

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The CEO also said he is ‘bullish’ on the potential for stock sales, including initial public offerings in 2025.

Shares of Morgan Stanley gained in early trading Thursday, after the bank and broker beat both profit and revenue expectations for the latest quarter, fueled by strength in the equity and bond trading businesses.

Morgan Stanley turned in $3.7 billion of profit in the fourth quarter, up 147% from a year earlier and exceeding analysts’ estimates of $2.7 billion. The New York-based investment bank posted per-share earnings of $2.

The investment banking giant has been the subject of regulatory probes regarding the way it vets prospective clients. So far, that's not driving away potential clients, executives say.

Profits at Bank of America (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) more than doubled in the fourth quarter, signaling a strong 2024 for Big Banks. Stephen Biggar, director of financial services research at Argus Research,

Morgan Stanley reported robust earnings surpassing market expectations, powered by significant gains in revenue and income.

While Jeff Bezos has spent $14 billion to achieve his first space launch, his billionaire rival has built a thriving business, mostly with other people’s money.

Small-cap stocks have been inching up in recent sessions but there are a bunch of names that are still trading at a significant discount. These stocks are all the more attractive to own ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

JPMorgan Chase stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of this group of largest U.S. banks by ROAA, while Morgan Stanley runs a pretty close second when its performance is measured by ROTCE. And with such a large balance sheet, it is not a stretch to call JPM the best performer in the U.S. banking industry.