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Bank of America Corporation's (BAC) fourth quarter earnings came in at 4 cents per share, substantially lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 19 cents. However, this compares favorably with the loss of 60 cents in the prior-year quarter. Earnings for the reported quarter excluded a...

• eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) which jumped a little over 5% after the company posted robust earnings, surpassed estimates and offered a  bullish outlook for 2011. Also, eight brokerages raised their price targets for the stock • Banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) gained 4.58% after the company reported...

Options expiration week is always a very volatile and sometime violent trading week. This is a time period when the institutional money will bully stocks around like a nerd on the playground. It is always important to realize that the institutional money(hedge funds, bank prop firms, mutual funds)...

• eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) which jumped a little over 5% after the company posted robust earnings, surpassed estimates and offered a  bullish outlook for 2011. Also, eight brokerages raised their price targets for the stock • Banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) gained 4.58% after the company reported...

( click to enlarge ) On today's trading session, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) declined initially and found support around $27.59 level. However, subsequently it recovered and rallied 6 percent from the session's low closing at $29.02. The near-term outlook will depend on the price movement in the...

Morgan Stanley's (MS) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operationscame in at 43 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. This represents Morgan Stanley's sixth consecutive quarter of income from continuing operations, post economic crisis. Results also...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Joe Terranova said that he wants to take a long position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) on Friday. Morgan Stanley (MS) spiked 4.58% today, after it posted better than expected earnings results. Simon Baker thinks that SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a buy. He explained...

Morgan Stanley's (MS) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operationscame in at 43 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. This represents Morgan Stanley's sixth consecutive quarter of income from continuing operations, post economic crisis. Results also...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Stocks Fall on Global Growth Concerns Stocks sunk under the threat of global interest rate hikes Thursday despite a round of mostly positive economic news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 77 points, or...

Morgan Stanley's (MS) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operationscame in at 43 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. This represents Morgan Stanley's sixth consecutive quarter of income from continuing operations, post economic crisis. Results also...

Morgan Stanley's (MS) fourth quarter earnings from continuing operationscame in at 43 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. This represents Morgan Stanley's sixth consecutive quarter of income from continuing operations, post economic crisis. Results also...

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) are hitting new intra-day highs after the company's conference call. Morgan Stanley reported earnings per share of $0.43 compared to Wall Street EPS estimates of $0.35 this morning. In the year ago period, Morgan Stanley earned $0.14 per share. Revenues were up...

At 10:22 am, the Dow fell 0.36% to 11,782.91, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.42% to 1,276.58 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.79% to 2,703.70. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Drug Related Products: This industry jumped 2.81% by 10:22...

On Wednesday, markets sunk lower to close in the red after disappointing results from Goldman Sachs' (NYSE:GS) and Cree Inc (NASDAQ:CREE). Results from these companies pressured financial and tech stocks to fall and the market slid from the record highs it touched on Tuesday.   The Dow Jones...

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) gained about 1% after the company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings. MS reported its Q4 earnings at $0.43 per share. The company's revenue increased 14% y/y to $7.8 billion. However, analysts had expected earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of...