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Profits at U.S. companies climbed in the third quarter by the most in five years, reflecting a rebound in bank earnings.

Report: Profit margin recovery "may not be sustainable" From Bloomberg News Rough patch ahead for stocks? U.S. corporate earnings that are beating analysts' estimates at the highest rate since at least 1993 are driven by a recovery in profit margins that may not be sustainable, according to Morgan Stanley strategists.

Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soup maker, said Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent even as soup sales declined.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed for an initial public offering, joining five other private U.S. biotechs that have filed for a public listing, as industry experts debate whether the IPO window is really opening up for drug development firms.

Exclusive: AOL Hires Bankers to Sell Off ICQ, as Internet Service Starts to Shed Non-Core Assets AOL has hired a pair of New York investment bankers, Morgan Stanley and Allen & Co., to manage the sale of its ICQ instant-messaging unit.

Just half a year ago, the Treasury was rushing to rescue a gaggle of distressed banks with taxpayers' money.

Nine Greenway, left, is part of the Greenway Plaza complex, which has switched hands as part of Barclays Capital's takeover of Crescent's portfolio.

Protesters at the Washington office of Goldman Sachs this week demand that the bank's bonuses and compensation go to help prevent foreclosures.

Ernest Scheyder and Michael Erman New York - Reuters Published on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 11:09AM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov.

Nov. 19 -- Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer John Mack, speaking yesterday at the "Covering the Crisis" panel hosted by Bloomberg News and Vanity Fair in New York, says he appreciates the increased regulation from the Federal Reserve that's come after converting to a bank holding company in the midst of the financial crisis.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. may raise as much as 1 trillion yen selling shares and said Morgan Stanley will have greater control of the banksa planned securities joint venture in Japan.

In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, right, accompanied by Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Mack, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Japan's largest bank will make the announcement along with its earnings for the first half of this fiscal year later today.

State comptroller says the recession's damage will tally some 35,000 securities jobs, considerably fewer than budget officials' previous estimate of 47,000. Sky-high profits at New York's largest investment firms mean the securities industry will likely shed about 25% fewer jobs in New York City than expected, a report by the state comptroller said ...

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, 5,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement in an underwritten public offering.

Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest U.S. securities firm, is hiring Terry Atkinson , the former head of UBS AGa s municipal securities group.

Chinaa s government signaled it rejects interpretations of a central bank report this week as indicating a shift in the nationa s currency policy, according to Morgan Stanley.

As the number of women having twins has increased, so has the odds of developing a serious pregnancy complication called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome .

INVESTMENT bankers have until next week to ready their initial pitches for a role in Bilfinger Berger's $1 billion-plus float of its Australian construction division.