Morgan Stanley, Fifth Third Bancorp Inch Ahead In Q3
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 11:40 AM EDT
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) and Morgan Stanley (MS) both reported third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's EPS forecasts, although neither was able to grow profits. Their earnings were also a bit weaker than other banks that reported results earlier this week, generally posting better-than-expected profits in large part on increasing home loans amid a housing market rebound. Bank of America (BAC) early Wednesday reported profit that beat