Business Today: Morgan Stanley revenue jumps 50 percent on strong equities trading

		Click to View in Browser 10/18/2013 Morgan Stanley revenue jumps 50 percent on strong equities trading (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's third-quarter revenue jumped 50 percent, helping adjusted earnings beat expectations, as higher income from equities sales and trading made up for a drop in the Wall Street bank and brokerage's fixed-income business. Stock futures extend gains on rosy corporate results NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, helped by gains in big companies like Google Inc and Morgan Stanley following their results. GE third quarter hit by finance business; investors cheer record backlog (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Friday that third-quarter profit and revenue fell, mainly due to its shrinking finance business and the negative effects of foreign currency. Google stock set for all-time high as revenue soars (Reuters) - Google Inc shares were set to open at an all-time high near $1,000 after the search engine giant reported a surge in mobile and video advertising that helped drive quarterly revenue up 23 percent. EU strikes trade deal with Canada, looks to pact with U.S BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and Canada agreed a multi-billion-dollar trade pact on Friday that will integrate two of the world's largest economies and paves the way for Europe to do an even bigger deal with the United States. Schlumberger, Baker top estimates with global drilling (Reuters) - Steadily growing drilling activity in U.S. offshore waters and overseas gave a bigger-than-expected lift to quarterly profits at oil services companies Schlumberger Ltd and Baker Hughes Inc , marking a clear divide with struggling smaller U.S. competitors. Bombardier says China's CDB Leasing may buy 30 CSeries aircraft (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc said China's CDB Leasing Co Ltd may buy an additional 15 CSeries jetliners, potentially taking its total order to 30 aircraft worth about $2 billion, based on list prices. Honeywell cuts full-year revenue forecast (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing conglomerate Honeywell International Inc posted lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and cut its full-year sales forecast on Friday, citing delays in closing sales to some customers. DBRS places Monte Paschi ratings under review MILAN (Reuters) - Ratings agency DBRS has placed the credit rating of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena under review saying a new restructuring plan for the world's oldest bank could disrupt some areas of its business. China's third-quarter GDP growth fastest this year, but outlook dim BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy grew at its quickest pace this year between July and September in a rebound fuelled largely by investment, although signs are already emerging that the pickup in activity may lose some vigor. Related Video Londoners rave their way into the day Breakingviews: Europe's investors miss value cues... again Economic News Fed needs 'couple of meetings' before cutting QE3: Evans Analysis: Washington budget battle may delay Fed taper until 2014 A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend