Morgan Stanley Joins Wall Street Rivals’ Stock-Trading Boon

Morgan Stanley Joins Wall Street Rivals’ Stock-Trading Boon

July 15, 2026 · 6 min

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The episode discusses the impressive earnings reports from Morgan Stanley and BlackRock, highlighting record trading revenues and asset growth.

Watch Paul and Scarlet LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.  Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu -Neil Sipes, Bloomberg Intelligence U.S Financials Analyst, discusses earnings from Morgan Stanley and BlackRock. Morgan Stanley's stock traders set another quarterly record, with $6.3 billion from equity trading, a 69% jump from its previous all-time high. The firm pulled in $148.1 billion in net new assets in its wealth-management business, with over half related to IPOs, and net revenue at the wealth business was $8.86 billion. BlackRock Inc.'s revenue jumped and the firm's assets hit a record $15.3 trillion, with the company taking in $192 billion across its business in the second quarter.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hosts: Paul Sweeney, Scarlet Fu

Guest: Neil Sipes

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Organizations: Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Bloomberg Intelligence

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