Morgan Stanley stock jumps nearly 6% after earnings beat as deal fees rebound
NEW YORK, Jan 15, 2026, 17:03 (EST) — After-hours Morgan Stanley (MS.N) shares climbed 5.8% on Thursday, closing at $191.23 in after-hours trading following a fourth-quarter profit that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. The beat matters now as major U.S. banks push to prove that the long-anticipated surge in dealmaking is translating into actual fees, not merely optimistic chatter. Morgan Stanley,…