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Investment bank Morgan Stanley MS is acquiring brokerage firm E-Trade ETFC for $13 billion. Shares of ETFC have surged over 23% on the news, while MS is trading down around 4% on Thursday.

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here at Zacks, Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains looks at the Morgan Stanley MS and E-Trade ETFC merger. We then dive into some quarterly earnings results from the likes of Avis Budget Group CAR. The episode then closes with a dive into why

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A month has gone by since the last earnings report for United Airlines (UAL). Shares have lost about 4.7% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for UBS (UBS). Shares have added about 2.5% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Zions (ZION). Shares have lost about 4.2% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Halliburton (HAL). Shares have lost about 6.9% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for IBM (IBM). Shares have added about 4.8% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Navient (NAVI). Shares have lost about 5.6% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for TD Ameritrade (AMTD). Shares have lost about 2.9% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.

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