By Allison Prang 
 

Charles Schwab Corp.'s (SCHW) profit rose 49% in the third quarter, as expenses rose at a slower pace than total net revenue.

The company reported earnings of $923 million, up from $618 million for the comparable quarter a year ago. Charles Schwab said earnings per share were 65 cents, up from 42 cents. Analysts polled by Refinitiv were expecting earnings of 65 cents a share.

Total net revenue increased 19% to $2.58 billion, which is what analysts polled by Refinitiv were anticipating.

Shares, down 4.6% year to date, rose 1% in premarket trading.

 

Write to Allison Prang at allison.prang@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 15, 2018 09:09 ET (13:09 GMT)

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