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Investors increased the flood of cash flowing into money management giant BlackRock in the last quarter. But the firm saw profits fall 6.5% from the comparable quarter a year earlier to $1bn.
BlackRock reported earnings of $6.41 a share, down from $6.62 a share. Its earnings missed estimates from analysts polled by FactSet.