Earnings

Ericsson shares jump 7% on third-quarter beat, growth in North America sales

Shares of Swedish telecom firm Ericsson jumped amid third-quarter core earnings that surpassed analyst expectations and growth in North American demand. The company’s stock had edged up near 9% at 8:28 a.m. London time, before lightly paring gains to 7.6% at 9:52 a.m. Ericsson on Tuesday declared adjusted third-quarter earnings, excluding impairments, of 7.327 billion…