Bank of America Corp, the largest U.S. bank by assets, reported a second straight quarterly loss, driven by a $2 billion writedown of its mortgage business, according to Reuters.
The bank posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.2 billion, or 16 (...)
Bank of America Corp, the largest U.S. bank by assets, reported higher-than-expected second-quarter profit as credit costs declined, according to Reuters.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank posted net income of $3.1 billion, or 27 cents per share, down (...)
President Barack Obama said today he hoped the United States would finish up a broad overhaul of financial regulation in the next "several weeks.", Reuters reported.
Congress is currently considering legislation that would set strong new rules to (...)
Thunderstorms along the U.S. East Coast Sunday downed power lines and toppled mobile homes -- and may have been accompanied by tornadoes, forecasters said.
The storms produced heavy rain, hail and 70 mph winds in some parts of North Carolina. (...)
Interest rates were little changed in the bond market today as investors moved money back into stocks, AP reported.
Bond prices have risen in recent weeks, sending their yields lower, as Greece's struggles to contain its huge budget deficits (...)
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was hospitalized late last week and treated for facial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung, a Raleigh, North Carolina television station reported on its Web site on Thursday, according to Reuters.
The (...)
Bank of America joined
other big banks in reporting a big second-quarter profit
even as losses from failed loans continued to rise, AP reported.
Bank of America said Friday its earnings after payment of
preferred dividends fell to $2.42 billion, (...)
The insurer American
International Group Inc. said Friday it plans to sell off a
number of business units to pay off its massive government
loan, reported ap.
The announcement was expected by Wall Street. But it now
leaves investors wondering (...)