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Bank of America and Wells Fargo both cited the strength of the U.S. economy as a key driver of their second-quarter results.

The bank's equities trading revenue jumped 70% to $3.6 billion, a record, while investment banking fees climbed 50% from a year earlier

Investing.com -- Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) shares are trading higher premarket on Tuesday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations.

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp.’s stock traders notched a record during the second quarter, benefiting from market volatility, while its investment bankers capitalized on a dealmaking resurgence. Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeLindsey Graham, Senate Hawk Turned Trump Ally, Dies at 71Trump Embraces Australian Retirement System Backed by Larry FinkOpenAI Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Moment Set Stage for Legal Fight With AppleDisney Exiting Streamin

Bank of America said its profit jumped 27% from a year earlier in the second quarter. Net income came in at $9.07 billion. That amounted to $1.21 a share, above analyst estimates for $1.13 per share.

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Another analyst on Wall Street is getting on board the SpaceX trade, just as the stock hits a weak moment.

Levi Strauss has spent more than 150 years convincing consumers that jeans belong in almost every wardrobe. Now, its next growth challenge is getting those shoppers to buy much more than denim bottoms. The company is expanding into shirts, sweaters, dresses, shorts, and other lifestyle products ...

Bank stocks have enjoyed a nice run overall, and valuations are now fairly elevated.

Big Bank stocks should see investment banking and trading revenues exceed prior guidance, JPMorgan said Monday ahead of the group's earnings next week. The firm also raised price targets for major bank stocks like Citigroup.

Investing.com -- Bank of America on Monday upgraded T-Mobile U.S. to Buy from Neutral, reflecting a view that the market is overreacting to concerns about low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite competition, with T-Mobile carrying the lowest exposure to that threat among major U.S. carriers.

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For most of the post-2008 era, Oppenheimer’s Chris Kotowski was the guy telling you to keep buying the big banks. He waved off the 2011 eurozone panic, the 2016 energy blowup, COVID, and the 2022 rate hikes. On June 30, 2026, he flipped. Kotowski cut Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of America, and ... The Analyst Who Loved Bank Stocks for 15 Years Just Flipped. Here’s What He’s Buying Instead

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JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America see stronger dollar prospects amid resilient US growth and AI-driven capital inflows.

Investing.com -- Bank of America has shifted its preference within small and mid-cap equities for the second half of 2026, moving to favor mid-caps over small-caps after the Russell 2000 surged 21% in the first half, the best performance of any size index.

Worries about inflation and Fed rate hikes are hurting gold. It’s no longer a haven. There could be more downside ahead.

June 23 (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. consumers now say they would prefer to buy a home rather than rent or move in with family, the first time since 2023 that sentiment has favored homeownership,

Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) could continue delivering strong earnings growth as sustained sales momentum supports margin expansion, according to Bank of America, which maintained its ‘Buy’ rating on the retailer. Bank of America analysts wrote that recent sales trends have eased...

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Investing.com -- Intel shares climbed about 5% in premarket trading after Bank of America double-upgraded the stock from Underperform to Buy and raised its price target to $135 from $96, driven by growing confidence in the company’s server CPU opportunity and its external foundry business.

SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) has won a higher price target from Bank of America, with the bank lifting its objective to $2,100 from $1,550 on the back of robust NAND demand, favourable pricing trends, and a new wave of long-term supply agreements. At BofA's 2026 Global Technology Conference in San...

Canada's labour market surged in May, with the economy adding 87,800 jobs and the unemployment rate falling to 6.6%, well above analyst expectations and marking the strongest monthly performance since late 2024, according to Bank of America's reading of Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force...

FedEx Freight (NYSE:FDXF) shares traded around $152 on Tuesday afternoon after Bank of America initiated coverage of the newly independent less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier with a ‘Buy’ rating and a $185 price target. The initiation comes one day after FedEx Freight was spun off from FedEx...

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