Earnings

BofA’s missed opportunity; Seeing the bad in earnings

10/15/18

BofA hasn’t taken advantage of the benefits of owning Merrill Lynch; weakness seen despite stronger bank earnings.

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Citi’s credit card business reaches a turning point

10/12/18

Citigroup spent years reeling in customers with promotional rates, many of which have expired or soon will. The bank thinks it can keep a large number of those customers and make more money off of them.

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Wells Fargo faces mounting pressure to cut costs as revenue stagnates

10/12/18

Barred by regulators from adding assets for at least another six months, the bank has only one main lever to pull to boost returns.

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Wells Fargo down 1,000 advisers over two years

10/12/18

A sullied reputation and frustrations with bureaucracy have driven some advisers to the competition.

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JPMorgan’s 3Q offers glimpse of big questions facing banking

10/12/18

The largest U.S. bank's strong third quarter did not insulate its leaders from being pressed about the downside of pricey investments in technology, whether capital rules make commercial lending growth hard for big banks to achieve, and whether another economic downturn is edging closer.

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First Republic's 3Q marked by strong revenue growth, rising expenses

10/12/18

Double-digit gains in interest and noninterest income more than offset higher deposit, compensation costs.

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Wells Fargo posts surprise revenue rise with consumer loan boost

10/12/18

Wells Fargo & Co. hasn’t yet fixed all of its problems, but at least it stopped its revenue slump.

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Citi's bond traders snap revenue slump on rates blasted by Trump

10/12/18

The interest-rate moves stoking President Donald Trump’s ire are also fueling Citigroup Inc.’s profits.

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JPM, Citi beat estimates; Wells Fargo targets D.C.

10/12/18

JPMorgan and Citibank post better-than-expected results; Adding workers and promoting its charitable efforts, the bank hopes to win favor.

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JPMorgan loan business notches record in back-to-basics quarter

10/12/18

The biggest U.S. bank leaned on old-fashioned lending in the third quarter to weather a slump in fixed-income trading.

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