The Scan for Tuesday, July 19

Receiving Wide Coverage ... B of A Posts a Loss: Bank of America reported a loss of $8.8 billion during the second quarter partly due to the $8.5 billion settlement with investors in June who claimed the bank had sold them poor-quality mortgage-backed bonds. The reported loss to shareholders was 90 cents per common share, according to the Post. CEO Brian Moynihan said, "the solid performance in our underlying businesses continues to be clouded by the...