Bank Of America Corp
NYSE: BAC
$42.32
Closing Price on October 18, 2024
BAC Articles
Oppenheimer’s star banking analyst Meredith Whitney is out with another scathing note on major banks this morning despite the government bailout plan. She slashed estimates on Bank of America...
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T. Boone Pickens can get out of the alternative energy business. Under new regulations, he is allowed to buy Citigroup (C) or Bank of America (BAC). The Fed has decided that banks are so desperately...
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After a savage day in which one Wall St. firm closed and another was sold, perhaps there might have been an evening’s respite. Lehman (LEH) has more than 25,000 employees, 20,000 of which could be...
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At one point Merrill Lynch (MER) was up to $22.68 because of Bank of America’s (BAC) buyout offer of $50 billion. Merrill closed at $17.05 on Friday. Wall St. is now so afraid for the future of...
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Covering financial stocks this morning looks a bit like an assassination happening live on television. Futures are being pulled sharply lower by the financial stocks melting down. We are going to...
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When Merrill Lynch (MER) CEO John Thain signed the employment agreement that made him the S&P 500’s best-paid CEO of 2007, shares of Merrill were trading at more than $55 dollars per share. Now...
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Shares of Lehman (LEH) were off 84% in European trading. Bank of America (BAC) was down 14%. UBS (UBS) shares fell 7% at the open. Douglas A. McIntyre Take This Retirement Quiz To Get Matched With An...
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According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) will seek Chapter 11 protection. Reuters reports that Bank of America (BAC) will buy Merrill Lynch (MER) for $50 billion. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) is facing a...
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile… Saint Crispen’s Day Speech. Ten of the world’s...
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No one likes a sore loser and there will be plenty of those among the executives at banks and brokerage firms that will fail or be sold. A gloating winner is harder to take. The inner pride and...
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Merrill Lynch (MER) is gone, sold to Bank of America (BAC) for $44 billion. That is $29 a share, well below its 52-week high of $79, but above the $17 where it closed on Friday. Merrill would have...
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the board of Merrill Lynch (MER) is meeting to approve a $29 a share takeover offer from Bank of America (BAC). If the deal closes tonight, Merrill, Lehman...
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The latest rumor in the swirl of news around the probable failure of Lehman (LEH) is that Bank of America (BAC) will buy Merrill Lynch for $26 a share. The most recent information on the deal comes...
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Convinced that a Lehman (LEH) Chapter 11 could cause huge losses for other large financial institutions, the weakest players have become desperate to find partners or buyers. According to The Wall...
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Lehman (LEH) may or may not open for trading on Monday morning. A number of experts believe that the broker’s problems must be resolved before Asia markets open, or that a panic may cause sell-offs...
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