Better bond trading boosts Bank of America
Overall Q2 profits drop on $1 billion charge
Bank of America, the second-biggest US bank by assets, has posted higher profits in each of its four main businesses as bond trading revenue increased by more than analysts had expected.
Net profit dropped 21 per cent to $4.23 billion, however, as the company took an accounting charge of around $1 billion. Per-share earnings were 36 cents, compared with 43 cents a year earlier. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was ...
