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It's earnings season again — a time when investors sift through numbers, forecasts, and fine print to try to make sense of a market shaped by tariffs, tightening wallets, and mounting macro pressure. While Wall Street’s mood has been steady — even optimistic — not every heavyweight is riding the wave smoothly.
One of the world’s largest financial institutions, Bank of America (BAC) stepped into the spotlight with second-quarter earnings that beat on profit but missed on revenue, evidently one among many major U.S. banks weighed down by softer-than-expected net interest income (NII). Despite loan and deposit growth, lower interest rates have clipped some of the gains. CEO Brian Moynihan remains upbeat, pointing to four-straight quarters of NII gains. Still, the Street seems unconvinced.
