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Bank of America Corp., PepsiCo Inc. and Mattel Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Bank of America faced the same headwinds as other banks, but its cost-cutting and portfolio-cleanup efforts worked in Q3.

The weakening mortgage sector has plagued banks this quarter, but Bank of America is predicted to escape the worst.

Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to report Q3 earnings of about 3%, down from close to 10% at the beginning of 2013.

To hand in a decent report card, Wells Fargo may dip into the money it had previously set aside in tougher times to cover bad loans.

It's only day two of the government shutdown, but already workers are wondering when their next checks will come.

"Since the panic of five years ago, he's done a terrific job," he said of Bernanke during a television interview with Bank of America's CEO.

The U.S. president will tout gains of 7.5 million jobs since early 2010. Great, but the U.S. lost 8.7 million.

The $130 billion deal, one of the largest ever, is approved by both boards and announced.

One of the biggest acquisitions ever is reported approved, with both boards to vote within hours.

In three and half years, banks have paid around $66 billion in litigation costs, and that number looks to grow.

The little-known Law of Jante may be the reason that Sweden skimmed over the world's recession relatively unscathed, but at what cost?

Islamic banks offer zero-interest mortgages, and they could be an alternative lender for many U.S. first-time homeowners.

The firm increased its estimated legal losses in excess of reserves to $6.8 billion at the end of June.

The $850 million suit alleges reckless and fraudulent origination and securitization practices during the home mortgage boom.

What's more, in the next 12 months, the nation's top banks stand to lose a cumulative $627 billion.

They may not be the household names you're used to, but here's a list of America's best banks.

The Commerce Department has reported a dip in housing starts for the month of June. A sustained dip could harm banks' slow recovery in the housing market.

Analysts predict an average but positive showing.

Get ready for another quarter of weak earnings growth and low expectations.

For the 4th consecutive quarter since the London Whale debacle, JPMorgan Chase is likely to post increasingly strong profits.

San Diego resident Jeff Olson was facing 13 years in jail for drawing in side walk chalk outside of a Bank of America, but the Occupy-inspired artist was found not guilty on Tuesday.

China’s trade surplus is only a tenth of the $61 billion reported so far this year after accounting for fake transactions, Bank of America Corp. says.

Eric Schneiderman, like many New York attorneys general, is playing politics for the bleachers even though he’s hurting their case.

New York state will sue the pair for violating the National Mortgage Settlement agreement.

The Troubled Asset Relief Program’s special inspector general warned that taxpayers are still on the hook for giant bank collapses.

Netflix, Inc, Toll Brothers, Aixtron, ARM Holdings, Bank of America, PulteGroup prevailed in the pre-market trading on Tuesday.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Thursday ahead of the publication of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.