Bank of America profit falls 41 percent but tops views
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080709/2008_07_09t131747_450x308_us_bankofamerica_countrywide_debt.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=irPgayjS7c.P_7BqNUO06A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A Bank of America ATM location is seen in Somerville, Massachusetts May 5, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/bs_nm/bankofamerica_results_dc)Reuters - Bank of America Corp on Monday
reported quarterly profit that fell less than expected, causing
shares of the largest U.S. retail bank and mortgage lender to
soar despite a surge in bad loans.</p><br clear="all"/>
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