Big Banks Post Record Profits
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Three of the biggest U.S. banks, led  by Bank of America Corp., reported record quarterly profits on  Tuesday as consumers and companies borrowed more and credit  quality improved.
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Bank of America Corp. , the  second-largest U.S. bank, said on Thursday quarterly profit  rose 5 percent, topping analyst estimates, as gains from  private equity and investment banking offset lower retail  banking earnings and worsening loan quality.
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Top UK banks could report combined annual profits of about Â£38bn despite worries about exposure to bad debts.
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Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday  said its second-quarter earnings rose 41 percent to a new  record, beating expectations on higher trading and investment  banking results.
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TD AMERITRADE pulls off a record quarter.
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The profit is a record for Lehman Brothers and potentially augurs a good week for Wall Street earning reports.
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Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit rose 40 percent, trouncing expectations as most of its trading and investment-banking businesses achieved record results.
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THE Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announced a record increase in full-year profit of almost 20 per cent yesterday. ANZ, the smallest of Australia&#39;s big four banks, generated after-tax profit of $2.
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Bank of America Corp. , the second-largest U.S. bank, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose 5 percent as gains from equity investments helped offset soaring credit losses and lower earnings in its main business of retail banking.
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Investor's Business Daily - Europe's largest bank by market value said its profit rose 5% in '06 to $15.8 bil, while operating income jumped 14% to $70 mil, despite losses in its mortgage operation. HSBC   projected it'll take 2-3 years to emerge from problems caused by home-loan defaults. Still, HSBC's CEO rejected claims the bank made unnecessarily risky U.S. loans. "This is not trailer park lending," Michael Geoghegan said. "This is Main Street America." Shares slid 0.4% to 85.91.
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Top UK banks are set to report combined profits of about Â£38bn for the past year despite worries about exposure to bad debts.
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NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the largest Wall Street investment house, on Tuesday said its first-quarter profit rose 29 percent to a company record on robust trading gains and investment banking fees. Its shares rose 2 percent.
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Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America  Corp. on Thursday posted double-digit gains in third-quarter  profit, driven by growth in consumer lending, deposits and  credit cards.
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Half-year profits at two of China's biggest banks surge on the back of higher lending and rising fees.
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Oil giant BP today said record fuel prices and better refining margins had helped it to bank nearly Â£1 million a day in profits. BP posted profits of 3.94 billion US
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China Merchants Bank (3968.HK)  (600036.SS), the country's biggest non-state lender, posted a  more than 50 percent rise in its 2006 net profit, according to  a copy of a speech by its chief executive Ma Weihua.
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NEW YORK -- Rising fixed-income and investment-banking revenue combined to help boost earnings in the latest quarter at two of Wall Street&#39;s biggest firms, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.