Bank of America Stock Discussion

US Banks Earnings Visualized
What did we learn from the nation's top lenders?
NII pressure: The slowdown in net interest income (NII) continued in Q3—but less than anticipated. JPMorgan even raised its NII projection for 2024.
Fees to the rescue: Banks were able to mitigate the NII slowdown with other revenue sources, showing their diversified revenue streams. Wells Fargo highlighted a 16% growth in fee-based revenue this year.
Investment banking activity rebou...

During this time period, there were 19 different years where Berkshire Hathaway underperformed the S&P 500.
In fact, there was even a period (2003-2005) where Berkshire underperformed the S&P 500 for 3 years in a row!
But here’s what’s so eye opening about this:
Here’s the compounded annual gain from each of these over this time period:
S&P 500: 9.9%
Berkshire Hathaway: 19...

As represented by the Russell 2000 index, small-cap stocks have achieved a new closing high not seen since November 2021, extending their rally to four consecutive trading days. This rise comes despite a mild downturn in major tech stocks like Nvidia over the last few days.
Bank Stocks Bolster Small-Cap Performance
The robust performance of small caps is largely attributed to the strong earnings reported by major U.S. banks. Financial institut...