Bank of America's third-quarter net income fell 17% to $6.93 billion after a $1.2 billion anti-money-laundering penalty. Excluding the fine, earnings per share rose 4% to $1.08, while net interest income grew by about $1.2 billion.
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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said 1,000 contractors hired in the second quarter to patch AI-exposed software flaws remain, on top of 3,000 staff. The headcount can anchor a budget; the dollar figure released with it cannot.
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Bank of America paid a $1.21 billion penalty to three Treasury bureaus in the third quarter, CEO Brian Moynihan said. Regulator-required remediation continues, and Jefferies' David Chiaverini calls the consent order's duration the key debate.
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Bank of America will double its AI budget next year, CEO Brian Moynihan said; about 140 uses now cost $400 million and yield $800 million in benefit. Its technology chief, Hari Gopalkrishnan, says every AI project goes through a review covering 16 categories of risk.
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The benchmark note restarted its climb overnight and reached its highest level since 2007 with the rate decision a day away, while Bank of America guided third-quarter investment banking fees down by more than 10%.
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Pablo Hernandez de Cos told Jackson Hole that tokenized deposits look more promising than stablecoins. The number underneath that judgement is a $307bn float turning over roughly 202 times a year, mostly not for goods.
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