NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street and Main Street gave banks a boost last quarter. Fees from corporate mergers and commissions from trading fueled profits at big financial firms. But average Americans also helped by taking...

NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup said its first-quarter net income rose 21 percent as the company continued to slim down its operations and control expenses. The bank earned $4.8 billion, or $1.51 share, in the first...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America returned to a profit in the first quarter as the legal troubles that have plagued the company for several years subsided. But the bank’s primary businesses struggled as interest...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks advanced Friday, capping off a second straight weekly advance for the market. Investors were encouraged by the latest corporate deal news, that General Electric would be selling its long-struggling lending...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading on Friday as investor pore over the latest corporate earnings. GE jumped after announcing plans to get out of the lending business. KEEPING SCORE:...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks were slightly lower in afternoon trading Thursday, having recovered most of their losses from earlier in the day. Investors continued to watch the Middle East, where Saudi Arabia has launched...