Bank of America (BAC) stock slides after earnings as Wall Street parses interest income outlook
Bank of America shares fell 4% to $52.37 after fourth-quarter earnings, despite net income rising to $7.6 billion and net interest income jumping 10% to $15.8 billion. Investors focused on 2026 lending and margin forecasts as major U.S. bank stocks slipped. The bank set aside $1.3 billion for credit losses. Markets await the Federal Reserve’s late-January policy meeting for signals on interest rates.