But analysts expect Bank of America and Citigroup to see drops in profits -- a fall to 22 cents from 33 cents in earnings per share for Bank of America, and to 5 cents from 51 cents for Citi -- when they're scheduled to report earnings Friday.
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Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect second-quarter earnings for the large diversified banks - Citigroup, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!c/quotes/nls/c (C 4.23, -0.07, -1.63%) , J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!jpm/quotes/nls/jpm (JPM 40.12, -0.36, -0.89%) , and Bank of America Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!bac/quotes/nls/bac (BAC 15.63, -0.04, -0.26%) -- to contract 14% in the second quarter from last year, reversing from growth of 24% for the June 2009 quarter.
www.marketwatch.com/story/...ises-from-tough-market-2010-07-14
ich sag's ja, erwartungen schön runterschrauben, dann klappt's auch mit der rally. ;-)