Bank of America’s cost-cutting drive pushes profit to record

Laura J. Keller

04/16/2018

BANK OF AMERICA reported net income of $6.92 billion for the first quarter. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/RON ANTONELLI

NEW YORK - Bank of America Corp. hit a new milestone in its years-long effort to get costs under control. First-quarter expenses totaled about 60 percent of revenue, the best ratio in more than five years. That helped push profit above analysts’ estimates, and corporate tax cuts spurred earnings to a record. Net interest income got…

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