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Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday as a report that Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc may need more capital revived fears about the stability of the struggling financial sector.

Fears about a possible global flu crisis and renewed worries over the capital health of some U.S. banks combined on Tuesday to rattle economists' hopes the financial system was stabilizing.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes are down 1.3-1.7 percent, pointing to a sharply lower start on Wall Street.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes are down 1.3-1.7 percent, pointing to a sharply lower start on Wall Street.

U.S. regulators have told Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc they may need to raise more capital following stress testing of the two banks, the Wall Street Journal reported.

U.S. regulators have told Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc that following recent stress testing of the two banks they may need to raise more capital, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Renewed fears about the health of the global economy spooked markets on Tuesday as risks rose that Mexican swine flu may become a pandemic and a newspaper report said U.S. banks may need to raise fresh capital.

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Bank of America Corp made inaccurate statements about its role in the bonuses and losses at Merrill Lynch & Co, former Merrill Lynch & Co Chief Executive John Thain told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Forget the goody bags. Many shareholders accustomed to grabbing free food and gifts at U.S. corporate annual meetings are going home empty-handed.

The top 19 U.S. banks need to hold a substantial amount of capital above regulatory requirements to weather a potential worsening of the economic recession, the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Friday.

Bank of America Corp CEO Kenneth Lewis was pressured by senior federal officials Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke to accept a merger with troubled Merrill Lynch & Co or lose his job, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.

Bank of America chief was not advised on disclosure issues by anyone at the Federal Reserve, Fed spokeswoman, Michelle Smith said on Thursday.

No one at the Federal Reserve advised Bank of America chief Kenneth Lewis on any disclosure issues, Fed spokeswoman Michelle Smith said on Thursday.

Bank of America Corp CEO Kenneth Lewis was pressured by senior federal officials Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke to accept a merger with troubled Merrill Lynch & Co or lose his job, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.

An investigation of Bank of America Corp revealed facts that raise questions about the transparency of the U.S. government program to help banks in the financial crisis, New York's top legal officer said in a letter made public on Thursday.

Bank of America Corp CEO Kenneth Lewis testified under oath that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pressured him to keep quiet about losses at Merrill Lynch & Co, which the bank was buying, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Three former brokers and three former day traders conspired to misuse company squawk boxes for insider trading, a U.S. jury ruled on Wednesday in the second trial in the case.

Three former brokers and three former day traders conspired to misuse company squawk boxes for insider trading, a U.S. jury ruled on Wednesday in the second trial in the case.

A Congressional panel huddled on Wednesday to consider legislation that would curb high credit card fees and penalties by many banks that have benefited from the federal government's bailout program.

Wells Fargo & Co posted a record first-quarter profit of $3.05 billion as a surge in mortgage refinancings helped it displace Bank of America Corp as the nation's largest home lender.

U.S. credit card companies are expected to use a White House meeting to put their best foot forward, despite an avalanche of negative publicity, aiming to blunt a congressional push for tougher regulations.

A Congressional panel is expected to approve legislation on Wednesday that would curb high credit card fees and penalties assessed by many banks that have benefited from the federal government's financial bailout program.

Stocks rose on Tuesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the vast majority of banks are well capitalized, soothing worries over the need for the struggling sector to raise more money.

The Connecticut state treasurer told beleaguered Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis on Tuesday she will be voting against his re-election at the bank's upcoming shareholder meeting.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday on concerns about the state of corporate profits after several major U.S. companies reported disappointing quarterly results and even cloudier outlooks.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday on concerns about the state of corporate profits after several major U.S. companies reported disappointing quarterly results and even cloudier outlooks.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday on concerns about the state of corporate profits after Bank of New York Mellon cut its quarterly dividend and DuPont warned of weak demand ahead.