First recorded in 1960–65
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Shares in Raymond James and Ameriprise Financial similarly fell, as did those of JPMorgan JPM -3.42%decrease; down pointing triangle , Bank of America BAC -3.04%decrease; down pointing triangle and a host of smaller banks nationwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The daily chart has shown some absolute strength against peers, with BAC acting well on the ratio chart over the past year.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Bank of America BAC 2.52%increase; green up pointing triangle reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that bested analysts’ expectations, thanks to healthy consumer activity and a busy summer in its investment banking division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
The BBC went to the registered office of BAC Consulting, situated in a residential area of the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
These meetings cost the BAC anywhere from $6,000 to $12,000 or more, paid out of the dues of members ... which have been judged tax-deductible by the Internal Revenue Service....
From The Invisible Government by Dan Smoot
Cold bulk fermentation, also called pointage en bac in French, is a technique where the dough — all in one large mass — is placed into the refrigerator for some number of hours before dividing.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2021
The bac had been the sole requirement to graduate and move on to university — grades being seen as too susceptible to bias and gamesmanship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
Some take the bac 2-3 times without succeeding.
From US News ● Sep. 22, 2016
"A respectful thought to Victor Hugo who, on this day of French bac, shines a light on the vulgarity and stupidity of our time," writes a councillor from a town in northern France.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2014
We crossed the 37 Djelish in a bac, or flying bridge, and reached Afreville about ten o’clock.
From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by W. G. Windham
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