By Ieva M Augstums CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In a career defined by blockbuster deals, Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis has taken his biggest gamble yet with an attempt to rescue the country's biggest mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Bank of America Corp. late Wednesday said it would eliminate 3,000 jobs throughout the company and replace its head of corporate and investment banking after last week's dismal third-quarter earnings report.

By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Dec. 9--In the latest market-moving speculation about Bank of America Corp.'s next big deal, an analyst report on Friday said the Charlotte bank is "very interested" in buying London-based Barclays Plc.

By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Oct. 13--QUINCY -- It is mid-morning at the State Street Corp. call center, and the phones are ringing.

By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Jan. 15--Strong profits, low interest rates, and hordes of cash have sparked a wave of mergers that underlie Boston Scientific's battle to buy a rival medical device maker.