Bank of America Ceo Not Looking to Make a Deal -- N.C.-Based Bank has History of Multibillion Acquisitions

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - When asked recently whether he saw any opportunities to make yet another deal to expand his financial services empire, Bank of America Corp.'s Ken Lewis casually answered, "Nothing that comes to mind."

For Lewis, the chief executive of a bank that became the nation's largest by market capitalization in 2007, a deal-free 2008 would end a remarkable run of multibillion acquisitions that has built Charlotte-based Bank of America into a company befitting its name.

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Bank of America Ceo Not Looking to Make a Deal -- N.C.-Based Bank has History of Multibillion Acquisitions

It's also a prospect greeted with caution by analysts, who know from Lewis' history that another blockbuster bid could emerge any time.

"With everything ...

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