Bloomberg While corporate America’s profit engine is about to cool, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut will continue to boost stock prices this year. The bank cut 2019 earnings estimates for the S&P 500 Index to $167 a share from $173, citing an economic slowdown, lower oil prices and weak margins, according to a note from …

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp. (BofA) said it will end a payments joint venture with First Data Corp. next June when a contract between the two firms expires. The firms will continue to provide delivery of products and services for existing clients through at least June 2023, but will otherwise pursue in-dependent merchant-services strategies next year, Bank of America said in …

Bloomberg Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA’s (BBVA) Mexican business shrugged off an economic slowdown in the country, helping the Spanish bank make up for the effect of ultra-low interest rates in Europe. The Mexico unit posted its highest quarterly profit in at least a decade, helping BBVA report group earnings that beat analyst estimates. That bucks a trend among Spanish …