Bank Stocks Sink as Earnings Hurt by Loan Woes, Fed Punishment

U.S. bank stocks are hurting after disappointing second-quarter results from Wells Fargo and Citigroup, and as JPMorgan’s earnings beat wasn’t enough to boost investor confidence. The KBW bank index is down as much as 1.9 percent, the most intraday since June 25, led by a decline of as much as 3.3 percent in Citigroup, the most since May 29, and a slide of as much as 4.3 percent in Wells Fargo, the most since March 22. JPMorgan was little changed after dropping as much as 1.6 percent.