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Bank of America owns the investment firm Merrill Lynch.

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Is it true that Bank of America owns the investment firm Merrill Lynch?

Yes. A Wikipedia article states that Merrill Lynch is an investment management division of Bank of America and that Bank of America acquired it, completed in January 2009. Other sources describe the 2008 acquisition or merger of Merrill Lynch into Bank of America.

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Bank of America-Merrill Lynch
2010
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Guhan, S. (2010). Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. econbiz.de. https://www.econbiz.de/Record/10013142696

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Bank of America attempts takeover of Merrill Lynch
2024
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Bank of America attempts takeover of Merrill Lynch. (2024). en.wikinews.org. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_attempts_takeover_of_Merrill_Lynch

Merrill (company) - Wikipedia
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Merrill (company) - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrill_(company)

Contemporary Business
2011
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Boone, L. E. & Kurtz, D. L. (2011). Contemporary Business. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=THK6--UDyiIC&dq=Bank+of+America+owns+the+investment+firm+Merrill+Lynch.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

It's Still the Economy
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It's Still the Economy. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1353/dss.0.0077

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