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By Sinéad Carew and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed (Reuters) – Shares in U.S. banks were a mixed bag on Friday with JPMorgan Chase soaring 7.0% after its quarterly report impressed investors while PNC Financial was among regional bank decliners after it reduced growth expectations for 2023. JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. lender by assets, reported a first-quarter …

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By Niket Nishant and Nupur Anand (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co beat Wall Street’s estimates for quarterly profit and raised its outlook for interest income on Friday, emerging as one of the biggest winners of a flight to safety during last month’s banking crisis. The largest U.S. lender gained $50 billion in deposits at the …

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By Jaiveer Shekhawat and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc expects dislocations created by a recent banking rout to present “enormous” opportunities to expand its business, as investors shift allocations to avoid abrupt market gyrations and profit from a higher interest rate environment. The world’s largest asset manager reported an 18% drop in first-quarter profit …

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By Tatiana Bautzer and Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc’s first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations as it earned more from borrowers paying higher interest on loans. While its net interest income rose 23% to $13.3 billion, Citi also set aside $241 million to cover potential loan losses, from $138 million a year earlier, according …

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By Noor Zainab Hussain, Manya Saini and Saeed Azhar (Reuters) -Wells Fargo & Co’s profit surpassed expectations for the first quarter on Friday as it earned more from higher interest rates, even while executives forecast tighter monetary policy would dampen economic activity. The bank also reported a $643 million increase in the allowance for credit …

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By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds increased their exposure to stocks in the financial sector amid the banking turmoil in March, as they saw a buying opportunity at lower prices, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a note on Thursday. “Hedge funds used the bank stress as an early buying opportunity, dismissing …

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By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest asset manager, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), said on Thursday it would back a number of climate-focused shareholder resolutions at the annual meetings of eight leading U.S. and Canadian banks. LGIM, insurer Legal & General’s fund arm, which manages around $1.5 trillion, said it was going public …

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By Tom Sims and Marta Orosz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Complaints from consumers about banks and other financial firms in Germany rose by a fifth last year, official data shows, as regulators flex their muscles to shore up trust in the sector.  BaFin, Germany’s financial watchdog, has been increasing its focus on consumer protection in the …

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