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No big bank was supposed to utter the words "record" and "profit" in the same sentence this year. But Wells Fargo said today it earned about $3 billion for the first quarter — its highest income ever, and twice what analysts predicted. If more banks see a similar burst in business, the panic over the fate of the banking industry could dissipate
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No big bank was supposed to utter the words "record" and "profit" in the same sentence this year. But Wells Fargo said today it earned about $3 billion for the first quarter — its highest income ever, and twice what analysts predicted.
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